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EastEnders fans are pleading with a new star to ‘stick around for a long time’ after ‘heartbreaking’ Max Branning scenes aired.

This week’s drama on the BBC soap saw Lauren Branning and Peter Beale tie the knot, as well as Stacey Slater leave Walford.

Despite all the major storylines occurring at once, Jake Wood’s Max being back on in Albert Square dominated a lot of social media chatter.

Back in his former home for the first time since 2021, Max made a dramatic appearance at his daughter's wedding to the shock of everyone in attendance.

Max was back to clear the air with Zoe Slater, who he was revealed to be having an affair with earlier in the year despite his previous romance with her cousin Stacey .

Teasing that he ‘might stick around’ for a while, Max proceed

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