He said: “I’d say Tanya is probably the one he should be with.
“He had the perfect family there for about 10 minutes – but the problem with Max is that he can’t see what’s under his nose, can he?
“So, what a shame that it didn’t work out. But you know, it’s Max.”
A Max and Tanya reunion looks unlikely, particularly given that he’s married to her sister Rainie Cross (Tanya Franks).
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So the podcast presenter would love his alter-ego to hook up with Stacey Fowler – who Max previously had an affair with, leading to the break-up of his marriage to Tanya – again so he can spend more time acting alongside Lacey Turner.
He added to Inside Soap magazine: “I’ve always thought that it would be interesting if Max and Stacey got married.
“I don’t know if that’s something EastEnders has planned for or will ever do, but personally I think that would be really interesting.
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Jake is to take a short break from the show early next year when he heads off for a live tour with his boxing podcast Pound for Pound, which he hosts alongside former pro boxer Spencer Oliver.
An EastEnders spokesperson recently told BANG Showbiz: “Jake will take some time off early next year, but he will return to filming after a short time away.”