SHERIDAN Smith has split from her partner Alex Lawler after four months of dating.
Friends said the 40-year-old actress — star of BBC drama Four Lives — had ended the romance.
Sheridan Smith has since cleared her social media accounts of pictures of Alex, her partner and an actor she first dated more than two decades ago.
A source said: “Sheridan and Alex’s relationship ended a few weeks ago.
“There was no major drama and they both agreed their romance had run its course.
“Sheridan was delighted when she rekindled her old flame with Alex and it was a wonderful reunion for them both.
“But after a while it was clear that they would be better off as friends. She is single now and focusing on herself and her son.”
Sheridan revealed she was dating Alex again last September.
She broke the news to fans in a social media message, saying: “So pleased this fitty I dated back in the day (20 years ago) is back in my life. Life works in mysterious ways . . . miss you Mr L.”
Alex appeared in 2001 film Mike Bassett: England Manager and Sky football drama Dream Team, as well as small roles in EastEnders and Blue Murder.
Sheridan was previously with Jamie Horn, 31, dad to their 20-month-old son Billy.
The couple split last July after three years of dating.
Sheridan’s break up with Alex comes eight weeks after her car smash in Little Sampford, Essex.
The Sun revealed how the Bafta award-winning star’s £100,000 Range Rover hit a tree after she had swerved off the road in bad weather.
She and Alex suffered minor injuries in the crash, but police later confirmed that no other driver was involved and no crime had been committed.
