EASTENDERS legend Adam Woodyatt, famous to millions of fans as Ian Beale, has split from his wife after 22 years of marriage.
The Albert Square Icon, the soap’s longest-serving star after appearing in the first episode in 1985, has been married to Beverley Sharp since 1998.
The couple have two grown-up children together, but Adam, 52, has been staying away from the family home for several months.
It’s understood the actor made the decision to leave the relationship, but sources insist there is no third party involved. A friend said: “Beverley was naturally very upset, as anybody would be in the circumstances, but these things happen and it’s a straightforward separation. “Nobody plans for these things and divorce is a difficult thing to get.
Read more on thesun.co.uk