Axed EastEnders star Max Bowden reveals his struggle with ‘relentless pain and anger’ that led to Albert Square sacking
He enjoyed a six-month relationship with his co-star
AXED EastEnders actor Max Bowden has opened up on his secret “personal journey of self love and acceptance” as he admitted he was “unable to cope.”
The BBC One soap star, 29, who previously posted a touching message on the anniversary of his close pal’s death, addressed the tricky subject of grief on Instagram.
Max, who starred as Phil Mitchell’s troubled eldest son Ben, admitted he felt “relentless waves of pain and anger” as he mourned his loss – and now wants to open up the conversation.
It has been a tricky time for the Woking-born star who was told his character was culled in a discussion with EastEnders bosses in December.
Now he has bravely posted a black and white video showing him reading Hussain Manawer poem You May Have Died, But You Are Still Alive to camera.
In his wording, he wrote: “Let’s talk about grief.”
AXED EastEnders actor Max Bowden has opened up on his secret “personal journey of self love and acceptance” as he admitted he was “unable to cope.”
The BBC One soap star, 29, who previously posted a touching message on the anniversary of his close pal’s death, addressed the tricky subject of grief on Instagram.
Max, who starred as Phil Mitchell’s troubled eldest son Ben, admitted he felt “relentless waves of pain and anger” as he mourned his loss – and now wants to open up the conversation.
It has been a tricky time for the Woking-born star who was told his character was culled in a discussion with EastEnders bosses in December.
Now he has bravely posted a black and white video showing him reading Hussain Manawer poem You May Have Died, But You Are Still Alive to camera.
In his wording, he wrote: “Let’s talk about grief.”
“I’d love to hear how anybody is dealing with grief personally right now be it positively or negatively in the comments, so we can somehow create a world in which we aid the majority.
“In the meantime listen to the beauty of these words from a true wordsmith, and remember, this too shall pass.”
We previously reported how the screen star’s lifestyle and chequered love life overshadowed the four years he played Ben.
Last year, bosses decided not to renew his contract when it ends this March.
It is said his character is unlikely to be killed off.
An EastEnders spokeswoman confirmed to the Sun: “Max will be leaving EastEnders next year.
“We wish him all the best for the future.”
In the midst of the contract woe, he was struggling with his best pal’s passing.
We previously reported how his close pal Maxwell Alexander Grey Thompson passed away in September 2021.
It was a completely devastating time for Max having lost three pals after his friend Luke Goodings and his agent pal Terry Mills passed away in that same year.
Max — who is the sixth actor to play Ben — has been involved in some of the show’s biggest storylines.
The actor was a key part in Danielle Harold’s heartbreaking brain tumour storyline as the character she played, Lola Pearce-Brown, was mum to his daughter, Lexi.
Meanwhile, off-screen, Max hasn;t been far from the headlines.
He enjoyed a short-lived romance with former co-star Shona McGarty – with the duo sadly splitting up after six months together.
The Sun exclusively reported how they decided it wasn’t going to work after Max became a dad for the first time with his ex girlfriend.
Meanwhile, he had a lucky escape as our exclusive images showed him emerging from the wreckage of a three-car crunch.
His Mercedes CLA motor was left smashed but thankfully the star remained unscathed.
