Davood Ghadami of Eastenders 'leaves wife for married mum of three co-star'

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Davood Ghadami, who played Kush Kazemi on EastEnders until the character's death in 2021, has reportedly “left his wife” for his panto co-star.The 42-year-old actor starred in Aladdin over Christmas 2023, working with 32-year-old Melanie Barker who played Princess Jasmine.

While the duo- who were both married- played enemies on stage, it seems they struck up a romantic relationship on the job.According to The Sun, strictly Come Dancing star Davood “flirted” with Melanie while on the job, and the pair kept in touch after the show ended.

Now, the couple have reportedly left their spouses and moved in together. Davood and his wife share two children while Melanie has three kids, which she has brought to live with the actor in Essex, reported The Mirror.An insider shared: “They are two very attractive people and it was clear they had sizzling on-stage chemistry together.

There was a lot of flirting backstage and I’m sure Aladdin wouldn’t have been happy that Princess Jasmine was giggling with Abanazar behind his back."They added: “But the genie is now well and truly out of the bottle and they are a proper couple - living together, training together and posting photos on Instagram together.