Neighbours star Daniel MacPherson looks unrecognisable as he shares a selfie on his 42nd birthday
He’s the Australian hunk who rose to fame playing Joel Samuels on long-running soap Neighbours.
But on Monday, Daniel MacPherson looked hardly recognisable as he shared a new selfie to his Instagram to celebrate his birthday.
‘Hashtag This is 42,’ he captioned an elevator selfie alongside his son Austin Xavier.
New look: Neighbours star Daniel MacPherson was hardly recognisable in his latest selfie shared to Instagram on Monday. Pictured with son Axel
Sporting a greying scruffy beard, he hardly resembled the man viewers will be familiar with from his appearances on television.
It comes amid wild rumours he is being considered to be the next Bachelor following his split with wife Zoe Ventoura back in December 2020.
According to New Idea magazine, the actor is ‘officially on the top of The Bachelor wish list’ for producers ‘who are on the hunt for a big name this year’.
Will you accept this rose? It comes amid a new report that claims the hunky actor is going to be the next Bachelor after his shock split from wife Zoe Ventoura
‘They want someone that is instantly identifiable and well known,’ a source told the publication.
‘Daniel is a prime candidate… everyone loves him. He has massive appeal.’
The star also has strong ties to Channel 10 after starring on long-running soap Neighbours and has often appeared on The Project and Studio 10.
Candid: It follows Daniel admitting that he’s ready to date again, albeit ‘slowly’, in an interview with The Herald Sun earlier this year
The report comes after Daniel admitted he’s ready to date again, albeit ‘slowly’, in an interview with The Herald Sun earlier this year.
He said: ‘I’m dipping my toe in and taking it very slowly.’
Daniel said he’s now based back in his hometown of Cronulla and has been focusing on fatherhood amid the pandemic.
Moving on: The actor announced his shock split from Zoe Ventoura in December 2020 after five years of marriage
‘I’m just loving fatherhood,’ he said of raising son Austin, two.
‘Zoe and I are co-parenting and we’re really good, she’s a fantastic mother,’ he added.
Back in December 2020, the pair shared almost identically worded posts to Instagram, revealing they had mutually decided to separate.
‘Zoe and I are co-parenting and we’re really good, she’s a fantastic mother,’ he added