Jamie Simon Borthwick joined EastEnders at twelve after appearing for the auditions thrice. The now-29-year-old English actor keeps his love life secret, but people cannot stop gossiping about Jamie and his rumored partners.
EastEnders, written and directed by various artists, is a British soap opera running since 1985. It was created by Julia Smith and Tony Holland for BBC One. The series began airing on BBC iPlayer in 2021. The BBC executives released it to compete with ITV’s Coronation Street.
The series is set in Albert Square in the fictional borough of East London. The series highlights the families, relationships, and every character’s position in the community. It contains a culturally diverse cast, including Polish, Turkish, Latvian, black, and Asian members.
Jamie escaped his comfort zone and associated with his EastEnders co-stars in running the 2019 London Marathon for a Dementia campaign. He was shortlisted, nominated, and awarded several awards, and each award was for portraying Jay in the series.
Jamie Borthwick’s Rumored Partners
People linked Jamie to his two co-stars, Danielle Harold and Jazzy Phoenix. EastEnders fans have been watching Jamie Borthwick portray Jay Brown since 2006.
Meanwhile, Danielle Harold played Jamie’s on-screen wife, Lola Pearce-Brown. Danielle left the show after her character died, and people began gossiping about her potential off-screen chemistry with Jamie. She appeared on I’m A Celeb, and he supported her, which added oil to the fire.
Jamie reportedly knew Danielle, who would faint at the sight of an ant, but she turned out too brave on I’m A Celeb, which made him proud. On the other hand, he cannot go to a jungle at any cost, and remaining on the plane for long hours is not his cup of tea. Jamie is reportedly selective over food and will not eat animals, rice, and beans as Danielle did on the show.
Jamie shared his photo with Jazzy Phoenix, who plays a sex worker named Nadine on EastEnders, in October 2023, and people linked them together. According to the storyline, Jamie’s character, Jay Brown, finds comfort in Nadine only because she resembles his late wife, Lola.
Recently, Jamie was busy with Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special, where he was paired with the Chinese choreographer Nancy Xu, and they won the competition. According to his statement to The Mirror, he was surprised to see why people did not link him to Nancy after his two co-stars mentioned above.
Jamie was a novice on Strictly Come Dancing with no dance background. Thus, he expected the judges to be easy with him. He enjoyed learning a new skill and getting taught by Nancy in the way he understood.
Jamie Opens Up About The Rumors
Jamie finally addressed the rumors about his relationship before The Mirror in December. Accordingly, he is single and enjoys a quiet life. He addresses Jazzy as his sister and other co-stars as his friends.
Jamie portrays his characters well but feels shy to appear as himself on television. He has been playing Jay on EastEnders for seventeen years and still loves to do so, but sucks while appearing as himself on reality shows. Thus, he took Strictly as a challenge on Christmas Eve.
Jamie met a new personality, Nancy, and trusted her throughout the process. His father’s improved health after battling with cancer and his sister’s delivery triggered him to have an adventure and try new things at the end of the year.
Jamie’s Journey On EastEnders
Jamie appeared as Jay Brown on EastEnders for the first time on 14 December 2006 and has been mesmerizing his fans since then. Jay Brown lost his parents at fourteen, became a part of a gang, became a drug dealer, was charged with having private images of his juvenile girlfriend, and more.
Currently, Jay is dealing with the loss of his wife, Lola. He spends some time with Nadine, an escort who resembles Lola. Further, he gets arrested for possession of drugs supplied by Nadine. Thus, Jay gets depressed, drives a car under substance influence, and crashes into a tree, finally landing in the hospital.
Jay’s on-screen romance with Linzi Bragg (Amy-Leigh Hickman) became the major storyline in February 2016 and brought him into the limelight. However, several parents complained about little Jay’s depressing storyline, but the makers assured them that the series shows real-life situations and Jay would do the right things after growing up.
