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"EastEnders star Jake Wood has confirmed that he is sticking with the soap for the foreseeable future. The actor, who plays Max Branning, revealed that he has signed a new contract with the Walford show as he was interviewed live on ITV&amp;#039;s Daybreak this morning (April 19).  Speaking about his time playing Max, Wood commented: &amp;quot;He&amp;#039;s a fantastic character. I&amp;#039;ve been there seven years and I love Max Branning. He&amp;#039;s such a well-rounded character. He&amp;#039;s great fun to play. &amp;quot;I think there&amp;#039;s lots of different sides to Max. I think that&amp;#039;s hopefully why audiences have warmed to him. He can be a good family man when he wants to be - fleetingly!&amp;quot; Asked whether viewers give him stick over Max&amp;#039;s infidelity storylines, he replied: &amp;quot;No, I&amp;#039;ve always been very positively received. I&amp;#039;m thankful for that. I think if you were in the show and people were giving you stick every day, that would be unpleasant. Thankfully people have really warmed to Max Branning. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s seven years now and I&amp;#039;ve just signed another contract. I&amp;#039;m there for the foreseeable future.&amp;quot;  Tonight&amp;#039;s episode of EastEnders sees Max attempt to win back on-off partner Tanya (Jo Joyner), despite the fact that his wife Kirsty (Kierston Wareing) is claiming to be pregnant. Wood said: &amp;quot;In typical Branning form, he&amp;#039;s keeping all the options open. He&amp;#039;s being a bit unfair to Kirsty. &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;ll find out [what happens] tonight. It&amp;#039;s a fantastic episode tonight. Simon Ashdown, who created the Brannings, has written the episode. We&amp;#039;ll wait and see, but as we know, Jo Joyner is leaving us in about three weeks.&amp;quot; EastEnders continues tonight at 8pm on BBC One. Digital Spy Soap Scoop video - press play below to watch Amie Parker-Williams reveal gossip on a huge week of Emmerdale, a romance twist in Coronation Street, and big danger for characters in EastEnders and Hollyoaks.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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