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"EastEnders airs Joey Branning&amp;#039;s exit scenes on Boxing Day as he decides that it&amp;#039;s time to bow out from Walford for good. Joey (David Witts) decides that there is nothing left for him on Albert Square after he receives some bad news over his sister Alice&amp;#039;s future. Discovering that Alice may not be released from prison, Joey realises that it&amp;#039;s time to leave and he invites his cousin Lauren (Jacqueline Jossa) to come with him. When Lauren meets with Joey at the tube station, is it to say goodbye, or has she decided to join her former lover as he starts his new life?   Lauren faces the big decision over Joey shortly after her dad Max (Jake Wood) has discovered her secret affair with married man Jake Stone. When Max catches Lauren and Jake (Jamie Lomas) in a compromising position, he warns Jake that he&amp;#039;ll make sure he loses everything unless the relationship ends immediately. Could this influence Lauren&amp;#039;s decision over whether to stay or go?  EastEnders airs these scenes on Thursday, December 26 at 7.15pm on BBC One. Read more EastEnders spoilers and news Digital Spy Soap Scoop video - press play below for gossip on new Platt family twists in Coronation Street, changes for The Vic in EastEnders, another shock moment of violence in Emmerdale and Sienna&amp;#039;s comeuppance in Hollyoaks.   "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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