A BOYBAND icon looks worlds away from his 90s heyday.
Getting baptised by the Kray twins‘ henchman, an East 17 star looked very different.
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East 17 star Terry Coldwell was fully immersed in the water by former henchman to the Kray twins Chris Lambrianou.
Terry, 50, became one of seven born-again Christians in new snaps.
As a public declaration of faith, Terry was dunked under the water in a baptism pool at the River Church in London’s East End.
Lambrianou, 85, who was once a member of gang “The Firm” led by Ronnie and Reggie Kray, performed the baptisms with the church’s pastor Dave Gill.
Speaking about the experience, Terry said: “I’ve just been baptised and I feel absolutely amazing.
“The service has been phenomenal today,” he said to MailOnline.
He affirmed how “great” he felt and added how it “was a long time coming”.
He added: “I’m really glad I did it.”
Chris, who carried out the baptism, spoke about the “spiritual high” he gets from performing them.
“Baptising so many people gives me a spiritual high,” he told the outlet.
He added: “It’s like you cannot buy the feeling I have. That can only come from Jesus Christ.
“Trust in him and he will never fail you.”
East 17’s Terry shot alongside Tony Mortimer, Brian Harvey and John Hendy in the 90s.
The band are perhaps best known for their 1994 Christmas number one Stay Another Day.
We don’t talk. But I don’t hold any grudges.
East 17’s Terry Coldwell
With many lineup changes over the years, Terry has remained as one of the only members to have stuck with the band.
Last year, Terry revealed he didn’t think a reunion of the original line up would ever be on the horizon.
“I’ve tried to get us together over the years but it all fell through. I’ve kind of had enough really,” he told MailOnline last November.
What is baptism?
Many children are christened when they are born.
A christening – which is also known as infant baptism – is usually the choice of the parents and is available to anyone in the Church of England.
However, many people who come to personal faith in Jesus Christ as they grow older, choose to be baptised as an adult.
Adult baptism – also known as believers’ baptism – is the choice of the individual rather than a parent.
It is a symbol of faith, where they are fully immersed in water, following the example of Jesus in the Bible.
The act of going under the water and coming up again represents a death to self and a new life in Christ.
In the gospel of Matthew in the Bible, Jesus tells his followers to “go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”.
He then said in a recent documentary: “We don’t talk. But I don’t hold any grudges.
“There were good times and there were bad times but that’s like in any job.
“We lived together basically, we worked for three years without a day off so of course we argued about things.
“But I’m grateful for the times I shared with them.”
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