Max Branning: Last News

EastEnders' Bradley Branning star looks worlds away from the soap role after a major career U-turn.Charlie Clements, who portrayed Max Branning's son and the love of Stacey Slater's life from 2006 until 2010, looks so different more than a decade since his exit from soap land. Killed off in EastEnders' 25th anniversary special 12 years ago, he has continued to act but also made a career U-turn to put on a chef's hat and cook up a storm.READ MORE: EastEnders Janine Butcher star Charlie Brooks set to leave soap again after 18 monthsPosting an almost unrecognisable selfie on his birthday back in June this year, Charlie announced that he had turned 35 - which led to fans and former co-stars penning sweet messages.Looking very different to how he looked 12 years ago, the Bradley actor now dons a fuller face, facial hair and glasses.He was 23 when he exited the soap - so obviously Charlie is bound to look different.One fan took to the comments section of the celebratory snap and penned: "After all this time still miss you playing Bradley in EE."Another added: "Happy birthday @charlie__clements been watching old EastEnders on BBC iPlayer and I'm getting all emotional about Bradley.

EastEnders actor James Bye is under pressure to do well as so many of his co-stars on the soap have been in the BBC One ballroom and been big hits.The TV favourite who plays Martin Fowler admits he is terrified about ‘‘going into the unknown’’ as dance is out of his comfort zone.He explained: ‘‘I don’t know if I can dance, I might be amazing but it’s very unlikely that that is the case.READ MORE: Helen Skelton says she's signed up for Strictly to 'smile' again after marriage split‘‘It’s more likely that, because I’m long, either my hands will be doing the right thing or my feet will be, but I don’t know if both will do the same at the same time." He added: ‘‘My best friend from EastEnders, Davood Ghadami was on the show years ago and he was great. I remember him doing the Paso Doble and that did look good.

EastEnders actor Jake Wood has revealed that he has no plans to return to the BBC soap just yet.The 50-year-old star quit his role as Max Branning last year, following a series of explosive storylines, including being accused of the murder of Lucy Beale and an affair with his son's wife Stacey Slater.It was the affair storyline that led an OAP to hit the actor with her handbag, after she bumped into the soap hunk in a supermarket.READ NEXT: EastEnders viewers plead with BBC bosses for more Honey scenes as she tears into PhilJake told the Sun: "I got hit by an old woman with her handbag in a supermarket once. She was telling me to leave Stacey alone."That was quite funny really.

EastEnders star Alison Newman has lived a lot of lives.The actress, 54, rose to fame on the popular ITV drama Footballers' Wives.In 2008, she returned to the world of serial drama and was cast as DCI Samantha Keeble on EastEnders.READ MORE: EastEnders spoilers: DCI Keeble motive ‘exposed’, paternity riddle and flashback specialFirst arriving on Albert Square to investigate Max Branning's hit and run in 2008, Alison has recurred on the BBC One soap across the past 14 years.As a special flashback episode gets set to expose DCI Keeble's true vendetta against the Mitchell family, Daily Star takes a look inside her life away from the screen.Alison Newman has been a recurring cast member on EastEnders for more than a decade and has been acting on-screen for almost 25 years.Having made brief appearances in The Bill and Bad Girls, Alison caught her big break when she was cast as lesbian football agent Hazel Bailey on Footballers' Wives in 2002.After three years on the show, Alison left the series for good in 2005.Following her Footballers' Wives success, Alison landed minor roles in shows including Rocket Man, Rock Rivals, Endeavour, Whitechapel and Call The Midwife.In 2020, she teamed up with her fellow soap actresses Denise Welch, Tamzin Outhwaite, Angela Griffin and Tracy-Ann Oberman for comedy-drama Dun Breedin’.

