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"EastEnders star Jacqueline Jossa has revealed that her alcohol abuse storyline has inspired her to cut down on drinking in real life. The actress&amp;#039;s character Lauren Branning has used booze to ease her pain since her mother Tanya (Jo Joyner) was diagnosed with cancer last year.   Although Tanya has since been given the all-clear, Lauren&amp;#039;s wild behaviour is expected to continue for some time to come. Jossa told The Sun: &amp;quot;The story has completely changed the way I think about alcohol. Before we got started, my mum filmed me when I was drunk and showed me the video afterwards. It was disgusting. &amp;quot;That helped with research, though. I haven&amp;#039;t drunk any alcohol for about six weeks, so it&amp;#039;s definitely affecting me.&amp;quot; The 19-year-old added that she tries to get dizzy on set before filming scenes which show Lauren drunk. &amp;quot;The best way to prepare is spin around loads,&amp;quot; she said. Jossa won the &amp;#039;Most Popular Newcomer&amp;#039; prize at the National Television Awards in January. &amp;gt; EastEnders&amp;#039; Jacqueline Jossa: &amp;#039;I ignored Tony Discipline attention&amp;#039; &amp;gt; EastEnders&amp;#039; Jamie Foreman: &amp;#039;Derek will surprise viewers&amp;#039; &amp;gt; Read more EastEnders spoilers and news Watch Lauren&amp;#039;s EastEnders character trail in the video below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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