'EastEnders' Greg twist is a surprise, says Jo Joyner

EastEnders star Jo Joyner has admitted that she was surprised when she heard that Greg Jessop would turn his back on her character Tanya in an upcoming storyline twist.

Greg returns to Albert Square at the end of next week after Lauren (Jacqueline Jossa) makes contact with him, which prompts Tanya to confide in her estranged husband over her cancer.

However, although Greg (Stefan Booth) sympathises with Tanya, he seems unable to cope with the news and soon makes a hasty exit - leaving Lauren to carry on facing the burden of her mother's illness alone.

Joyner told Inside Soap: "[Tanya] gets carried away as she talks to him. Tanya wants some support, but Greg won't give it to her. He says, 'I've got to go, the car's on the meter'. I mean, come on! Who ever had a car on a meter in Albert Square? I think that says it all, really."

She continued: "He's a bit rubbish. It's a surprise, because I thought Greg would be the one who'd stick around and help out.

"But you know what? He actually doesn't owe Tanya a thing, does he? Maybe he's grown some balls. He'd be a complete mug to come back and nurse her through this."

Greg left Walford in August after discovering that Tanya had been cheating on him with her ex-husband Max.

EastEnders airs Greg's brief return on Friday, October 21 at 8pm on BBC One.

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