Sheridan Smith and Charley Webb have unfollowed each other on Instagram and are reportedly "no longer on speaking terms," according to a source cited by The Sun and summarized in recent tabloid coverage.
The actresses struck up what publications described as an "intense" friendship after Webb separated from her husband and former Emmerdale co-star Matthew Wolfenden. That bond included a spell of living together, shared time caring for each other's pets, and a holiday together in Greece, the reports say.
According to the accounts, the relationship changed when Smith moved house and Webb was not part of those plans. Smith relocated to Doncaster with her son Billy after spending time there while filming the ITV true-crime drama I Fought The Law. The move followed Smith's comment that she "loved filming there so much" that she decided to base herself in the north.
Webb has continued to split her time between Yorkshire and London, where she has been working on acting projects and was reported to have grown closer to actress Wallis Day. The Sun quoted a source saying Webb has been seen socialising with Day in private members' clubs in London, and that the new social ties contributed to the drift between the two women.
Webb, 37, and Wolfenden, 45, announced their separation in November 2023 after around 15 years together and five years of marriage, according to previous reports. Tabloid coverage has suggested Webb's return to the stage in the production of Quiz — in which she played Diana Ingram — prompted a period of reflection that led to the end of the relationship. An insider told The Sun that the stage role allowed Webb to spend time as an individual away from her roles as mother and as her long-running soap character.
Wolfenden has since acknowledged the difficulty of the split in media appearances. On The Lewis Nicholls Show podcast in May, he described the period as "a very very tough time" and said the separation was a shock. He later spoke on Loose Women about co-parenting with Webb, describing them as "still best mates" and saying they were "finding our way" as separated parents.
Following the split, the couple kept their home for approximately a year before listing it for sale earlier this year. Wolfenden was later photographed with Heather Scott-Martin, who has been reported as his current partner; tabloid accounts have linked that relationship to public perceptions around the timing of the split.
Neither Smith nor Webb has publicly commented on reports that they have unfollowed each other or on the reasons for the reported breakdown in their friendship. The accounts in The Sun and other outlets rely on anonymous sources and on social-media activity to piece together the sequence of events.
The reports come amid a broader period of professional activity for both actresses. Smith has been involved in television work that brought her to Yorkshire, while Webb has balanced stage and television roles alongside parenting three sons. Their respective work commitments and family arrangements were cited in coverage as factors that may have altered the dynamics of their friendship.
Representatives for Smith and Webb did not immediately respond to requests for comment made by publications carrying the initial reports.