EastEnders viewers are predicting a custody battle over baby Annie after doctors called social services on Linda after testing her blood alcohol level.Linda was taken to hospital after cunning Janine Butcher smashed her car into a tree and moved her body into the driver’s seat and fleeing the scene.As Linda sits in a coma and an anxious Mick and Nancy await news on her condition, a doctor informs him that due to her high blood alcohol level, and the fact that she had a baby in the car while driving drunk, they have been forced to notify social services.Nancy immediately suspects the baby could be removed from Linda’s care if she pulls through, having learned she will undergo brain surgery.“Somehow I think Linda’s accident could bring Max back with Abi to take Annie,” said one. “Poor little Annie, maybe they’ll give ‘er to Max Branning # EastEnders,” said another.

EastEnders will know there has been a Branning family in the BBC One soap for decades now.But it’s fair to say tensions started to rise in Watford when Max Branning – played by Jake Wood – and his beautiful family rolled into town back in 2006.The red-headed womaniser brought along his two daughters Lauren and Abi with his son Bradley soon rocking up at number 5 Albert Square.And shortly after their arrival in the town, the family soon caused chaos on the long-standing show where at least one Branning family member became embroiled in almost every plot on the show.Throughout their time on the show, the family have had their fair share of explosive arguments and sordid love affairs before they gradually left the show in a string of shocking exits.After 15 years on the show, Jake left the legacy of the Branning family down to his onscreen brother Jack – played by Scott Maslen – who continues to fly the flag in Watford.Now Daily Star has taken a deep dive into what happened to the rest of the Branning clan and where the actors who played the beloved characters are now.Max left the show after he revealed Mick Carter’s abuse hell to his wife Linda and accused her of staying with the pub landlord rather than starting a relationship with him out of pity.It was at this point that Mick flew into a violent rage as he flung Max halfway across the room before he threatened to kill him.Mick told Linda that the pair couldn’t move on in their marriage with Max around which pushed the blonde belle to force Max out of the village and never speak to her again as she makes it clear that her heart lies with Mick.Jake Wood said his final goodbye to the iconic London square back in February 2021 after he decided to take the plunge and delve

EastEnders is one of the sexiest soaps on television.The BBC One series has been a British teatime staple since hitting screens in 1985 and has been responsible for many of the steamiest affairs, kisses and romps to air on the public service broadcaster.With bombshells including Kara Tointon and Jacqueline Jossa stripping down to their briefs and stars Samantha Womack and Scott Maslen getting it on in the shower, the show has tantalised fans for decades with the occasional sprinkling of raunchiness.As some scenes even raised a debate about their pre-watershed suitability, Daily Star takes a look at EastEnders' sexiest ever scenes.Jack Branning and Ronnie Mitchell's steamy shower sex scene almost landed the soap in hot water in 2016.The on-and-off-again lovers reconciled their rocky romance in the memorable clip, which saw them arguing minutes before snogging in a hotel shower and stripping off each other's clothes.The passionate clinch drew ire from some fans on Twitter at the time, who debated whether the steamy clinch was suitable for the soap's pre-watershed timeslot.One fan wrote: "Gosh that was a bit full-on for pre-watershed."Another commented: "Hot shower scene @ 8:05pm!!"Max Branning and Stacey Slater's affair remains one of the most scandalous entanglements in EastEnders history.As the pair failed to resist temptation, one memorable steamy moment saw Stacey return from holiday and be interrupted by Max while fresh out of the shower.As Max removed her towel to reveal a naked Stacey, the market trader could be heard saying: "Max! My tan lines!"The scene was re-enacted in a role reversal fashion in December 2017, as Stacey stumbled upon a topless Max with a towel around his waist.

EastEnders, a role she has enjoyed since 2007. Originally introduced as Rainie Cross, she's the wife of Stuart Highway and former wife of Max Branning.Initially, her character was a drug addict so a lot of her storylines on the show focused on the relationship with her sister Tanya Branning and the drama that followed Rainie whenever she came to Walford.Aside from EastEnders Tanya has also been in other hit shows such as Family Affairs, The Bill and Broadchurch. The 54-year-old is married to fellow actor James Barriscale, who fans may also recognise from ‘Enders.The couple has in fact appeared onscreen together on multiple occasions.

