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"EastEnders star Jake Wood has revealed details of his wayward alter ego Max Branning&amp;#039;s struggle with wife Tanya&amp;#039;s cancer battle Speaking to Soaplife, the actor disclosed that co-star Jo Joyner had suggested the Albert Square pair&amp;#039;s current sex issues. &amp;quot;This storyline was something that Jo felt was important,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;One of the things that came out in the research she did was the effects that cancer treatment has on your sex life.    &amp;quot;Given that Max and Tanya&amp;#039;s relationship was quite physical, then it would have profound effects.&amp;quot; The EastEnders icon remained coy about Max&amp;#039;s mysterious trip to Manchester, but insisted the &amp;quot;incredibly exciting&amp;quot; resolution will soon &amp;quot;emerge&amp;quot;. The 39-year-old has previously maintained his stance that Max will stand by Tanya throughout her illness, despite having a fling with Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons). Of Max and Roxy&amp;#039;s chemistry, Wood added: &amp;quot;He&amp;#039;s not having sex at home and Roxy is more or less willing to put it on a plate, and for Max - that&amp;#039;s always going to be a struggle. &amp;quot;There&amp;#039;s an element of game-playing and I think there comes a point where neither of them know if they are playing a game, or if they are actually interested in one another.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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