{"id":520512,"date":"2026-06-27T02:18:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T02:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/520512\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T02:18:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T02:18:17","slug":"eastenders-jake-wood-reveals-max-brannings-true-love-amid-flashforward-plot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/520512\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders’ Jake Wood reveals Max Branning’s true love amid flashforward plot"},"content":{"rendered":"

EastEnders spoilers<\/a> follow.<\/p>\n

EastEnders star Jake Wood has spoken about who he thinks Max Branning’s true love is amid his ongoing wedding plot. The soap aired a flashforward<\/a> on New Year’s Day this year to exactly one year in the future, showing Max marrying a mystery bride.<\/p>\n

The character is currently engaged to Cindy Beale \u2013 though whether she is the woman in question remains to be seen \u2013 and the actor has now dished on whether she really is the love of his life.<\/p>\n

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“A marriage could work between those two, but they’re very complicated characters, bringing a lot of history to the table,” Jake admitted to TV Times. “And we’ve seen Max have feelings for Linda Carter.”<\/p>\n

However, on who he thinks is truly the one, the star shared: “I think he would drop everything to be with Stacey.<\/p>\n

“Has he got it in him to be faithful? I think so\u2026 but it would be really boring to watch, wouldn’t it?!”<\/p>\n

Max and Stacey famously had an affair that was dramatically unveiled in secret video footage on Christmas Day 2007, becoming one of the soap’s most iconic moments.<\/p>\n

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Related: EastEnders legend Scott Maslen surprised by co-stars in hilarious birthday video<\/a><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the current storyline saw Max and Cindy recently get engaged, though he ended up having a night of passion with Priya Nandra-Hart<\/a> after Cindy initially rejected his proposal.<\/p>\n

Cindy is currently unaware of the affair, though it hangs over the couple’s engagement party next week<\/a>, especially when Cindy gets Priya to help with preparations for the celebration. As tensions rise between the two women, Priya issues a warning to Max.<\/p>\n

“Priya\u2019s words are ringing in Max\u2019s ears as the engagement party begins, and it\u2019s clear that she loves toying with him, while providing the perfect distraction from our own troubles,” our insider said.<\/p>\n

“She certainly makes her presence felt at the party, but is she there to cause trouble \u2013 or show Max what he\u2019s missing?”<\/p>\n

EastEnders airs on Mondays-Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The show also streams on BBC iPlayer, where most episodes drop early at 6am ahead of their TV broadcast. <\/p>\n

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