Home > Soaps > EastEnders: Tanya Branning’s mother Cora Cross and sister Rainie return to Walford March 23rd, 2011 by Lisa McGarry. No comments In BBC One’s EastEnders, Tanya, her mother and sister reunite in Walford this spring but will they bury the hatchet or will they ‘Cross’ swords once again? Tanya’s life seems as though it is all going well after the rollercoaster of the past two years. However, just as she gets ready to wed again, she is set for a big shock when her mother descends upon Walford. Cora Cross is nothing like her daughter, Tanya. She is brash and says exactly what is on her mind no matter who she offends. Cora’s arrival in Walford takes Tanya completely by surprise when husband-to-be Greg secretly invites her to their wedding. When Cora sees Tanya in her new surroundings it is clear that Cora thinks Tanya has done very well for herself considering her background but she also thinks that her daughter has become a snob. Cora also arrives on the Square with a...