THIS Morning viewers were left stunned as they claimed veteran Home and Away actor Ray Meagher, who plays Alf Stewart, hasn’t aged.
The iconic soap actor, 74, who has appeared on the long-running Aussie series since it began in 1988, chatted to hosts Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield on today’s show about his recent storyline, involving his ex wife Martha.
However, fans of the ITV show couldn’t help but comment on how the TV star hasn’t changed in the 30 years he has appeared on the soap.
Taking to Twitter, one wrote: “Has Alf from Home & Away been the same age for 30 years?!”
“How has #Alf not aged! I swear he looked exactly the same 20 years ago!” another penned.
A fan shared: “I’ve not watched Home & Away in years but Alf has not changed at all!”
Alf looked exactly the same in the 90s
#thismorning
— Backtothe90's (@Rise_and_grind7) March 27, 2019
Haven’t watched home and away in more than 20 years and Alf still looks the same
#thismorning
— Jodie Dalmeida (@jodphurs) March 27, 2019
“Alf looked exactly the same in the 90s,” a fourth posted.
Appearing live from Sydney, the actor was in jovial spirits as he clarified his recent announcement he would be “reducing his hours” on the soap, which airs on Channel 5 in the UK.
that how much time he will be taking off the soap as he reduces his workload.
Despite reports Down Under that he could be leaving, Ray insisted that he’s “going nowhere” and merely reducing his workload to continue to pursue other projects.
He began: “Oh, it doesn’t mean much, Phillip, really. Over the last 10, 15, maybe 20 years, each Christmas I go over to your country to do a pantomime.
Adding: “And more recently I went over twice to do Priscilla, Queen of the Desert in the West End – once was a six-month stint, and another a run of four months in that same show.
“So if you average my time over the last 10 or 15 years, I probably work 40 weeks a year. From now on, on a new contract, I’ll probably work 35, 36 weeks of the year.”
Concluding, he said: “it’s just taking a tiny bit more time out”, before reassuring fans that he “ain’t going nowhere”.
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