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EASTENDERS star Jake Woods surprised fans as she shared a rarely-seen photo of his son Buster on his 15th birthday. The actor - who played Max Branning on the BBC One soap - shared a sweet tribute post for his son. Jake, 50, said he is proud of the man his son is becoming and praised him for bringing joy to his life.

He was best known as womanizer Max Branning on EastEnders until he left Albert Square for the final time after 15 years. But despite the reputation of his character, actor Jake Wood, 48, has been happily married for 20 years and the couple share two children.The actor left the soap in January after Max burned all bridges with his fellow Walford residents – however the door is left open for him to return someday.

EastEnders actor Jake Wood has confessed he grew "emotional" watching his tearful final scenes play out on the BBC One soap.Appearing on Tuesday's Good Morning Britain, the soap star, 48, discussing Max Branning's farewell to Walford, having ruled Albert Square over the past 15 years.Host Piers Morgan was keen to hear whether Jake had felt upset watching his final episode, which was met with sadness from viewers when it aired last Friday evening.Having watched the send-off from the comfort of his sofa with his wife Alison Murray by his side, Jake said: “It was a bit weird for me.”The actor revealed he invited his children, Amber, 15, and Buster, 13, to watch the episode with them, only for the youngsters to refuse.Piers asked: "Did you get

EASTENDERS star Jake Wood was pictured with hundreds of pounds worth of pannetone and loo role ahead of Christmas. The Max Branning actor stockpiled for Christmas by spending £215 on THIRTY SIX tins of the Italian sweet bread.