Steve and Natalie are great friends in real life (Pictures: BBC)
EastEnders’ Natalie Cassidy, who plays Sonia Fowler in the soap, has been giving us a peek into her life when she isn’t at Walford – and her friendship with Steve McFadden, who plays Walford’s hardest hard man, Phil Mitchell.
Natalie shared a photo on her Instagram of herself and Steve having a laugh together at a scenic seaside location.
‘A beautiful day spent with Steve McFadden today aboard his beautiful boat. Laughs, stories and advice always in abundance. Thank you so much. ♥️’ she enthused in her caption to the picture which has been liked by thousands of fans.
Steve has a boat in Falmouth, he told Cornwall Live in 2017, ‘I first went to Falmouth in 1966, I was fishing in the harbour at Falmouth Bay when I was 6. I’ll be back there fishing this weekend, in fact. I’ve got a little boat down there, a place to stay and loads of friends and family. I love the sea, I love the fishing, I love the people down there, the food, the beer.’
It’s not the first time that Steve has appeared in his co-stars’ social media pages. Max Bowden, who plays Phil’s son Ben, recently shared a snap of him and Steve alongside Jamie Borthwick (Jay) and Ross Boatman (Harvey).
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‘Throwback to our pre-Christmas dinner Mitchell style’, Max wrote. ‘Boys day out courtesy of the Mac was a treat!’
Clearly Steve (or ‘The Mac’ as we’re going to have to call him from now on) is a far more relaxed and friendly person than his on-screen character who’s recently been embroiled in a tense stand-off against obsessive corrupt cop Keeble (Alison Newman).
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What a lot of fun!
