{"id":66847,"date":"2025-09-16T04:13:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T04:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/66847\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T04:13:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T04:13:10","slug":"eastenders-star-breaks-silence-on-return-that-everyone-is-calling-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/66847\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders star breaks silence on return that everyone is calling for"},"content":{"rendered":"

EastEnders<\/a> star Jo Joyner has broken her silence on the prospect of reprising her role as Tanya Branning. <\/p>\n

Joyner originally played the character for seven years before departing in 2013, with the actor returning to the BBC soap<\/a> two years later for its 30th anniversary. Her last appearance came in 2018, bringing an end to a brief guest stint.<\/p>\n

This year in Walford, the Branning family has been revamped after Pierre Moullier was cast as Oscar<\/a>, while Jake Wood made his long-awaited comeback<\/a> as Max earlier this month after an absence of four years.<\/p>\n

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The developments has led fans to wonder if Tanya could return to East London, though Joyner confirmed during an appearance on Amy Hart’s Mum’s Club<\/a> podcast that a comeback wouldn’t be happening any time soon. <\/p>\n

“As a superfan, I have to ask, are you going to complete my happy families card game for the Brannings? You’re the last one!” asked Hart, with Joyner replying: “Erm no, not this year. Never say never but I have got a lot on this year, so no.”<\/p>\n

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While it doesn’t sound like Joyner will be making a return this year at least, the cast and crew at EastEnders expressed hope that it could happen in the future<\/a>, with executive producer Ben Wadey calling the actor “amazing”. <\/p>\n

“We’ve just given you Max and Zoe [Slater],” he quipped. “Jo is amazing, isn’t she? We’ve also got an amazing cast. We’ve got a huge cast and brilliant performers, [who] all deserve and need stories.”<\/p>\n

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Related: Exclusive: EastEnders stars tease more Trueman drama after Anthony’s big return<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

“We need a bit of naughty Max first, don’t we? We need him back for a while for her to come and sort him out,” added Scott Maslen, who plays Joyner’s former on-screen brother-in-law Jack.<\/p>\n

Jacqueline Jossa, who portrays Tanya’s daughter Lauren, revealed that she had been “texting” Joyner to sound out a possible comeback – could it be on the cards for 2026 and beyond?<\/p>\n

EastEnders<\/strong> airs on Mondays-Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The show also streams on BBC iPlayer, where most episodes drop early at 6am ahead of their TV broadcast. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Read more <\/strong>EastEnders<\/strong> spoilers on our dedicated homepage<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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