BBC EastEnders' Max Bowden's love life from co-star split to Love Island 'fling'

Calum Best has been cleared of charges of sexually assaulting a British tourist at Wayne Lineker's Ibiza beach club. He was potentially facing up to three years in jail if found guilty. After last Tuesday's one-day trial at the Audiencia Provincial Court in Palma, Majorca, it's been reported that Calum – a famous reality TV star and son of football legend George Best – won't face any punishment.

A string of popular Love Island stars have returned to reality TV for their second chance at finding love. The brand new series filmed in South Africa, Love Island All-Stars, will see a twist to the original ITV2 format, with stars from previous seasons coming together in a bid to find romance once again.The line-up includes some of the biggest bombshells from years gone by who can't wait to get back to the villa in the hope of finding lasting love this time around.

Love Island's Molly Smith has branded her ex Callum Jones 'disrespectful' as she opened up on their split. The pair came face to face as they were both revealed as bombshells on the first episode of Love Island All Stars, with Callum entering the villa first, followed by Molly.

Demi Jones catapulted to fame back in 2020 when she joined the line up of the first ever Winter Love Island.The 25 year old arrived on day 16 as a bombshell and was originally coupled up with Nas Majeed. However, she ended up finishing the show with Luke Mabbott, and the pair soared straight through to the finals, placing third. Unfortunately, fans know that their relationship didn't last, and the pair ended up splitting a few months later in June 2020.

Ranvir Singh gave a rare insight into her new relationship with Luis Church, 28, who is 18 years younger than the Good Morning Britain star who revealed the couple has taken the next step and moved in together.

Stephen Mulhern is set to host the Dancing on Ice alongside his long term pal Holly Willoughby as the new series kicks off this weekend.

Chris Taylor is among those returning for a second chance at love in the Love Island villa for the show's All Stars series. Since his last stint in the villa Chris has garnered a huge social media following on Instagram and TikTok, and made an appearance in the recent Barbie film, which starred Margot Robie and Ryan Gosling. Ahead of the show's launch, Chris spoke to OK! and other press about his hopes that Margot will be among those watching the show, as she is known to be something of a Love Island superfan.

With Love Island All Stars starting tonight, a whole host of our favourite former Islanders will be finishing off their preparations for another trip to the villa in the hope of finding love. Among the stars returning this year, is series four contestant Georgia Steel, who hasn’t had the best run with romance since leaving the show back in 2018.

Hannah Elizabeth is returning to the Love Island villa for its All Stars spin-off - nine years after she first appeared on the dating show. And the reality star has revealed that she's fully prepared on the cosmetic front as she makes her TV comeback. The 33-year-old said that ahead of walking into the South African villa, she has had "every treatment that you could imagine" in preparation.

Demi Jones made it to the final of Winter Love Island back in 2020 and now she's returning to the popular dating show for the highly anticipated spin-off, Love Island: All-Stars.

It's been five years since Scots reality TV star Anton Danyluk shot to fame after entering the iconic Love Island villa with the entrepreneur set to return to screens later this month for a second chance at finding love.

Stephen McGann, who plays the beloved Dr Patrick Turner in the BBC One drama Call the Midwife, has been a fan favourite since the show first aired in 2012.The actor, now 60, portrays the heroic doctor who cares for the residents of Poplar during the 1950s and 60s. Dr Turner is a hero in the East End community, saving lives, delivering babies, and melting viewers' hearts with every episode. Fans were overjoyed when his character found love with Sheelagh Mannion after becoming a widower at a young age, reports My London.

Max Bowden has been hit with a warning as he prepares to leave his role on BBC's EastEnders later this year.

Michelle Keegan first landed on our screens way back in 2008 when she was cast as Tina McIntyre in the ITV soap, Coronation Street. Since then, the 36 year old has become a national treasure, starring in a slew of successful dramas and TV shows, not to mention growing her social media following and becoming a major influencer. Most recently, she's starring in the new Netflix thriller series, Fool Me Once, an eight episode show about a widowed mum called Maya (Michelle Keegan) who is "disturbed by an image of her late husband captured on her toddler's nanny cam." However, while Michelle has been in the spotlight heavily over the last 15 years thanks to her blossoming acting career - which right now is the press surrounding Fool Me Once - she's also lived out her personal life in the public eye.

EastEnders legend Max Bowden has been given a stern warning amid claims he was 'axed' from the show, despite fan upset about his shock exit. Last week it was revealed that the actor, who has played character Ben Mitchell in the soap for five years, will be waving goodbye to Albert Square as the BBC confirmed his departure.

Loose Women's Jane McDonald is heading off on a new adventure across the Canary Islands and we take a look back at her heartbreaking love life.The 60 year old has achieved huge successes in her career as a television star, but has sadly been much less fortunate in her love life away from the cameras. In March 2021, Jane's childhood sweetheart and partner of 13 years, Walter 'Eddie' Rothe, tragically passed away at the age of 67, after being diagnosed with lung cancer.The couple first met in 1980 when Jane worked part-time in a pub in West Yorkshire, and Eddie's pop band Liquid Gold played a gig there. Of their early romance, Jane told the Mirror back in 2012: "I couldn't believe it when the owner said the drummer had taken a fancy to me.

Since meeting on MasterChef in 2010, John Torode and wife Lisa Faulkner have become one of the best known couples on TV.

Zara Lackenby-Brown has announced she won't be appearing on Love Island: All Stars, even though she was "open" to going into the villa for a second time.The 26 year old, who appeared on the winter edition of Love Island in 2023, admitted she'd been informed she "did not make the cut" for the new All Stars series, which kicks off in January, in a new Youtube video. Zara began by saying: "Of course it would have been nice to have been given a chance to go back into the villa. And I know a lot of you are wondering if I'll be making an appearance on All Stars in January." She continued: "First of all, just want to say there's a lot that goes into a decision like that to go back onto the same reality TV show that you just left.

Jacqueline Jossa, who shot to fame playing troubled teen Lauren Branning on EastEnders in 2010, has become one of the nation's favourite celebs. With her loving husband Dan Osborne and their two daughters, the former Queen of the Jungle often gives her 3.4 million Instagram followers a peek into her lovely life as she prepares to return to the soap over the festive season, with scenes in Paris, France being shown on New Year's Day 2024. We look at all the hurdles the star has jumped over on her way to becoming the nation's darling.

EastEnders star Max Bowden has spoken out after news of his emotional exit from the BBC soap following four years playing fan favourite Ben Mitchell.