Eastenders star Jake Wood has claimed that his character Max Branning still loves his ex-wife Tanya Jessop.
Max and Tanya, played by Jo Joyner, have embarked on a passionate affair, but Wood insists that Max still has feelings for his ex-wife.
He told The Mirror: "We've seen this before with Max. He enjoys the machinations of an affair. His relationship with Tanya is an emotional game of cat and mouse. But I think he does love her. He's desperate to get her back.
"I love working with Jo Joyner. That relationship between Max and Tanya has always felt very real, so I'd love them to get back together and be a family again."
The couple's marriage broke down Max's affair with his daughter-in-law Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) was exposed in 2007.
Wood added that he is very different to his on-screen counterpart, saying: "I'm nothing like Max. I'm a happily married man who would never have an affair."
