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"EastEnders villain Derek Branning will be at the centre of huge arguments in the soap&amp;#039;s Christmas Day episode as everyone stands up to him at last. Derek (Jamie Foreman) has already alienated most of his family in recent weeks, but that doesn&amp;#039;t stop him from turning up for Christmas lunch at Max and Tanya&amp;#039;s place with his lover Kat Moon in tow. Still livid over Derek&amp;#039;s attempts to blackmail Tanya, Max (Jake Wood) warns his older brother that today will be his last day as part of the family. However, this only makes a vengeful Derek more determined to cause trouble as he plots to expose Max&amp;#039;s mysterious secret. Later, yet more trouble flares up when Kat (Jessie Wallace) discovers that Derek lied to her about trying to make things right with Alfie last week. Furious over the betrayal, Kat lets Derek know exactly what she thinks of him by slapping him across the face\u2026  Max, meanwhile, is disgusted when Derek&amp;#039;s twisted plan plays out perfectly - meaning that his long-held secret is finally revealed to the rest of the family.  It&amp;#039;s clear that Derek is no longer welcome, but rather than leave quietly, he makes one last almighty Christmas speech - which prompts his brothers to physically remove him from the house and their lives forever\u2026    EastEnders airs an hour-long episode on Christmas Day from 8.45pm on BBC One, when viewers will find out whether Max will marry Tanya and exactly what his secret is. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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