AFTER months of speculation, it seems the rumours were right as two stars of EastEnders appear to be dating.
Max Bowden and Shona McGarty have subtly confirmed their romance via social media.
Bowden and McGarty play EastEnders characters Ben Mitchell and Whitney Dean, and rumours have been swirling around them for months with many suggesting that they were "getting close".
The pair appear to have attended House and Classics Festival in Essex, with pictures being taken of them, which Shona then shared on her Instagram page.
A source spoke to MailOnline earlier in the year saying: "They spend as much time together as they can. Most nights or mornings Max is seen entering or leaving Shona’s home."
While neither of them have commented on the relationship specifically, Bowden commented: "One day I will comment on all the stuff that’s been written over the last few months. Not now, but one day."
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Liberty becomes a victim of mistaken identity on Hollyoaks
Warren attempts to drug Sienna but she figures it out.
Rather than confront him, Sienna plays happy families with Warren, later leading Liberty to warn Sienna to be careful about him.
Norma takes matters into her own hands and hires a hitman, but Sienna does the opposite of what she's told, leaving Liberty in harms way.
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Emmerdale: A visit leaves villagers happy
Billy and Dawn get a visit from a social worker.
Happy to share the news, Billy and Dawn break the news to an excited Lucas that Clemmie is coming to live with them.
Hoping things will get better, Dawn and Billy find shy Clemmie unwilling to leave her social worker's side.
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Spider attempts to protect Toyah on Coronation Street
A protestor introduces himself to Toyah this week.
Spider attempts to keep Toyah stay away from fellow protestor, Griff, claiming he's a loose cannon and reminder that she's on bail.
Meanwhile, Leanne angrily accuses Spider of leading Toyah astray.
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EastEnders: Avery's funeral doesn't go as planned
Felix fails to show up to the funeral, and instead Tara arrives in his place.
Mitch gets upset when Stuart is late for the service and forgets some key details.
Elsewhere, Howie gives Kim some news about Denzel.
And Suki opens the Minute Mart.
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Ste unwittingly saves Sienna on Hollyoaks
Warren puts a hit out on Sienna.
Sienna's 'sidekick', Ste, unintentionally saves Sienna from the hit put out on her by Warren.
Elsewhere, Tony enlists the help Goldie.
Also, Felix and Zoe attempt to get information from residents about the knife attack.
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Corrie's Craig embarrasses Faye at work
Trying to help, Craig asks Carla not to put pressure on Faye.
When Faye catches wind of what Craig's done, she gets angry.
In an attempt to make amends, Craig buys Faye a nightie but she's just distraught, leading to a big move for the pair.
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Emmerdale: There's finally an update on Charles
Manpreet is shocked by a comparison.
Ethan and Manpreet get an update on Charles's condition, and Naomi's actions are compared to Meena – a comparison she wasn't ready for.
Elsewhere, Mandy shares her suspicions of Sandra.
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Hollyoaks's Cindy refuses to back down
Cindy continues to struggle to find peace after the death of Luke.
Seeing someone lurking over her as she sleeps, Cindy makes an accusation this week leading Honour to demand an apology, which Cindy refuses.
Later, Cindy and Honour find common ground, while, to Eric's irritation, Verity vows to be supportive of Cindy.
Tony then walks in on Eric.
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Sam makes a drastic decision on EastEnders this week
Struggling to get through to Phil, Sam decides to leave Walford.
Ben is discharged from hospital this week, and Phil meets up with Keeble.
Elsewhere, Sam finds difficulty with Phil and so chooses to leave Walford, but get s a call that makes her change her mind.
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Things progress on the Dales this week
Jai and Laurel reconnect.
Agreeing to take things further, Jai and Laurel are excited to tell their kids their news. But how will they take it?
Elsewhere, Amelia consoles Noah.
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Corrie's Audrey provides shock after shock
Over afternoon tea, Audrey's attention is drawn to a distraction.
Ken, Audrey and Rita reveal they were eavesdropping on Claudia and Charles.
As they comfort Claudia, Audrey drops a bombshell.
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Hollyoaks's Zoe fights for innocence
Felix is determined to help his son.
Zoe assists Felix in trying to find evidence to prove DeMarcus is innocent, but Lexi warns her to stay out of it.
Elsewhere, love is in the air with Juliet and Nadira.
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Emmerdale's Manpreet is faced with a shock in church
Naomi agrees to talk things through with Charles.
Manpreet hears raised voices in church and sees Naomi burst out.
As she enters, she finds Charles laying unconscious.
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'Rickyyyyyyyy' back in Walford
Sid Owen will make a return to the nation's most famous square.
It's been made clear that though Sid Owen will be back on EastEnders, it will be for a stint rather than as a regular.
This will be the first time Owen will play his most famous role in 10 years.
