EastEnders’ Adam Woodyatt pictured on set for FIRST time since asserting cut up from spouse Beverley
Adam Woodyatt was pictured on the set of EastEnders for the primary time since asserting his cut up from spouse Beverley Sharp after 22 years of marriage.
The 52-year-old actor, who performs Ian Beale on the hit BBC cleaning soap, was seen capturing a dramatic cemetery scene final week, alongside co-star Letitia Mitchell (Sharon Watts).
Wrapping up in a brown coat, he seemed pensive as he walked by means of a cemetery to go to the grave of Sharon’s son Dennis, a number of months after his tragic loss of life.
At work: Adam Woodyatt was pictured on the set of EastEnders for the primary time since asserting his cut up from spouse Beverley Sharp after 22 years of marriage
Whereas it has been reported that Adam was making a return to the cleaning soap after taking a deliberate prolonged break, sources have informed MailOnline that it’s but to occur.
Trying leaner than common after embarking on a brand new health regime, the actor sported spectacles and a light-weight gray polo prime as he chatted with co-star Letitia.
The shoot will function a dramatic second on the cleaning soap, after Denny, performed by Bleu Landau, who died within the sinking of a ship on the Thames earlier this yr.
Dramatic: The 52-year-old actor, who performs Ian Beale on the hit BBC cleaning soap, was seen capturing a dramatic cemetery scene final week, alongside co-star Letitia Mitchell (Sharon Watts)
Whereas Ian gave the impression to be stone-faced as he spoke with Sharon, she was seen getting emotional and shedding years as she stood at her offspring’s graveside.
Steve McFadden, who performs Phil Mitchell, was later seen arriving on the cemetery holding flowers as he marked the one-year anniversary of Denny’s passing.
After inserting the floral association on Denny’s grave, Phil was seen entering into an argument with Sharon, earlier than storming off and leaving her in tears on the graveside.
For Adam, issues have additionally been testing off display screen, as he introduced in August that he had cut up from Beverley Sharp, his spouse of twenty-two years.
Cut up: Actor Adam Woodyatt, 52, has separated from his spouse Beverley Sharp after 22 years of marriage (pictured collectively in 2017)
The couple reportedly separated in August of final yr however it’s thought that they’ve solely now began telling buddies about their determination.
A pal informed The Solar that Beverley was ‘very upset’ on the cut up however added that it is a ‘easy separation’.
They stated: ‘No one plans for these items and divorce is a tough factor to get your head round however they’ve handled it quietly for a number of months and at the moment are telling buddies so it is much less of a secret.
‘They nonetheless hit it off, and are eager to verify they keep that means for the sake of their youngsters – though they’re now grown up.’
Adam and Beverley have been married since 1998 and have two youngsters – Jessica, 27, and Samuel, 23.
A spokesperson for the actor stated: ‘Beverley and Adam separated in August final yr and we ask that the household’s privateness is revered.’
MailOnline contacted Adam’s consultant for a remark on the time.
It comes after reviews that Adam was being ‘written out’ of EastEnders after enjoying Ian Beale for 35 years as he takes an ‘prolonged break’ from the cleaning soap.
Adam was stated to be having a protracted ‘vacation’ along with his half being ‘written out’ of upcoming episodes, simply because the present prepares to return to air.
The long-time character shall be off display screen for round 10 weeks because of an ‘explosive plot twist’, a BBC supply has claimed, in line with the Day by day Star.
One other supply added: ‘Writers are staying tight-lipped about what occurs, so it isn’t recognized but what the longer term will maintain for the character.’
The information got here because the actor was pictured leaving a resort close to the EastEnders set along with his baggage throughout time away from the house he shares with Beverley.
Adam shocked followers final month, when he confirmed he’d misplaced a substantial quantity of weight in an EastEnders spoiler clip.
ITV’s This Morning aired a sneak preview of an upcoming episode of EastEnders: Secrets and techniques From The Sq. the place the actor seemed virtually unrecognisable.
Host Stacey Dooley was seen interviewing Adam and his co-star Gillian Taylforth, who has performed his mom Kathy Beale over time.
But cleaning soap watchers have been extra distracted by Adam’s staggering weight reduction with This Morning’s cleaning soap queen Sharon Marshall additionally impressed.
She quipped: ‘Gillian Taylforth hasn’t aged in one million years however Adam Woodyatt, I believe, is wanting very svelte, post-lockdown.’
It isn’t recognized how a lot weight Adam has misplaced however he’s an avid prepare dinner and even appeared on the 2019 collection of Celeb MasterChef.
This Morning aired a spoiler clip of the scenes, the place the 2 stars focus on their characters and turbulent mother-and-son relationship.
Ian has been centre-stage of the present’s greatest storyline this yr with the loss of life of Dennis Mitchell after he induced {the teenager} to perish in a ship crash – which marked the cleaning soap’s thirty fifth anniversary in February.
The character has not confronted justice over the incident however bosses have hinted Sharon, performed by Letitia Dean, 52, will uncover what occurred to her son.
The long-running drama not too long ago returned to screens in September, following a 12-week break after it ran out of episodes whereas filming was halted amid the novel coronavrius pandemic earlier this yr.
After virtually three months off air, BBC bosses joked that they ‘cannot watch for collection two’, after the cleaning soap beforehand ran uninterrupted for 35 years.
The announcement was made throughout Eastenders’ social media platforms, together with Twitter, Instagram and Fb.
Wow: EastEnders followers have been left in shock final month, after the star, who performs Ian Beale on the hit cleaning soap confirmed off his weight reduction in a spoiler clip for an EastEnders spin-off present
Over: Adam and Beverley tied the knot in 1998 (pictured collectively in January 2019)
Household: Adam and Beverley have been married for 22 years and have two grownup youngsters, Jessica and Samuel, collectively (pictured collectively in Might)
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