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By James Brinsford EastEnders star Jake Wood has celebrated a huge personal milestone to start the New Year as he confirmed that he has now been sober for 20 years. The 51-year-old actor, who made his name as Max Branning in the BBC soap, posted a video on X, formerly known as Twitter, in which he stated that he has not had an alcoholic drink for two decades. He said that his sobriety is not something that he often speaks out about but thought that this was a moment worth documenting, in the hope that it will inspire others to follow on his path. Jake said in the video: “I just want to say tha…