Jack Branning (Scott Maslen)

[slater girl]

Spoiler from all about Soap Magazine out today

Jack the (Bad) Lad

Here's the first sighting of Scott Maslen as new Eastenders heartthrob Jack Branning, arriving in Walford for nephew Bradley's wedding to Stacey Slater. Scott quit The Bill to play the role of Max's brother, but we've heard it's not going to be a happy family reunion for the Branning Boys.

Apparently Jack is a nasty, racist bully, who was thrown out of the police force because of his ugly prejudice. Max struggles to hide his antipathy towards his boorish brother - and he really bristles when, as soon as he arrives in Albert square, Jack sets his sights on Ronnie Mitchell. Jack however, is undeterred and pursues the vic vixen - but as he get's closer to Ronnie, he unwittingly exposes a secret from her past that could threaten both families...

[samantha nixon]

I saw pictures in The Sun for this on sunday (i think it was sunday anyway) and he looks hot lol, and there was one of him and max having an argument/fight. And in another interview Scott hinted that Jack and Ronnie would go out

[Florijo]

Looks good. Wonder how far the racism will go?

[desire786]

does anyone know what the secret
if you find out please post it...looking forward to this
thank you.

[thestud2k7]

jim was racist when he first appeared

son like father?

[Florijo]

Be interesting to see how he relates to Jim and the Truemans, Foxs and the new Masoods.

[tammyy2j]

He is also working for or in cohoots with Archie to get revenge on the Mitchells also? Is this why he gives Sam a job and starts an affair with her?

Jack did sell the carlot to Archie

[Kim]

I can't understand why he is working with Archie, but I think he is. It would've made more sense around the time of the car lot sale I think; Jack wants Ronnie back, Ronnie was with Joel and Archie wanted to split up Ronnie and Joel.

Maybe it's something to do with that sudden trip that Jack found that Phil had sent Roxy and Amy on on Friday. Jack and Phil have been enemies for ages and this just makes it worse for Jack. Archie wants revenge on all of the Mitchells over the bail money, and I guess they could get revenge together.

However, if Jack's motive for doing it is Amy, I don't understand it in a way. Archie made Ronnie give Danielle up and then kept them apart when he found out who Danielle was. Archie's hardly the person you want to be working with when your problem is lack of access to your daughter. Also, if Jack still wants Ronnie back, selling the car lot to Archie got a bad enough reaction so this will make things even worse for him. He's made it worse anyway by sleeping with Sam.

Maybe finding out about the trip on Friday was why Jack slept with Sam. He knows it will wind Phil up and there's been a lot of history of men sleeping with Sam purely to get at Phil.

[musky]

jack didnt sleep with sam, they just kissed

[Kim]

It said in a soap mag that they ended up in bed. Given the way they spoke about what happened afterwards too, I thought it sounded like they had slept together off screen.