SHONA McGarty has opened up meeting her now-fiancé David Bracken for the first time, admitting that she started getting to know the Irish musician two years ago. Prior to dating David , Shona was in a relationship with her EastEnders co-star Max Bowden. 7 Shona McGarty has revealed exactly when she first started talking to beau David , Credit: Rex 7 Shona and David first started getting to know each other in 2022 Credit: Instagram/@davidirishband 7 Shona had been in a six month relationship with her EastEnders co-star Max Bowden Credit: Instagram/@shonabmx Shona, 32, and Max , 29, dated for six months from May to October 2022.
The pair became very close very quickly, but called it quits shortly after Max became a father for the first time with his ex-girlfriend, Roisin Buckle . The pair remained co-stars and friends after their split, with Shona even gushing about her close bond with Max’s mum at the British Soap Awards last year. Speaking at the awards she said, “It’s lovely to be here tonight because Max’s mum’s here and I haven’t seen her for ages, I adore her.
So it’s lovely to catch up with her.” Then, speaking about Max, she added: "We’re actually better than ever. It’s a friendship, we’re in such a good place.
“You take a risk, and you do something and it doesn’t work out, but that’s life, you’ve got to take that risk.” Shona wasted no time moving on as she officially started dating musician David in 2023. The soap star admitted that t.