EastEnders royalty Adam Woodyatt is reportedly facing trouble in his personal life as his divorce from his wife of 22 years, Beverly Sharp, “turns toxic”.
The actor has played Walford’s longest-running resident Ian Beale for 35 years but last year it was revealed he would be taking an extended break from filming for personal reasons.
Despite being separated since August 2019, now it seems that things could be growing even more difficult as relations allegedly break down between the former couple amid claims he’s not giving her “a fair deal”.
“Despite what he’s saying publicly, she’s had to get lawyers involved to fight her corner,” a source told The Sun.
“The feeling is he’s not offering Bev a fair deal."
CHECK OUT: EastEnders spoilers New Year 2020
EastEnders spoilers New Year 2020
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Mick pours out his sorrows to Katy Lewis but she manipulates him again by trying to pin the blame on Linda.
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While Max puts the pressure on Linda as things start to become very real, Shirley is hurt that Mick won't engage with her.
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Things are not well in the Carter household. Mick is consumed with emotions about his past and struggles to cope with his demons. It's not long before he begins to crumble...
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Linda plans for her future but is Mick part of it? Meanwhile, Mick prepares to confront his deepest fears and face them head on - but can he go through with it?
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As Linda seals her fate, she learns some shocking truths along the way.
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A guilty Martin apologises to Ruby about spending Christmas with Stacey, but she insists it fine. Shortly after she drops a bombhsell.
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After Martin admits he wants to be friends with Stacey, Ruby is left livid and tells her former BFF to stay out of her marriage.
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Kush Kazemi puts his foot in it when he accidentally reveals that Stacey wants Martin back. Stacey, Kat Moon and Martin are later left worried about Kush.
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A defeated Martin leans on Stacey for support and a delivery opens up a second chance for another Walford resident.
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Gray Atkins tells Tina that the witness who saw her following Ian into The Vic, checks out. While Tina wants to clear her name by going to the police station, Gray advises her not to.
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Denise admits she's worried about Lucas hurting her. However Kim thinks on her feet and comes up with a pan.
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A desperate Kim and Patrick go to Jack for help - what will he do? Later, Patrick decides to take matters into his own hands - but has he crossed the line and made things much worse?
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Patrick then goes through with a deal - but at what cost? Elsewhere Denise and Jack share a moment together... But they're interrupted and Jack rushes over to The Vic urgently.
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Jay tries to play the kiss with Honey Mitchell as a mistake but is that how he really feels?
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While Stuart Highway finds himself in trouble, Callum Highway's desperation worsens and he's left with no choice but to seek help.
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Over on the Square Ian is currently being targeted by a vengeful Sharon Watts, who blames him for the death of her son Denny last year.
And while Ian is still unaware of Sharon’s plotting against him, it was confirmed back in August last year that the character was being written out of the soap.
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"Writers are staying tight-lipped about what happens, so it’s not known yet what the future will hold for the character," a source told the Daily Star.
"There are no guarantees and anything can happen in Albert Square.
"It will be strange for viewers not to have Ian on screen for such a long time,” they continued. “But it will be nice for Adam to have some time out after working on the show for so long."