EastEnders actress, Jo Joyner, shares acting tips with young carers in Redbridge

9:10am Tuesday 26th March 2013 in News By Melanie Attlesey

Jo Joyner with the young carers

An EastEnders actress shared acting tips with a group of young carers at a workshop.

Jo Joyner, who plays Tanya Branning in the BBC One soap, met 12 carers aged 14 to 23 on Thursday at the Barnardo’s Indigo Young Carers Service in Granville Road, Ilford.

The workshop was the last in a series of four designed to help the carers improve their confidence.

Mariella Creegan, 14, who attended the session said: “The workshops have helped me a lot and have given me the confidence to go to a theatre group and audition for a part in their performances of the musical Sister Act.

“I couldn’t have done this before coming to these sessions.”

Ms Joyner said: “It has been a privilege to come along to the workshops and all the young people have been so warm and welcoming.

“They are coping with some big responsibilities at home and have all got such fantastically positive attitudes towards their situations, they’re an inspiration.

“They told me how the project had been valuable to them in terms of boosting their self esteem and helping them with their confidence.”

The Indigo Young Carers Service provides support through a range of activities for young carers in Redbridge.

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