Maya Jama showed off her brand new hairstyle on Instagram ahead of a night out where she displayed an unusual bar trick.The presenter shared a video of her new ‘do with her 2.4million followers and captioned the story with: “Gassed because I did the bare minimum, but here we are.”As she lip-synced to the song playing in the background, she played with her new hairstyle and danced along to the music.The 27-year-old presenter wore a black scoop neck top with a gold chain necklace and matching gold earrings, her new fringe framing her face and falling neatly by her cheeks as she joked around for the Instagram video, which came before she shared an outfit picture for the evening.The star wore a t-shirt with a picture of rapper Gucci Mane across the front, covered by a green baseball jacket with cow print sleeves and an embroidered number nine.She also wore black leggings and black Vans trainers as she posed in the mirror of a lavish bathroom with her legs crossed.Later on, Maya shared a picture of an orange cocktail in a whiskey glass with a black straw as she enjoyed her night.Jama then shared another video, this time voices could be heard in the background as she showed off her impressive bar trick.She said her catchphrase “cling cling mother f******” to the camera as she balanced the orange cocktail glass on the side of her face.Maya wrote: “If I’d gone on that bartender course years ago, I would have been able to flip that drink into my mouth.”The presenter has recently clapped back to some criticism after she had to leave a job on sports streaming service Dazn.She claims she left the role due to a “busy schedule” but faced criticism online for her decision.

EastEnders spokesperson shared a touching tribute to her on social media. They stated: “We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved June Brown, OBE, MBE sadly passed away last night.“There are not enough words to describe how much June was loved and adored by everyone at EastEnders, her loving warmth, wit and great humour will never be forgotten.“June created one of the most iconic characters in Dot Cotton, not just in soap but in British television, and having appeared in 2884 episodes, June’s remarkable performances created some of EastEnders fines moments.“We send all our love and deepest sympathies to June’s family and friends.“A very bright light has gone our at EastEnders today but we shall all be raising a sweet sherry in June’s memory. Rest in peace our dearest June.

Denise Van Outen has slammed EastEnders for having an unwelcoming and tense atmosphere on set, and she also spoke of it being not at all what she expected. The blonde beauty joined the cast of EastEnders in 2015 as a beautiful businesswoman named Karin Smart, who was involved with Max Branning (Jake Wood), and her character had history with Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden).In the soap her character helped Phil con Max out of his share of the car lot business by tricking Max and receiving a huge sum of money from Phil.She appeared in a total of four episodes in April 2015 – but this was more than enough to give the star a feel for the atmosphere on set.

EASTENDERS' Kirsty Branning cemented her place as the queen of drama when she wrecked Max's wedding to Tanya. She turned up moments before their vows on Christmas Day in 2012 telling his bride-to-be with a smirk: "My name's Kirsty Branning. I'm his wife." Actress Kierston Wareing, 44, who played her, became a rapid fan favourite, appearing on screen until 2014.

It’s a tough week for EastEnders Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) as on Thursday 3 March he receives divorce papers from Linda. He’s devastated by that development, having never truly given up hope that his ‘L’ would come back to him at some point after she left Walford amid the fallout from her affair with Max Branning. But there’s even worse to come for the whole Carter clan the following day, when they hear the shocking news from police that missing Tina’s (Luisa Bradshaw-White) body has been found at the site of Walford eaterie the Argee Bhajee.

EastEnders have shared a statement confirmed the death of actress Anna Karen.

EastEnders actor and fan-favourite in the soap world Charlie Clements, who played the role of Bradley Branning, has traded the BBC Queen Vic for preparing sushi.Taking to Instagram to share his "other day job" with fans, Charlie snapped a photo of some sushi that he had made, proudly showing off his career U-turn.Killed off in EastEnders' 25th anniversary special in 2010, he has continued working in the world of acting, but sometimes lends his hand to cooking. The 34-year-old hunk often takes on cooking jobs as a way to pay the bills and take care of his family, due to the nature of acting jobs being incredibly unreliable in the wake of the pandemic.Although he is currently preparing delicious platters of sushi, he has also worked as a chef in a garden centre, but was put on furlough at the beginning of the pandemic.

