icon Shona McGarty confessed she met her fiancé while dating her co-star. The Walford couple dated for six months from May to October 2022. Shona, 32, and Max, 29, became close very quickly, but they decided to call it quits shortly after Max became a father for the first time with his ex-girlfriend Roisin Buckle.
The couple remained co-stars and friends after their separation, with Shona opening up about her close bond with Max’s mum at the British Soap Awards last year. She told reporters at the time: “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.
” Speaking about her friendship with 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.
” Thankfully the actress found love again just a few months later, when she started dating musician David Bracken in 2023. Now, the TV favourite has revealed that she met the hunk whilst she was dating the Ben Mitchell star. She told the outlet that the pair started talking a year before they became an official couple.
David told the publication: “So we met on two years ago. Well, I messaged. Took her eight months to reply.
” Shona added: “We started talking for two years, getting to know each other. “And on our first-year anniversary..
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