EastEnders star says twins "a miracle"

Joyner - "We're very lucky"

'EastEnders' star Jo Joyner has been discussing her delight at becoming pregnant after receiving IVF treatment.

Joyner, who plays Tanya Branning in the soap, and husband Neil Madden are expecting twins.

In an interview with OK! magazine, the actress said: "We had been trying over the course of four years. You go for fertility tests and we found out it was unlikely we'd have children naturally so we went for it.

"We're quite young and there was still a chance we could conceive, so we decided to give it three tries and if it didn't work out, we'd reassess and look into adoption."

Joyner became pregnant after her first cycle of IVF treatment.

"We're very lucky," she said. "It's a miracle, really. That's why we're not secretive about it."

She added: "I was very sick for the first four months. I've been wanting to be pregnant for so long you can't really complain."