EastEnders couple Adam Woodyatt and Laurie Brett have reunited on stage.The actors, who portrayed Ian and Jane Beale on the BBC One soap respectively, are both currently starring in a touring stage adaptation of Peter James' Detective Superintendent Roy Grace novel, Looking Good Dead.The touring run, which will cease in Coventry next month, stars the 53-year-old I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! alum as middle-aged business executive Tom Bryce, who becomes entangled in the dark web world after innocuously picking up an USB stick and trying to trace its owner.This leads Tom to begin receiving threatening phone calls.Laurie, 52, once again plays Adam's onscreen wife with her character Kellie, who struggles with alcohol and spending control problems.Their onstage marriage follows the pals playing a married couple on-and-off for over ten years on screen.While Adam had been an EastEnders mainstay since its inception in 1985, Laurie joined the cast as Jane Collins in 2004.She later married Adam's character Ian and took on the moniker, Jane Beale.After a rocky relationship which included a number of affairs and break-ups, Laurie's character Jane departed the soap in October 2017 when her family received threats of harm from Max Branning (Jake Wood).Adam has been on an extended break from the BBC One soap since January last year, which fans have speculated may soon come to an end.The actor is rumoured to be returning to Albert Square at some point in the future, with the veteran recently refusing to rule out a return to the series.Asked if Ian will make a return, Adam told Sunday Brunch: "I don't know.

READ MORE: BBC EastEnders star Patsy Palmer shares mental health struggle and emotional fans praise her 'beautiful' message In November 2020, Adam Woodyatt announced he would be taking a break from Albert Square due to pursuing another opportunity. However, he hasn't returned since and in 2021 his break extended as he became a contestant in I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here. Speaking to his campmates, the 53-year-old said: "I just had another opportunity, there was this play came up and I just fancied doing something different.

EastEnders star Tanya Franks has been a Walford legend for a number of years.The 54-year-old actress joined the BBC One soap as Tanya Branning's drug-addicted sister Lorraine "Rainie" Cross in 2007, appearing intermittently before being reintroduced a soap regular in 2018.She has since been involved in a number of dramatic storylines, including her marriage to former brother-in-law Max Branning (Jake Wood) and her kidnapping of baby Abi Branning.Off-screen, Tanya's life is a lot more grounded, as the actress has carved out a successful career both on stage and on screen.She has also been happily married to fellow actor James Barriscale for a number of years.As Rainie gets accused of cheating on husband Stuart Highway (Ricky Champs) with his former pal Mick Carter (Danny Dyer), Daily Star has taken a look into Tanya's life away from Walford.Tanya began her telly career portraying Karen Ellis in the Channel 5 soap, Family Affairs.Following a brief Holby City appearance, she joined ITV police drama The Bill as DI Morell in 2004.Alongside her part-time EastEnders role, Tanya continued to act in several miniseries and short film projects for a number of years before landing the role as Lucy Stephens in the first two seasons of Broadchurch.She later appeared in episodes of Chewing Gum and Silent Witness, before joining the BBC One soap full-time.Tanya's husband James Barriscale is every bit the successful actor she is.The 52-year-old also starred in The Bill as several different characters and appeared in EastEnders as a character called Jonathan Malnet in 2015.He is perhaps best known for playing Desk Sergeant John Swift in WPC 56.James has also starred in a number of Hollywood projects over the years, with bit roles in

EastEnders has launched its first-ever gameshow for the BBC One soap called Albert Squared.The new series, which will consist of ten weekly episodes, is hosted by Martin Fowler star James Bye and includes a mix of E20 trivia and games. Albert Squared's first episode launched on Wednesday at 6pm on the EastEnders official YouTube channel and Facebook page with teams the Walford Warriors and the East End Defenders battling it out.

EastEnders star Kellie Bright is making a brief return over the Christmas episodes as her character Linda Carter goes face-to-face with Janine Butcher. Actress Kellie, 45, is currently on maternity leave from the BBC One soap after welcoming her third child — son Rudy — with husband Paul Stocker in July.

EASTENDERS star Jake Wood looked unrecognisable with a big bushy beard. The 48-year-old actor, who left the soap in February, looked miles apart from his on-screen character Max Branning.