EastEnders favourite Max Branning is up to his old tricks at the moment, but will fans ever see the return of his ex-wife Tanya? Well, Jo Joyner isn't ruling it out.
Tanya Branning was last seen in Walford in 2018 as part of a four-episode return following her indefinite exit in 2013. It's been a long time since Jo has paid Albert Square a visit, granted, but that doesn't mean the actress has ruled out a comeback.
Appearing on an October episode of the Distinct Nostalgia podcast, Jo revealed that she "would never say never" to a possible return.
"I would never say never, I really wouldn't," she confessed. "Because I'm so fond of that Branning family, and what they created and who they all might have become. Yes, I would [go back] one day."
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Of course, no soap character is ever safe, as Jo acknowledged, joking that her character Tanya "may well die as well". "I am at the mercy of scripts," she continued.
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"There could be a phone call at any minute where somebody just drops it, looks white and says, 'She's dead'." Let's hope not, eh.
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Where there are old characters, there are new ones, too – and the latest EastEnders newbie is schoolboy James Roberts, who's set to play a young Mick Carter in upcoming scenes.
Sharing her excitement over her son's upcoming role, the young actor's mum revealed that James had even shared a "tea break" with Danny Dyer at the Queen Vic during filming.
EastEnders airs on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays on BBC One.
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