EastEnders’ Adam Woodyatt slams ‘w***er’ motorist who chased cyclist star in fiery altercation
EASTENDERS’ Adam Woodyatt has slammed the “w***er” motorist who chased him while he was on his bike in a fiery altercation.
The 52-year-old star clashed with the stranger after they overtook on a narrow lane – with the actor admitting to “gesturing” and swearing at him at the time.
However, he was taken aback when the motorist pulled a U-turn to confront the star, who directed them to the rules of the Highway Code that they’d breached.
Taking to his Instagram Story this evening, the keen cyclist wrote: “If the car driver I gestured at and called a w@nk3r when he overtook on a narrow lane, who then turned round and caught up with me further down the road so he could tell me how wrong I was to be out cycling on the road…
“In case you are now coming looking for me on social media, please read rules 162, 163, & 167 of the Highway Code.”
Adam went on to quote the rules in his following posts, including: “Before overtaking you should make sure the road is sufficiently clear ahead.”
And “Overtake only when it’s safe and legal to do so. You should give cyclists at least as much room as you woul when overtaking a car.”
As well as: “DO NOT overtake where you might come into conflict with other road users.”
The star, who plays Ian Beale in EastEnders, has recently lost weight after taking up cycling – revealing that his co-star Jake Wood had helped him with his fitness goals.
Earlier this month, The Sun exclusively told that Adam’s divorce from wife of 22 years Bev had “turned toxic”.
Last year, it was revealed that Adam will be taking a break from the BBC One soap – and sources told us that this could be a bid for him to drive down his income.
An insider told The Sun On Sunday: “No one could understand why he wanted to take some time out suddenly and do the stage production.
“People have been speculating that it could be so he can get away with paying less in the divorce.
“It would be a tactic straight out of Ian Beale’s playbook.”
Adam walked away from the marriage to Bev in August 2019. He is now set to take a ten-month sabbatical from the BBC One soap while Ian recovers from being poisoned.
At the time of their split, a source close to Adam insisted the divorce was amicable, saying: “They still get on well, and are keen to make sure they stay that way for the sake of their two children, even though they are now grown up.”
Sources also insisted there was no third party involved in the split, although Bev harboured suspicions. Friends of Bev told The Sun she had no idea why he had walked out and they had not spoken for months.
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Now relations between the two have grown even frostier, with no breakthrough in divorce proceedings.
A source close to Adam said: “The pair don’t seem close to reaching an agreement.
“It’s very sad as they were a great team and she was even his agent for more than a decade.”
Adam has starred in EastEnders since it started in 1985. He is the longest-serving cast member — and the only surviving original character never to have left.