Former 'EastEnders' actress 'drained' by dramatic plotlines

Jo Joyner's dramatic 'EastEnders' storylines drained her.

The 36-year-old actress says seven years on the soap as matriarch Tanya Branning left her exhausted because of the intense filming schedule and the abundance of heart-wrenching plots she was involved in, including being cheated on by husband Max (Jake Wood) and finding out she had cancer.