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On [[13 December]] Tanya gave birth to a baby boy, [[Oscar Branning|Oscar]], which Max delivered. Relations between them temporarily improved, until on Christmas Day, Bradley and Stacey's wedding video was played, and the Slaters and Brannings saw footage of Max kissing Stacey. Tanya was horrified and decided to leave with Lauren, Abi and Oscar. Max begged her to stay, claiming the affair only lasted a short time. Tanya eventually decided she would stay because of the children, but decided Max was the one who should leave. |
On [[13 December]] Tanya gave birth to a baby boy, [[Oscar Branning|Oscar]], which Max delivered. Relations between them temporarily improved, until on Christmas Day, Bradley and Stacey's wedding video was played, and the Slaters and Brannings saw footage of Max kissing Stacey. Tanya was horrified and decided to leave with Lauren, Abi and Oscar. Max begged her to stay, claiming the affair only lasted a short time. Tanya eventually decided she would stay because of the children, but decided Max was the one who should leave. |
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Tanya finally gave into Sean after much resistance and began an affair with him, but was hurt to learn from Stacey that he had known about Max's affair and kept it secret from her and ended the affair. |
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On [[7 January]] [[2008]], Rainie returned, saying she had given up drugs, and returned Tanya's money. Max called Social Services and Rainie was told to take a drugs test. The test revealed that she was taking [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]]. Tanya asked her to leave for Lauren, Abi and Oscar's sake. Tanya later informed Max this, telling him his plan failed. |
On [[7 January]] [[2008]], Rainie returned, saying she had given up drugs, and returned Tanya's money. Max called Social Services and Rainie was told to take a drugs test. The test revealed that she was taking [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]]. Tanya asked her to leave for Lauren, Abi and Oscar's sake. Tanya later informed Max this, telling him his plan failed. |
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Tanya Branning (née Cross) is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. She is played by Jo Joyner.[1] She made her first appearance on 27 June 2006. Joyner is currently contracted to appear in the show until May 2008.[2]
Development
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In early reports of the character's arrival, her name was spelt Tania. This was later changed on the official BBC website.[3][4]
During the Stacey and Max affair storyline, Jo Joyner did not read any other parts of the EastEnders scripts apart from her own. This was because she felt her acting improved by not knowing what the character of Max did behind her character's back.[2]
Background
Tanya came from a harsh family and lived on a rough council estate with her sister Rainie, and her parents, who she later became estranged from. Tanya was a rebellious teenager and at an early age began taking drugs, to which she later introduced her sister, who also turned to prostitution. By the age of 16, Tanya had left school and was highly promiscuous as well as an alcoholic and a drug addict. She began an affair with Max Branning and soon fell pregnant by him. As a result, he divorced his first wife Rachel Branning and married Tanya in a shotgun ceremony on 6 August 1993 when she was 18. Tanya grew up fast after becoming a mother to both Lauren and Abi, and later Oscar. She has had to deal with Max's numerous affairs with other women.
Storylines
Tanya arrived in Albert Square to collect her husband after his car broke down, unaware that he was visiting his family in Walford. She stayed in the Square, despite finding out that Max was having an affair with a woman called Gemma Clewes. To try and make it up to her, Max brought Tanya her own salon, which she had always dreamed of owning. The day before the salon, Booty opened, Max's ex-wife Rachel turned up in a bid to persuade her son Bradley to move back home with her. She wanted revenge on Max for hurting her many years ago when he left her and Bradley for Tanya, so she attacked Tanya at the opening of her salon and tried to kiss Max. Sean Slater soon tried to kiss Tanya at her house but she warned him to stay away from her and her family.
Tanya was unaware that Max had started an affair with Stacey Slater in December 2006, but she began to grow suspicious of his strange behavior. At Peggy Mitchell's birthday party, Tanya got slightly drunk, and ended up getting into a fight with Stacey, until Max and Sean broke them up. In the pub toilets, Sean kissed Tanya until Tanya stopped it, thinking of her marriage. Max broke off his affair with Stacey and temporarily relocated his family to Spain. During their absence, Stacey and Bradley became engaged, and Tanya was delighted to welcome Stacey into the family.
In August 2007, Tanya received a visit from her sister Rainie, a drug addict who claimed that she was clean now. Tanya gave her a choice between taking some money that Tanya had withdrawn from the bank earlier that day or staying and getting help for her addiction. Rainie waited until Tanya was distracted to take the money and leave.
Sean later uncovered Max and Stacey's affair when he saw them together but did not tell Tanya as he did not want to hurt her. He asked her to leave Walford with him, and Tanya said if she was not married then she might.
On 13 December Tanya gave birth to a baby boy, Oscar, which Max delivered. Relations between them temporarily improved, until on Christmas Day, Bradley and Stacey's wedding video was played, and the Slaters and Brannings saw footage of Max kissing Stacey. Tanya was horrified and decided to leave with Lauren, Abi and Oscar. Max begged her to stay, claiming the affair only lasted a short time. Tanya eventually decided she would stay because of the children, but decided Max was the one who should leave.
Tanya finally gave into Sean after much resistance and began an affair with him, but was hurt to learn from Stacey that he had known about Max's affair and kept it secret from her and ended the affair.
On 7 January 2008, Rainie returned, saying she had given up drugs, and returned Tanya's money. Max called Social Services and Rainie was told to take a drugs test. The test revealed that she was taking cannabis. Tanya asked her to leave for Lauren, Abi and Oscar's sake. Tanya later informed Max this, telling him his plan failed.
Family
- Sister: Rainie Cross
- Husband: Max Branning
- Son: Oscar Branning
- Daughters: Lauren Branning, Abi Branning
References
- ^ "Additions to the Branning clan", bbc.co.uk. URL last accessed 2007-02-26
- ^ a b Joyner, Jo (2007-02-26). (Interview). Interviewed by Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan.
{{cite interview}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Unknown parameter|program=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|subjectlink=ignored (|subject-link=suggested) (help) - ^ "EXCLUSIVE: NO ANGEL JO OFF TO ALBERT SQ", The Mirror. URL last accessed 2007-02-26
- ^ "Joyner joins 'EastEnders'", Digital Spy. URL last accessed 2007-02-26