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"EastEnders star Jo Joyner has revealed that she originally turned down her role as Tanya Branning. The actress, who has previously appeared in Channel 4&amp;#039;s No Angels and sketch show Swingers, was worried that fans of the soap would think she was &amp;quot;rubbish&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;It was a massive decision,&amp;quot; Jo told The People. &amp;quot;I said no originally. Playing someone in a soap is a big responsibility.  &amp;quot;People are very protective of the soap and if you are rubbish you can&amp;#039;t get away from it. And it&amp;#039;s hard to do a good job at the speed they work.&amp;quot; She added: &amp;quot;It has never been my ambition to be mega famous or mega rich - I&amp;#039;ve just wanted to make a living.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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