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Soap star suspended

The Chronicle

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June 09, 2025

EASTENDERS star Jamie Borthwick has been suspended by the BBC after using a disabled slur on the Strictly Come Dancing set.

A video emerged of the actor, who plays Jay Brown on the soap, using the term to describe the people of Blackpool, the town where the show was being filmed, The Sun on Sunday first reported.

Borthwick is said to have made the offensive remark on a phone video while the Strictly cast were at Blackpool Tower Ballroom last November.

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