{"id":14276,"date":"2025-04-12T17:11:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T17:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/14276\/"},"modified":"2025-04-12T17:11:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T17:11:16","slug":"eastenders-star-unrecognisable-as-hes-spotted-in-london-three-years-after-quitting-the-soap-and-move-to-hollywood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/14276\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders star unrecognisable as he&#8217;s spotted in London three years after quitting the soap &#8211; and move to Hollywood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AN EastEnders star who left the soap to pursue fame in Hollywood looks completely different three years on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tv\/30123908\/eastenders-legend-incredible-body-transformation-rob-kazinsky-hollywood-star\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Since leaving Albert Square<\/a>, the actor has landed some major roles, including in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tv\/29527159\/eastenders-hollywood-movie-rob-kazinsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Star Trek: Section 31<\/a> and Captain Marvel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Robert Kazinsky walking down the street.\" height=\"960\" width=\"640\" data-credit=\"Raw Image Ltd\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/exclusive-pictures-guess-former-eastenders-986673590.jpg\" data-caption=\"Can You Guess who it is? The former EastEnders actor looks worlds away from Walford\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/exclusive-pictures-guess-former-eastenders-986673590.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>Can You Guess who it is? The former EastEnders actor looks worlds away from WalfordCredit: Raw Image Ltd<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Robert Kazinsky walking with two friends.\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Raw Image Ltd\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/exclusive-pictures-guess-former-eastenders-986673563.jpg\" data-caption=\"The actor looked to be shopping with friends\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/exclusive-pictures-guess-former-eastenders-986673563.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>The actor looked to be shopping with friendsCredit: Raw Image Ltd<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Robert Kazinsky walking down the street.\" height=\"960\" width=\"640\" data-credit=\"Raw Image Ltd\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/exclusive-pictures-guess-former-eastenders-986673562.jpg\" data-caption=\"He was a huge recognisable face on the soap opera\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/exclusive-pictures-guess-former-eastenders-986673562.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>He was a huge recognisable face on the soap operaCredit: Raw Image Ltd<\/p>\n<p>Rob Kazinsky played Sean Slater on BBC&#8217;s EastEnders between 2006 and 2022.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tv\/16607169\/eastenders-sean-slater-robert-kazinsky-return\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The 41-year-old was unrecognizable<\/a> as he was spotted on a stroll in London on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Rob was spotted rocking a small man-bun and a sleeveless t-shirt in Primrose Hill that showed off his toned body and muscular physique.<\/p>\n<p>The actor enjoyed the sunny day with friends as they shopped around the posh neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<p>Rob completed his look with black jeans, dark sunglasses and green trainers.<\/p>\n<p>He tied his black leather jacket to his backpack as it was not needy on the warm, spring day in the English capital.<\/p>\n<p>Rob was spotted carrying multiple shopping bags from Cyberdog, a specialty rave-wear clothing brand.<\/p>\n<p>The actor shared with fans his body transformation as he worked hard to shred and reach his target goal.<\/p>\n<p>He would regularly post updates and side-by-side photos of his body as he worked hard to get into shape.<\/p>\n<p>EastEnders legend lands huge role in new Hollywood movie<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, in the end it took almost a year to hit my goal weight of 195. I guess when you do it reasonably healthily over 40 that\u2019s to be expected,&#8221; Rob wrote on Instagram in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe second picture is when I knew I had to change something. I didn\u2019t recognize myself, and it had crept up so slowly. Living as I always had would, so I thought, always yield the same results but I learned differently.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since leaving EastEnders, Rob has scored some major gigs including opposite Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh and Power actor, Omari Hardwick in the new Star Trek movie.<\/p>\n<p>Rob admitted to being a huge Star Trek fan when he landed the role.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0&#8220;Yet ANOTHER dream job alert,&#8221; he wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of the movie&#8217;s cast.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My people know that ST is my life, I can pretty much mouth along to every episode of every trek.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So to be joining the Trek universe is one of, if not the greatest moment of my professional life,&#8221; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Also, I met Jonathan Frakes this morning for the second time. AND he knew my name!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Robert Kazinsky at the TV Quick and TV Choice Awards.\" height=\"960\" width=\"736\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/actor-robert-kazinsky-eastenders-arrives-986479477.jpg\" data-caption=\"Former EastEnders actor, Robert Kazinsky in 2006\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/actor-robert-kazinsky-eastenders-arrives-986479477.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>Former EastEnders actor, Robert Kazinsky in 2006Credit: Getty<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A bride in a white dress and veil talks to a man in a suit.\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Handout\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/marrying-bradley-today-best-everyone-3635320.jpg\" data-caption=\"He played Sean Slater on the soap for 16 years\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/marrying-bradley-today-best-everyone-3635320.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>He played Sean Slater on the soap for 16 yearsCredit: Handout<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Robert Kazinsky at the Star Trek: Section 31 world premiere.\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/section-31-world-premiere-held-986478991.jpg\" data-caption=\"The star looks unrecognisable after moving to Hollywood\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/section-31-world-premiere-held-986478991.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>The star looks unrecognisable after moving to HollywoodCredit: Getty<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Man in futuristic armor.\" height=\"633\" width=\"950\" data-credit=\"Paramount\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/move-hollywood-986479788.jpg\" data-caption=\"Since moving there, Rob has landed some major roles including in the new Star Trek movie\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/move-hollywood-986479788.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>Since moving there, Rob has landed some major roles including in the new Star Trek movieCredit: Paramount<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AN EastEnders star who left the soap to pursue fame in Hollywood looks completely different three years on.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14277,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[192,193,748,428,429,393,4884,498,459,257,556,430,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-14276","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-bbc","9":"tag-bbc-one","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-eastenders","12":"tag-eastenders-spoilers","13":"tag-england","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-hollywood","16":"tag-instagram","17":"tag-london","18":"tag-los-angeles","19":"tag-soap-stars","20":"tag-uk","21":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114326109095690747","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14276\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}