EASTENDERS actor Max Bowden confirms his relationship with new flame Katie McGlynn as our exclusive snaps show the pair passionately snogging in the street.

Max, 30, shared a steamy kiss with former Coronation Street star Katie, 32, after a night out in Malvern, where they had been performing their touring play Murder At Midnight.

It comes as Katie, seen here puffing on a vape, has been confirmed as a Celebrity Masterchef contestant.

Max, best known for playing Ben Mitchell in the BBC1 soap, emerged hand-in-hand with Katie, who played inead Tinker in the Cobbes, from the Wetherspoons pub, The Foley Arms, earlier this month.

An onlooker said: “The couple seemed very intimate and comfortable in each other’s company. They only had eyes for each other.”

Max has previously dated EastEnders co-stars Danielle Harold, 33, and Shona McGarty, 34.

Katie split from former Towie star Ricky Rayment, 35, in July after two years of dating.

A source revealed: “Max and Katie have been around each other for years.

“They were in the soap world for so long where everyone knows each other.

“They’ve got loads in common and both have found themselves single at the same time as doing the tour.

“They get on well and have been spending time together – it’s clear they’ve got chemistry. Who knows what the future holds?”