Yahoo News EastEnders Di Marco family reunite after 25 years
Soap star Michael Greco shared a snap of himself and his on-screen mum and sisters catching up over a meal.
Ex-EastEnders star Michael Greco has reunited with the Di Marco family 25 years after they first joined the soap.
The 52-year-old actor - who played Beppe Di Marco - shared a snap of himself and his on-screen mum and sisters catching up over a meal.
Greco said: "Not seen this lot for 25 years! My Eastenders mum and sisters. Was incredible to catch up them all and go down memory lane. @Lou_Jameson Di Marco family."
Read more: Michael Greco slams 'Hollyoaks' over AJ and Curtis Pritchard casting
The soap star was pictured with Louise Jameson, who played his mother Rosa, and Leila Birch and Carly Hillman, who played his sisters Teresa and Nicky.
Not seen this lot for 25 years! My Eastenders mum and sisters. Was incredible to catch up them all and go down memory lane. @Lou_Jameson Di Marco family. pic.twitter.com/aw9kYefYTX
— michael greco (@MichaelGreco2) April 3, 2023
The Di Marco family joined EastEnders in 1998, along with Marc Bannerman who played brother Gianni.
But with the exception of Greco, the family were written out in 2000 when their Italian restaurant suffered financial difficulties and they moved to Leicester.
Rosa's character was killed off in 2002 when Beppe revealed she had died of a heart attack. As a result Beppe also left Albert Square and moved to Leicester to be with his family.
Since he left the soap Greco has taken part in reality shows Celebrity Love Island and Soapstar Superstar and played a police officer in Casualty in 2017.
He has been cast in upcoming The Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes and stars in true-crime drama The Lonely Hearts Killer on Amazon Prime.
Greco became a father for the first time in 2021 at the age of 51. His son Gianluca was born prematurely in July 2021 and spent the first few weeks of his life in the Intensive Care Unit at Great Ormond Street children's hospital.
Greco recently hit out at Hollyoaks for casting reality TV brothers Curtis and AJ Pritchard in the soap.
The brothers’ acting in the Channel 4 soap was savaged by fans, and actor Gerard McCarthy labelled one of their scenes an “absolute car crash”.
Read more: EastEnders spoilers: Sam plots exit, Stacey cooks up money-making plan
Greco tweeted: “These people that suddenly come up with these casting ideas need to resign immediately. Shocking.”
Watch: The latest soap gossip from Albert Square
