# Jo Joyner: EastEnders Fame, Awkward Auditions & TV Legend Barbara Windsor Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-night-in-with-sally-lindsay-7790059/jo-joyner-eastenders-fame-awkward-auditions-tv-legend-barbara-windsor Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-night-in-with-sally-lindsay-7790059/jo-joyner-eastenders-fame-awkward-auditions-tv-legend-barbara-windsor.md Podcast: [A Night In With Sally Lindsay](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-night-in-with-sally-lindsay-7790059) Published: 2026-05-26T23:01:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/a-night-in-with-sally-lindsay/episodes/jo-joyner Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69a0496ff5ae85b4a2d6509c/e/6a158da98ff41815a86becd5/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-night-in-with-sally-lindsay-7790059/episodes/jo-joyner-eastenders-fame-awkward-auditions-tv-legend-barbara-windsor Duration seconds: 2424 ## Resource This week on A Night In With Sally Lindsay, Jo Joyner opens up about soap stardom, awkward auditions, motherhood and the friendships that have shaped her life and career. From her breakout role as Beth in cult drama No Angels to becoming one of television’s most recognisable soap stars as Tanya Branning in EastEnders, Jo reflects on the highs and challenges of life on screen. She shares behind-the-scenes stories from No Angels, Shakespeare & Hathaway, and EastEnders, including the unforgettable moment when she first met the legendary Barbara Windsor. Jo and Sally also look back on their experiences navigating fame and the many times they’ve been mistaken for each other by fans. They also swap audition stories from their early acting days in Manchester, looking back on the chaos and rejection that came with trying to break into the industry. The conversation also turns to family life, motherhood, and the balance of a demanding acting career while raising twins. Jo speaks candidly about turning down jobs to put family first, returning to work as a new mum, and how her views on success and ambition have changed over the years. New episodes drop every Wednesday on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts - plus you can watch each episode on YouTube! Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ANightinwithSallyLindsay 📱 Follow A Night in with Sally Lindsay Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anightinwithsallylindsay Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anightinwithsallylindsay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-night-in-with-sally-lindsay-7790059/episodes/jo-joyner-eastenders-fame-awkward-auditions-tv-legend-barbara-windsor/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-night-in-with-sally-lindsay-7790059/jo-joyner-eastenders-fame-awkward-auditions-tv-legend-barbara-windsor.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.