A source told Digital Spy: "Ricky will be back on screen for a stint later this year, sharing scenes with his sister Janine and ex-wife Sam.
"Ricky's reappearance will form part of some big storylines airing in the final months of the year and everyone on the show is very excited about what's in store."
Sid was an EastEnders staple from 1988 until 2000. He did make a return for two years from 2002, and was then on and off between 2008 and 2012.
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More games for Hollyoaks's Warren and Sienna this week
Norma begins to doubt Warren this week.
In a bid to keep the betrayal going, Norma highlights to Warren how much of a threat Sienna is.
Later, he discovers a phone with incriminating messages.
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As Sid Owens make a dramatic return to Walford, we take a look at his best moments.
The actor, 50, returns full-time as the loveable mechanic after ten years.
The soap icon will begin filming next month, as bosses aim to return the show to its glory days.
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Shirley Carter threatens Sam Mitchell in EastEnders
Sam Mitchell’s dirty secret might not be so safe with Shirley as she originally thought.
When Sam took a bullet for Kat Slater, she thought she had fooled everyone, however Shirley worked out that the shooting at Peggy’s bar was staged.
Phil is unaware that Sam has manipulated everyone around her, and would be fuming if he knew what she had done.
Will Shirley tell Phil, or will she take a payment to keep her mouth shut?
Hollyoaks spoilers: Cindy’s nightmare drags on
Honour insists on an apology from Cindy, after she suspected Mason of being her stalker.
Cindy refuses to apologise, while remaining in the dark over who is really responsible – Eric.
As he persists with his torment, Eric advises Verity to take some time away from Cindy, implying their new friendship isn’t healthy.
Honour later offers to lend Cindy an ear and they make up. At The Dog, Verity vows to be there for Cindy regardless, which angers Eric.
Emmerdale: A visit leaves villagers happy
Billy and Dawn get a visit from a social worker.
Happy to share the news, Billy and Dawn break the news to an excited Lucas that Clemmie is coming to live with them.
Hoping things will get better, Dawn and Billy find shy Clemmie unwilling to leave her social worker’s side.
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Tony Mooney to play brand new Hollyoaks baddie
The actor starred in the show all the way back in 2003, almost 20 years ago.
He will be teaming up with the Undertaker, Norma Crow, to get rid of Sienna Blake on behalf of Warren Fox after she poisoned him.
Tony will play the nefarious Embalmer, to do the Undertakers dirty work and kill Sienna.
Will Sienna survive this deadly newcomer?
- Louis Allwood
Max Bowden and Jamie Borthwick reveal epic Strictly-style dance moves
EASTENDERS star Max Bowden and Jamie Borthwick has revealed her epic Strictly Come Dancing style dance moves.
The friends – who headed out of an evening of filming for the BBC One soap – could be seen showing off their moves as James Bye signed up to take part in the competition.
EastEnders actors Max, 27, and Jamie, 28, could be seen posing for a selfie alongside their co-star Danielle Harold.
Max, who plays Ben Mitchell, and Jamie, who portrays Jay Brown, smiled for the camera before they headed out for the night.
The pair were seen dancing, wigging their hips, clicking their fingers and tapping their feet as they sang at a karaoke bar together.
They appeared to be channelling dance moves that their co-star James – who plays Martin Fowler – who is no doubt busy practising dance moves ahead of his Strictly appearance.
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Emmerdale character to be sent to prison for LIFE after anniversary twist
AN Emmerdale character will be sent to prison for LIFE after a shocking 50th anniversary twist.
The ITV soap hits the huge mile stone birthday this October, and the producers have pulled out all the stops for their a full month-long celebration later this year.
So far they've given lots of teasers about what will happen.
A huge storm puts terrified residents in mortal peril and destroys part of the village, and three former stars of the soap will be returning for the anniversary month.
But that's not it.
Producer Jane Hudson has revealed that one character in the show will be sent to prison for LIFE.
Jane said: "When we get to the end of October it might be the end of our celebrations but we will be ending that month with a storyline which kicks off a whole new story and potentially sees one of our characters looking at spending the rest of their life in jail."
She added to the Metro: "I’m not going to tell you anything else about that story, but we are absolutely making sure that when our celebration month ends, it’s just the beginning of a whole new chapter, particularly for one of our families."
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Sid Owen to make dramatic return
Sid Owen is making a dramatic comeback as EastEnders’ Ricky Butcher, we can reveal.
The actor, 50, returns full-time as the loveable mechanic after ten years.
He will begin filming next month with Charlie Brooks, who plays on-screen sister Janine, and ex wife Sam Mitchell, played by Kim Medcalf.
A source said: “Bosses have an exciting storyline planned for his return, involving lots of key players.
“Ricky is an iconic character from Albert Square’s early days, and has been hugely popular over the decades. He has lots of unfinished business.
“The sky’s the limit for script writers. An autumn of bumper storylines is on the cards.”
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