Coronation Street's Katie McGlynn was papped snogging her ex, EastEnders star, Max Bowden, earlier this year, but reports claims the actress is determined to keep the romance 'under wraps'12:54, 25 Jul 2026Corrie's Katie McGlynn has reunited with her soap star ex, but is determined to keep things hush-hush, it has been claimed. The actress, 33, who had a brief fling with Max Bowden, 31, in October, was papped kissing the Ben Mitchell star in the street in April.‌The pair are now said to be back together again, but Katie, who shot to fame as Sinead Tinker on the Cobbles, is determined to keep the new romance "under wraps".‌Sources suggest the pair are doing everything they can to keep things private even though Max reportedly attended Katie's recent birthday celebrations.‌Speaking to The Sun, a source said: "Katie and Max have been trying to keep things super low-key since getting back together. She even told her friends to cut him out of the pics of her birthday trip to the Lakes last weekend and told everyone not to post any he was in.”The insider added: “Katie was really burnt by how publicly her last relationship with TOWIE star Ricky Rayment played out and when it ended she was humiliated it was all over.”‌Katie split from Ricky, 35, last June after two years of dating. The pair were happy to go public with their romance and regularly posted loved-up snaps on social media.However, after their bitter break-up, which was supposedly caused by "long-distance issues", Katie is said to be adamant that she won't be talking about Max publicly.The soap star looked like she had a great time on her 33rd birthday this week as she let her hair down in the Lake District at a celebration Max is said to have attended. Captioning her Instagram Story in which she posed wearing a white crop top and skirt, she wrote: "33 never felt so good. Birthday weekend in the Lakes with my favourite people.”‌The TV star had a brief romance with Max, best known for playing Ben Mitchell on EastEnders, last October while they were both starring in the play, Murder at Midnight. However, they were reported to have called it quits in December, with a source claiming she was the one who ended it.In the past, Max been linked to Shona McGarty, who played Whitney Dean on EastEnders before her time on I'm A Celeb, and Danielle Harold. Danielle played Lola Pearce on the show, who had a daughter, Lexi, with Max's Ben Mitchell.Article continues belowMeanwhile, Katie has previously dated TOWIE star Ricky Rayment. He was reported to have been devastated when he learned that his ex had moved on with Max, and was said to have been hurt by the photos of the pair kissing.The Mirror has contacted Katie and Max's reps for comment.Like this story? For more of the latest showbiz news and gossip, follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Threads.