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EastEnders' Max Branning star Jake Woods looks unrecognisable in unearthed TV clip


As Jake Wood turns 52 today, we look back at his time on EastEnders and the forgotten role he played on the BBC soap long before he arrived as Max Branning

The rebellious son of Jim Branning landed in Albert Square with his wife Tanya and their children Lauren and Abi, and it wasn't long before he was stirring up drama. As actor Jake Wood celebrates his 52nd birthday today (Friday, 12 July), a clip had been uncovered of him acting in the BBC soap as a teenager - long before Max was introduced. Jake looks almost unrecognisable as a teenager on the hit soap (Image: BBC)It would be another 16 years before the actor returned to the EastEnders set as the cheeky chappy with a roving eye.

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