EASTENDERS star Jake Wood is leaving the soap after 15 years playing Max Branning. The actor will depart the show later this year in an explosive storyline, The Sun Online can reveal - though the door will be left open for a comeback.
An insider said: "Sometimes in soapland big characters have to leave. "Bosses are staying tight lipped about what they have planned for Max but considering he has played a major part in the show for over fifteen years they are clearly planning something big and he will not be departing Walford quietly.
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