EastEnders actor Max Bowden has given fans a glimpse of his festive trip out with the likes of on-screen dad Steve McFadden aka Phil Mitchell and Jay Brown's Jamie Borthwick.
Posting on Instagram yesterday (January 6), the Ben Mitchell star revealed that he'd been out for an Italian with a number of on-screen family members last month, as well as Ross Boatman (that's Harvey Monroe) and Steve's son Matt McFadden.
"Throwback to our pre Christmas dinner Mitchell style," the Ben Mitchell star captioned a selfie. "[Boy's] day out courtesy of the Mac was a treat".
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The comment section was a hive of love and appreciation, as Bowden's fanbase celebrated the foursome's relationship in the outside world.
"Love how close the cast are love this photo Max thank you for sharing", "Love how close you all are away from the camera", "Lovely to see cast mates be mates IRL" and "Loving these pics of alll you guys au naturel xxxx," read a handful of replies.
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"Would give all my Christmas presents and my daughters presents for a pint with steve (Phil)," joked somebody else, before a sixth individual wrote: "The closeness of the cast is so lovely to see. Always so supportive of each other. Very lucky we get a glimpse of their lives away from the camera. Thank you max."
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Just a few weeks ago, Bowden lauded co-star Isabella Brown, who portrays his character's daughter Lexi Pearce.
"Seeing her grow every day for the last four years has been so beautiful. We’re so lucky to have such a courageous, curious, caring little person playing Lexi. She’s the future!" he shared on social media next to a shot of them together.
EastEnders airs on Mondays - Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The show also streams on BBC iPlayer.
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