Tanya Franks has been popping up in Walford since 2010 as Lorraine "Rainie" Cross with her EastEnders character the sister of Tanya Branning, formerly played by Jo Joyner.
She was reintroduced as a soap regular in 2018 married to her former brother-in-law Max Branning, played by Jake Wood, and has caused quite a stir with her storylines ever since, also bedding Max's brother Jack Branning (Scott Maslen).
Fortunately for actress Tanya, she's accustomed to playing unruly characters onscreen having also starred in Channel 5's soap Family Affairs, and has had a lengthy carer in theatre.
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