The EastEnders actor who played Gianni Di Marco made a return to television screens 22 years after departing Albert Square.
The 'Italian stallion' made an appearance on Channel 4 programme Steph's Packed Lunch whilst cooking in the special 'Soap Star Snacks' segment.
Marc, who starred on the BBC soap from 1998 to 2000, chatted about his EastEnders audition with host Steph McGovern.
He whipped up a smoked salmon tagliatelle and shared how he landed the part six months after drama school and even admitted telling a big "fib" to win the role, the Mirror reported.
The Irish-born actor revealed: "I told them I was half-Italian, I'm not - I'm Irish, shoutout to my family in Ireland."
The actor, who is a father to two kids, daughter Grace, aged three, and Leo, 18 months, said: "I don't know what I was doing before I was a dad."
Marc had a pinnacle role in the feud between the Di Marcos and the Mitchells, but after leaving the show in 2000, the star revealed he was suffering from depression.
He explained that he had become depressed after the axe fell on the Di Marcos in EastEnders, telling the Mirror: "I suffered depression and turned to the bottle to get me out of it."
The actor dated Loose Women's Nadia Sawalha while she was appearing on EastEnders and they were also onscreen lovers.
He also dated Gentleman Jack star Suranne Jones before facing controversy on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here.
Marc went into the I’m A Celeb! jungle in 2007, where he met Welsh pop star Cerys Matthews, 49, and the two were seen holding hands and sharing a hammock, despite the fact that he had girlfriend Footballers' Wives star Sarah Matravers.
Of the romance, he said: "I just developed feelings for someone in there and I've got a missus at home, I'm a rat. I can't look for a scapegoat – the buck stops here."
Marc and Cerys continued dating post-jungle, but called it quits a year later.
Marc has enjoyed roles in other shows such as Holby City and Footballers’ Wives spin-off Extra Time, and also embraced a career in theatre.
In 2020, Marc starred in Sky One’s Agatha Raisin as the victim PC Beech and series Pennyworth.
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