Gays of our Lives (June 16, 2009)

SOAP STUD OF THE WEEK – Scott Maslen (Jack Branning, EastEnders)

That Jack Branning really knows how to play with the ladies’ hearts, doesn’t he? But when you look this good, is it really a surprise? Since arriving in town, he’s been flitting between trashy sisters Roxy and Ronnie Slater, and he continues to do so having impregnated Roxy during one of his many breakups with Ronnie and dabbling in an affair with his brother’s wife Tanya along the way.

This guy gets around.

Even after he was accused of trying to murder his brother so he could have Tanya to himself (for once he was innocent), then having the paternity of Roxy’s baby exposed, Jack still managed to get Ronnie to take him back. Jealous that Jack already has a baby with her sister, Ronnie schemes to get knocked up herself by employing the time honored trick of poking holes in the condom. Is it really any surprise that their relationship seems doomed?

So when Jack and Ronnie eventually blow up again (and they will!), there’s no doubt he’ll have a lady (or two) waiting in the wings. But, hey, Jack just likes to spread it around and you gotta appreciate that.

So for all those reasons and more, Jack Branning is our SOAP STUD OF THE WEEK!