Tanya Cross (also Branning and Jessop) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Jo Joyner. She made her first appearance on 27 June 2006. Joyner left the show temporarily on 25 December 2009 for maternity leave. After a guest appearance, Tanya eventually returned on 27 September 2010. On 1 April 2013, it was announced that Joyner would be departing the role and she made her final appearance on 28 June 2013. Tanya returned in February 2015 for two episodes as part of the show's 30th anniversary celebrations. She later reprised the role again in 2017 for four episodes, appearing between 25 December 2017 and 16 February 2018.
Tanya's storylines have included opening her own salon, giving birth to her third child, discovering her husband Max Branning (Jake Wood) had an affair with Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) before divorcing and then burying him alive with the help from her new partner Sean Slater (Robert Kazinsky), marrying Greg Jessop (Stefan Booth), starting an affair with Max on her wedding day to Greg, dealing with her eldest daughter, Lauren Branning's (Madeline Duggan/Jacqueline Jossa) alcoholism, battling cervical cancer, discovering that Max has a secret wife, Kirsty Branning (Kierston Wareing) on their second wedding day, witnessing her daughters Lauren and Abi Branning (Lorna Fitzgerald) fall from the roof of The Queen Victoria public house and subsequently dealing with Abi's death, which leads to her mental breakdown.
Tanya Cross (also Branning and Jessop) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Jo Joyner. She made her first appearance...
daughter of Max Branning (Jake Wood) and TanyaBranning (Jo Joyner), Lauren moves to Walford with her parents and younger sister, Abi Branning (Lorna Fitzgerald)...
relationships, including his marriages to TanyaBranning (Jo Joyner), Kirsty Branning (Kierston Wareing) and Rainie Cross (Tanya Franks), and relationships with...
Max and Tanya later had another child Oscar Branning in 2007. Max's son with his ex-wife Rachel (Sukie Smith/Pooky Quesnel); Bradley Branning (Charlie...
(born 24 May 1977) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as TanyaBranning in the BBC soap opera EastEnders and Mandy Carter in the Channel 4 school...
extension to the Branning family, along with father Max (Jake Wood), mother TanyaBranning (Jo Joyner) and older sister Lauren Branning (Madeline Duggan/Jacqueline...
Foreman from 2011 to 2012. Derek is the eldest child of Jim Branning (John Bardon) and Reenie Branning (Joy Graham). He first appears in episode 1282, which...
EastEnders, played by Ann Mitchell. Cora is the mother of TanyaBranning (Jo Joyner), Rainie Cross (Tanya Franks) and Ava Hartman (Claire Perkins) and the grandmother...
BBC One soap opera EastEnders, played by Tanya Franks. Introduced as the drug-addicted sister of TanyaBranning (Jo Joyner), Franks has had three separate...
EastEnders, played by Stefan Booth. He is introduced as the fiancé of TanyaBranning (Jo Joyner), and first appeared on screen on 1 October 2010 to work...
her nephew Bradley Branning's (Charlie Clements) wedding to Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner). In July 2008, her brother Max Branning (Jake Wood) receives...
Lauren Branning (Madeline Duggan) and Peter Beale (Thomas Law). The storyline attracted over 200 complaints. In December 2010, Ronnie Branning (Samantha...
cast as Cora Cross in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, the mother of TanyaBranning and Rainie Cross. Mitchell has appeared in many roles in film, theatre...
Tanya Christine Franks (born 16 August 1967) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Rainie Cross in the BBC soap opera, EastEnders....
Bradley Branning is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Charlie Clements. He made his first appearance on screen on 24...
relationship with Masood Ahmed (Nitin Ganatra), her popular friendship with TanyaBranning (Jo Joyner), covering up her adopted son Bobby's (Eliot Carrington)...
estranged son of established character Derek Branning (Jamie Foreman) and the brother of Alice Branning (Jasmyn Banks). Joey was featured in storylines...
ex-boyfriend of Kirsty Branning (Kierston Wareing), and his storylines include tracking down cash owed to him by Derek Branning (Jamie Foreman) – which...
Alice Branning is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Jasmyn Banks. Alice is the daughter of Derek Branning (Jamie Foreman)...
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