The stars seemingly confirmed their romance in August (Pictures: Instagram/Shona McGarty)
EastEnders stars Max Bowden and Shona McGarty have reportedly split after six months in a relationship.
The famous faces, who play Ben Mitchell and Whitney Dean respectively, seemingly confirmed their romance in August after months of speculation.
Max and Shona posed for a series of snaps at the House and Classics Festival in Essex, which Shona subsequently shared on her Instagram profile.
Max was pictured with his arm around her in one picture, while a selfie saw the duo pose for the camera, making kiss faces.
Shona posted these pics – as well as a number of others, including a video of she, Max and their pals dancing – with the caption: ‘Can’t wait for the next one xx @adhq_kammy_ @bubblydamz@bowden5’
Max plays Ben Mitchell in the BBC One soap (Picture: BBC)
‘Squad,’ commented Max with a fire emoji, while co-star James Farrar (Zack Hudson), added: ‘@bowden5 Absolute rascal.’
Max and Shona were first linked earlier this year, with sources claiming that they’d ‘grown close’, with one telling Mail Online: ‘They spend as much time together as they can. Most nights or mornings Max is seen entering or leaving Shona’s home.
‘They have tried to keep their relationship a secret and they drive into the EastEnders set separately, but anybody who sees them together can see how they feel about each other.’
It is now claimed the couple have split up as currently, it isn’t ‘the right time’.
‘There has been a lot going on in Max’s life and things were just getting too complicated with Shona being involved. Max will always have a lot of love and respect for Shona but it’s just not the right time’, a source told The Sun.
‘Everyone is trying to make things as least awkward as possible on set – luckily they don’t have many scenes together.’
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A further person, claiming to be a friend to the stars further added: ‘Max and Shona have never spoken on it publicly but as their close circle would know, they were never in an official relationship and remain close friends who decided not to pursue anything romantic a number of months ago.’
Metro.co.uk has contacted Max and Shona representatives for a comment.
Max became a father at the end of September to baby Reginald.
He shared the joyous news on his Instagram and praised his ex-girlfriend Roisin Buckle ‘for being such a strong first time mum.’
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The pair seemingly confirmed their romance in August.