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EastEnders star Jo Joyner has hinted that the Branning family will be taking centre stage in this year's Christmas episodes.

The actress, who plays mum-of-three Tanya, revealed that plans are already afoot for the clan to have another huge festive storyline.

Joyner told Inside Soap: "It's going to be a very busy time for Tanya and her family.

"We're currently filming some heart-rending scenes with her mother Cora, and I've heard Christmas is going to be a whopper for the Brannings. You'd better watch this space!"

A busy Christmas for the Brannings could tie in with Tanya's temporary exit as Joyner is taking a break from the BBC show in 2013.

In the meantime, viewers will see Tanya face a big decision next week as Max asks her to marry him again.

Pondering what the possible wedding ceremony would be like, Joyner commented: "I'd love for them to have a small family affair, with Tanya in a grown-up Audrey Hepburn-style dress.

"Maybe she wouldn't be in white this time, and it would be a different kind of wedding to the day she had when she got married to Greg Jessop a while back."