'Luke' from Ruth Jones's Stella looks unrecognisable 13 years after hit drama

Craig Gallivan played Luke Morgan successful the much-loved Sky drama drama, Stella, which was created by David Peet and Gavin and Stacey's Ruth Jones implicit 10 years ago

It's been 13 years since the beloved Valleys drama, Stella, archetypal graced our TV screens.

The fashionable comedy-drama, filmed successful the Rhondda valleys, was broadcast connected Sky One from 2012 to 2017. It was the brainchild of David Peet and Gavin and Stacey's Ruth Jones, who besides starred arsenic the titular character, Stella.

If your representation needs jogging, the storyline revolved astir the ups and downs of a hard-pressed mum-of-three surviving successful the fictional Welsh municipality of Pontyberry. One quality you mightiness callback is Luke Morgan.

Portrayed by histrion Craig Gallivan, Luke was Stella's eldest lad and a pivotal quality successful the show. His coming-of-age travel aft leaving situation successful the archetypal bid was a cardinal plotline, and viewers watched his beingness unfold done assorted highs and lows.

While galore whitethorn retrieve the histrion for his relation successful Stella, he's undergone rather a translation since then. Since the amusement wrapped up astir a decennary ago, he's had a divers career.

He's appeared successful Footballers Wives and Footballers' Wives: Extra Time, and has made waves successful the world of philharmonic theatre.

From 2018 to 2019, helium played Dewey successful Andrew Lloyd Webber's philharmonic School of Rock. Since 2021, he's besides been playing Olaf successful Disney's Frozen successful the West End. Yes, our precise ain Luke has gone connected to represent 1 of the astir adored fictional characters ever - astatine least, connected stage.

Craig's Instagram is simply a ocular diary of his journey. He shares pictures of himself connected signifier wherever helium looks utterly unrecognisable arsenic Olaf. It's hard to link the dots that this is the aforesaid lad from Pontyberry who has achieved specified stellar occurrence post-Stella.

Back successful September, helium dropped hints of his instrumentality to surface enactment with snaps of filming for the BBC and, astatine the commencement of this year, helium excitedly revealed an upcoming task for 2025.

Craig's adjacent large gig is Hercules connected Stage, gearing up to deed the West End travel June. He's a regular connected societal media, blessing fans with behind-the-scenes glimpses and evidently loving his theatrical journey.

Back successful July, helium shared an affectional connection erstwhile helium celebrated his landmark 100th show successful Frozen's signifier show. At the time, helium said: "Tonight, alongside my agelong suffering dressing country buddy Lord Frame, volition beryllium my 1000th show of Frozen.

"From the precise archetypal audition successful autumn 2019 to beryllium lasting present present 2024 it has been an acquisition of a beingness and a genuine honour. Thanks to my mate @richard_frame for making each time truthful overmuch amusive and for lifting maine up erstwhile I'm moving low.

"I've belly laughed each day, learned truthful much, and made friends for life. How fitting that we scope this milestone unneurotic connected the aforesaid day. This one's for you Dickie."