
Axed EastEnders star Max Bowden's ‘grows close' to new co-star after relationships with TWO Walford favourites
AXED EastEnders star Max Bowden looks to have found himself another co-star girlfriend following his romances with Shona McGarty and Danielle Harold.
The Sun can reveal that Max, 30, has grown close to actress Tori Allen-Martin, 38, after appearing together on stage in the musical Midnight Cowboy.
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Max Bowden has been growing closer to actress Tori Allen-Martin,
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Tori Allen-Martin has starred in a string of productions and TV shows
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The pair appeared in Midnight Cowboy together
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Max and Tori look to be growing closer in social media posts
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The pair joined the rest of the cast for a boozy celebration on Saturday night following the end of the play's six-week stint at London's Southwark Playhouse.
A source said: 'Max and Tori hit it off pretty much straight away.
"They have the same sense humour and Max was always making her laugh, they just got each other.
"Neither was looking for romance, it just kind of happened.
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"They're having a lot of fun together.'
Glamorous Tori is known for BBC sitcom, Here We go, where she starred alongside Gavin and Stacey's Alison Steadman and Rivals actress Katherine Parkinson, as well as cop drama
London
Kills, as trainee detective Billie Fitzgerald.
He has since starred in a number of theatre productions including a tour of Bird Song.
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His
next
role will see him star alongside Coronation Street actress Susie Blake in the UK tour of Murder at Midnight, which kicks off in Derby this September.
Speaking about his new role Max said: 'I'm excited to begin working on this ambitious new dark comedy from a writer and a team I admire greatly.
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"It's a new challenge and an exciting shift for my career.'
Max famously
It was recently revealed that the couple were no longer on speaking terms and had unfollowed each other on Instagram.
A TV insider said: 'Max just can't help himself when it comes to his co-stars.
Real-life soap couples
Soaps are renowned for their sweet and scandalous romances – but it's not just in scripted storylines where love is blossoming. A number of our favourite small-screen actors have fallen for co-stars and soapland rivals when the cameras have stopped rolling.
Max Parker and Kris Mochrie
Despite playing brothers Luke and Lee Posner on Emmerdale, the pair never actually shared any scenes together. But the pair still fell in love after meeting on set. Max and Kris got together in 2020, moving in together later than same year and got engaged in 2022. In
Beth Cordingly and Ian Kelsey
Beth, who plays Ruby Fox-Miligan, announced her love for her co-star Ian Kelsey, who played Dean Glover, shortly after she joined Emmerdale at the beginning of 2024. 'I am very in love with Ian and very happy. I think it really does work him being an actor too. He has been so fantastic,"
Laura Norton and Mark Jordan
Kerry Wyatt and Daz Eden actors Laura and Mark met on the set of Emmerdale in 2014. The couple, who got engaged in 2018, told Loose Women they spent a long time deciding whether they should "just stay as friends." Although it seems they were meant to be and the pair now share two children together.
Zoe Henry and Jeff Hordley
Emmerdale favourites
Lesley Dunlop and Chris Chittell
Lesley and Chris are another
Sally Carman and Joe Duttine
Abi Franklin and Tim Metcalfe actors Sally and Joe got together after meeting on the set of Coronation Street in 2017 and they
Anthony Cotton and Peter Eccleston
Sean Tully may have been unlucky in love on the cobbles, but in real life Antony's met his Prince Charming. The soap star started dating long-term partner Peter in 2005, after they met when he was working as an assistant props buyer on Corrie.
Jane Danson and Robert Beck
Corrie favourite
Caroline Harding and Chris Gascoyne
Chris, who played
Nadine Mulkerrin and Rory Douglas Speed
Nadine Mulkerrin, and Rory Doulas Speed are known for their Hollyoaks alter egos Cleo McQueen and Joel Dexter. The loved-up pair got engaged on a December 2018 trip to Amsterdam - just over a year after they announced they were dating. They now share two kids, Reggie and Dougie.
Sophie Austin and Shayne Ward
Former Hollyoaks star Sophie, whose best known for playing villain Lindsay Butterfield, was introduced to singer and ex-Corrie star Shayne through mutual friends. She gave birth to their daughter Willow in December 2016 and they welcomed a son in 2022.
"He has this energetic charm that the ladies seem to love.'
Reps for Max and Tori were approached for comment.
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