EastEnders star Max Bowden is reportedly growing close to Coronation Street’s Katie McGlynn – after splitting from his actress girlfriend Tori Allen-Martin. The actor, 30, who co-starred with stunner Tori in musical Midnight Cowboy, were said to have been ‘inseparable’ during the show’s run but last month went their separate ways ahead of his brief soap return as Ben Mitchell. Now he is starring in touring play Murder At Midnight alongside Katie, 32, – who split from TOWIE star Ricky Rayment in July – with the pair reportedly having ‘chemistry’.
A source has told The Sun: ‘Max and Katie have been around each other for years. They were in the soap world for so long where everyone knows each other.
‘They’ve got loads in common and both have found themselves single at the same time as doing the tour.
‘They get on well and have been spending time together – it’s clear they’ve got chemistry. Who knows what the future holds?’
EastEnders star Max Bowden is reportedly growing close to Coronation Street’s Katie McGlynn – after splitting from his actress girlfriend Tori Allen-Martin
The actor, 30, co-starred with stunner Tori in musical Midnight Cowboy, were said to have been ‘inseparable’ during the show’s run but last month went their separate ways ahead of his brief soap return as Ben Mitchell
Representatives for Max and Katie have been contacted by MailOnline for comment.
It comes after last month Max split from Tori.
She is best known for her role in BBC sitcom Here We Go in which she plays Cherry alongside Alison Steadman and Katherine Parkinson.
Meanwhile back in July the Daily Mail revealed that Katie had split from Ricky.
The couple, who started dating after meeting on a cruise ship in 2023, went their separate ways despite sparking engagement speculation when Katie was pictured wearing a diamond ring last Valentine’s Day.
Katie, who left Corrie in 2022 after her character Sinead Tinker died of cervical cancer, and Ricky, famed for his appearances on ITVBe’s The Only Way Is Essex, said they ‘couldn’t be happier’ during their first interview as a couple last year.
But in summer, the pair called time on their year-long romance, which saw Katie who’s Manchester based, and Ricky, 34, who lives in Essex, commit to each other despite living in different cities.
A source has told The Sun: ‘Max and Katie have been around each other for years. They were in the soap world for so long where everyone knows each other’
Now he is starring in touring play Murder At Midnight alongside Katie, 32, – who split from TOWIE star Ricky Rayment in July – with the pair reportedly having ‘chemistry’
The exes have even removed all trace of each other from their respective Instagram profiles including loved up posts from holidays together and the announcement of their relationship.
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A source revealed
to Daily Mail: ‘Katie and Ricky have ended their romance, they’re still friends and want to remain civil but in terms of a romantic relationship, it’s definitely over.
‘It was difficult at times for them dating even though they lived miles apart from each other but ultimately it just wasn’t meant to be.’
Ricky said Katie first caught his eye as she appeared on ITV soap Coronation Street, where she portrayed Sinead Tinker between April 2013 and March 2020.
Katie’s exit storyline involved her character Sinead dying from cervical cancer and the devastating realities such a loss has on close friends and family.
The important plot didn’t go unnoticed by Ricky, who said: ‘I first became aware of her years ago, when she was doing those incredible final scenes in Corrie when her character had cancer. I thought then she was amazing.’
Katie and Ricky (seen together) split earlier this summer
After she left Coronation Street, Katie appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2021 but only made it to the second week of the competition.
Katie was partnered with Gorka Márquez and said she had found an ‘amazing friend’ in the dancer after their early elimination during Movie Week.
The actress, who’s also starred in Waterloo Road and Hollyoaks, admitted that before meeting Ricky in person, she judged him based on the years he appeared on TOWIE when he was known for dating ex-girlfriend Jess Wright.
She said: ‘I recognised his face and just assumed he wasn’t going to be my type of person – you know, Jack, the lad from Essex – and I took it for granted we wouldn’t get on… happy to say I got that one wrong.’