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Peaky Blinders star looks worlds away from his criminal character as he swaps his vintage gangster looks for an edgy Yeezy outfit

Peaky Blinders star looks worlds away from his criminal character as he swaps his vintage gangster looks for an edgy Yeezy outfit

Paul Anderson looked worlds away from his Peaky Blinders character on Wednesday as he posed in modern and edgy look.

The actor, 46, swapped his regular vintage gangster get-up he wears as Arthur Shelby Jr in the series for an outfit from Kanye West’s brand Yeezy.

Paul took to his Instagram to share snaps posing in a long brown coat and trainers, as well as another sH๏τ of him donning a stylish black jacket with chain detailing.

The star looked almost unrecognisable in the slew of mirror selfies, with his face hidden behind oversized sunglᴀsses and a big bushy beard.

Captioning the pH๏τos, he drew attention to the trendy clothing brand as he wrote: ‘YEEZY DRESS CODE.’

Paul is set to reprise his role as Arthur in the forthcoming Peaky Blinders film, тιтled The Immortal Man, which wrapped up production just last month.

Paul Anderson looked worlds away from his Peaky Blinders character on Wednesday, as he posed in modern and edgy look

Paul Anderson looked worlds away from his Peaky Blinders character on Wednesday, as he posed in modern and edgy look 

The actor, 46, swapped his regular vintage gangster get-up he wears as Arthur Shelby Jr in the series, for an outfit from Kanye West 's brand Yeezy (pictured on show in 2019)

The actor, 46, swapped his regular vintage gangster get-up he wears as Arthur Shelby Jr in the series, for an outfit from Kanye West ‘s brand Yeezy (pictured on show in 2019)

The star looked almost unrecognisable in the slew of mirror selfies, with his face hidden behind oversized sunglᴀsses and a big bushy beard

The star looked almost unrecognisable in the slew of mirror selfies, with his face hidden behind oversized sunglᴀsses and a big bushy beard

Captioning the pH๏τos, he drew attention to the trendy clothing brand as he wrote: 'YEEZY DRESS CODE'

Captioning the pH๏τos, he drew attention to the trendy clothing brand as he wrote: ‘YEEZY DRESS CODE’

It was confirmed in June that the original writing and directing team would be returning alongside lead star Cillian Murphy for a Netflix film adaptation of the hit series.

But Paul raised fears about his future with the series last year after he pleaded guilty to possession of crack cocaine in January.

He was fined £1,345 for possessing class A crack cocaine, as well as class B amphetamines and two class C prescription substances. 

While his friends expressed worries that Paul appeared to be on a ‘downward spiral’ after he was spotted looking thin and frail in February,

Fans were left worried when the actor took to social media in June and admitted he was ‘struggling’ following concerns his dishevelled appearance. 

While allegations of bad behaviour on set led to speculation that his much-anticipated return to playing Arthur Shelby was under threat.

Peaky Blinders is loosely based on the real gang of the same name who operated in Birmingham from the 1880s to the 1920s and took part in similar illegal activities.

The hugely popular BBC crime drama debuted in 2013 and ended its six series run in 2022, after garnering huge audiences both in Britain and overseas and attracting roles for silver-screen stars such as Tom Hardy and Anya Taylor-Joy.

Paul is set to reprise his role as Arthur in the forthcoming Peaky Blinders film, тιтled The Immortal Man, which wrapped up production just last month (pictured in show)

Paul is set to reprise his role as Arthur in the forthcoming Peaky Blinders film, тιтled The Immortal Man, which wrapped up production just last month (pictured in show)

It was confirmed in June that the original writing and directing team would be returning alongside lead star Cillian Murphy for a Netflix film adaptation of the hit series (pictured on the show)

It was confirmed in June that the original writing and directing team would be returning alongside lead star Cillian Murphy for a Netflix film adaptation of the hit series (pictured on the show)

But Paul raised fears about his future with the series last year, after he pleaded guilty to possession of crack cocaine in January

But Paul raised fears about his future with the series last year, after he pleaded guilty to possession of crack cocaine in January

Fans were left worried when he was spotted looking thin and frail in February (pictured) and allegations of bad behaviour on set led to speculation that his much-anticipated return to playing Arthur Shelby was under threat

Fans were left worried when he was spotted looking thin and frail in February (pictured) and allegations of bad behaviour on set led to speculation that his much-anticipated return to playing Arthur Shelby was under threat 

The upcoming film sees Oscar winner Cillian return as criminal kingpin Tommy Shelby, while new stars joining the cast include Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Roth and Barry Keoghan. 

The original writing and directing team also returned for the epic continuation of the multi-award-winning gangster saga, including creator Steven Knight.

And last month, he teased that The Immortal Man will not be the end for the iconic drama and hinted another series could be coming.

Speaking to Times Radio, Steven was asked if there were any more plans in place for the Peaky Blinders beyond the movie.

To which he hinted: ‘Well, it’s interesting you should ask that question because the film is coming out, and that won’t be the end.’ 

Prying further, the interviewer asked: ‘Oh. So more TV series?’, but Steven remained t coy as he said: ‘It won’t be the end, let me put it that way. I’m not saying none of it.’ 

Netflix announced the news that a film adaptation was on its way in June last year, sharing a pH๏τo of the script on X.

The upcoming film sees Oscar winner Cillian return as criminal kingpin Tommy Shelby, while new stars joining the cast include Rebecca Ferguson , Tim Roth and Barry Keoghan (pictured left)

The upcoming film sees Oscar winner Cillian return as criminal kingpin Tommy Shelby, while new stars joining the cast include Rebecca Ferguson , Tim Roth and Barry Keoghan (pictured left) 

Last month creator Steven Knight teased that The Immortal Man will not be the end for the iconic drama and hinted another series could be coming (pictured December)

Last month creator Steven Knight teased that The Immortal Man will not be the end for the iconic drama and hinted another series could be coming (pictured December)

While Cillian confirmed his return to ᴅᴇᴀᴅline, saying: ‘It seems like Tommy Shelby wasn’t finished with me…

‘It is very gratifying to be re-collaborating with Steven Knight and Tom Harper on the film version of Peaky Blinders. This is one for the fans.’

Director Tom Harper shared: ‘When I first directed Peaky Blinders over 10 years ago, we didn’t know what the series would become, but we did know that there was something in the alchemy of the cast and the writing that felt explosive.’

‘Peaky has always been a story about family – and so it’s incredibly exciting to be reuniting with Steve and Cillian to bring the movie to audiences across the world on Netflix.’

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