EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick shares shocking Jay baby story

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EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick has opened up about Jay’s shocking baby story.

Jay was in the middle of training to run the London Marathon in Lola’s honour when his ex-lover Nadine Keller returned this week to announce she was pregnant.

Jay initially tried to hide this news from his family, but Nadine ruined that plan by revealing everything to Lola’s daughter, Lexi.

Ahead of next week’s emotional scenes where Jay runs the marathon, EastEnders cast member Jamie Borthwick has opened up about the chaos in his character’s life.

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“It’s a little everywhere in fact, at this precise moment on the screen, the other little blonde is about to come back, the double of little Lola, the Kiwi, so it’s a little everywhere at this time. moment,” he said.

“The marathon has taken a back seat a little bit with everything going on with Nadine coming back and the Oppenheimer bombshell she dropped, so the marathon has taken a back seat a little bit and as we move forward a little bit and get closer to marathon day, you’ll all understand why.”

As for the news that Jay is going to be a father, Jamie insisted that his character will “take on the responsibility he doesn’t want.”

“We all know Jay, he’s a good man, as Perry Fenwick calls him, a good man, so he certainly takes responsibility,” he said.

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“I think he’s sucked into this dream, he’s bought into it, he has absolutely no reason not to believe in it, so he’s all for it and he steps up when asked because he’s a good man.”

Although Jay may have conflicted feelings about Nadine’s return to Walford, Jamie is delighted to be working with his co-star Jazzy Phoenix again.

“Do you know what, since her first visit, she has never left, I have seen her probably three times a week since she left,” he revealed.

“We are very good friends and we are very close, so it was very nice to have her back at work. She’s a very sought after member of the cast, she fits in perfectly, everyone loves her, so it was really nice for us to work together a little bit again, it was really nice to have her back . »

EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday at 7:30 p.m. on BBC One. The show is also broadcast on BBC iPlayer, where most episodes are broadcast early at 6am before their television broadcast.

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