{"id":6812,"date":"2025-09-06T22:33:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T22:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/6812\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T22:33:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T22:33:07","slug":"jamie-borthwick-axed-from-eastenders-after-19-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/6812\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Borthwick axed from EastEnders after 19 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick has been axed from the BBC soap after 19 years.<\/p>\n

Borthwick, 31, portrayed the character of Jay Brown and was one of the show’s longest-serving cast members, having arrived on Albert Square in 2006.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year<\/a>, he was suspended by the BBC after using a slur against people with disabilities on the set of Strictly Come Dancing.<\/p>\n

A BBC Studios spokesperson said: “We can confirm that Jamie Borthwick will not be returning to EastEnders. We do not comment on individual matters.”<\/p>\n

BBC News has contacted Borthwick’s representatives for a comment.<\/p>\n

According to the Mirror<\/a>, Borthwick had been due to restart filming this month following his suspension.<\/p>\n

But he has now been dropped altogether.<\/p>\n

In June, the BBC said his language on the set of Strictly was “entirely unacceptable and in no way reflects the values or standards we hold and expect”.<\/p>\n

At the time, Borthwick – who took part in Strictly’s 20th anniversary series last year – apologised for “any offence and upset”.<\/p>\n

Disability charity Scope said Borthwick should reflect on what he said and educate himself.<\/p>\n

“We hope he takes the opportunity to get to know the reality of disabled people’s lives,” said the organisation’s media manager Warren Kirwan.<\/p>\n

Borthwick rose to fame for his portrayal of Jay Brown (previously Mitchell) in EastEnders.<\/p>\n

He has won a British Soap Award for best dramatic performance from a young actor, and an Inside Soap Award for best actor.<\/p>\n

The actor took part in the latest series of Strictly, where he was paired with professional dancer Michelle Tsiakkas.<\/p>\n

It marked a return to the ballroom for him, after he won the 2023 Christmas special.<\/p>\n

He made it through to Blackpool week – seen as a key milestone in the contest – but was voted off later in November, making him the ninth celebrity to leave the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick has been axed from the BBC soap after 19 years. Borthwick, 31, portrayed the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6813,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[156,111,139,69,437],"class_list":["post-6812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6812\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}