Broadchurch actor Andrew Buchan dumps Downton Abbey wife Amy Nuttall and moves in with new co-star Leila Farzad after meeting on the set of BBC drama Better.
Broadchurch star Andrew Buchan has left actress Amy Nuttall after developing a new relationship with his co-star in a new drama.
The actor, best known for his role as Mark Latimer on the popular ITV series, married Downton Abbey star Nuttall in 2012 and the couple welcomed a son in 2015.
But it is believed that he left the family home and moved in with Leila Farzad after meeting the glamorous actress while working on the BBC series Better, Sun reports.
A source told the outlet: ‘It was a huge shock. Amy is heartbroken.
Buchan is said to have told Nuttall that their marriage had ended before Christmas, leaving the actress devastated and her friends in shock.
All over? Broadchurch star Andrew Buchan has left actress Amy Nuttall after developing a new relationship with her co-star in a new drama.
Co-stars: It is believed that he left the family home and moved in with Leila Farzad after meeting the glamorous actress while working on the BBC series Better (program pictured)
The source added: “Andrew walking away from his family was a huge shock to all of us, and Amy is heartbroken.” Everyone who knows them thought they were going to be together forever.
But she packed her bags and left with her new co-star. Whatever happened, it seems to have been enough for him to reevaluate his entire life and break off her marriage.
“No one is quite sure of the exact details, but Andrew has clearly had a pretty dramatic head turn.”
Buchan plays a well-connected criminal alongside corrupt police officer Farzad in the new crime drama Better, which premiered on BBC One in February.
London-born, Oxford-educated Farzad has previously played roles in Law & Order: UK, Man Down, This Time With Alan Partridge and I Hate Suzie, a role that earned her a BAFTA TV nomination.
Previously: The actor is best known for his role as Mark Latimer in the hugely popular ITV series Broadchurch (pictured)
Stunned: The couple’s friends are understood to be in shock after he left the family home and moved in with his Oxford-educated co-star
Glamorous: Londoner Farzad has previously played roles in Law & Order: UK, Man Down, This Time With Alan Partridge and I Hate Suzie, a role that earned her a BAFTA TV nomination.
Fellow actress Nuttall found fame after joining the ITV soap opera Emmerdale in 2000 at the age of 18; she played Chloe Atkinson for eight years before leaving the show to pursue a music career.
While on the show, she dated co-star Ben Freeman for over four years before the couple broke up amid claims he had cheated on her.
Most recently, she played Ethel Parks in the BBC period drama Downton Abbey.
Ironically, the character loses his job at the sprawling Downton estate after having a torrid affair with a serving officer.
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Starring Role: He currently has a key role in the latest drama to be presented by BBC One.