An actor known for playing Jay Brown in EastEnders has been suspended over the alleged use of a disabled slur on the Strictly Come Dancing set.

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

He is understood to have used the term to describe the people of Blackpool, the town where the show was being filmed, The Sun on Sunday first reported.

After being suspended from the BBC soap, a spokesperson for the corporation said: “This language is entirely unacceptable and in no way reflects the values or standards we hold and expect at the BBC.

“We have robust processes in place for this.”

Warren Kirwan, media manager at disability equality charity Scope, said: “Attitudes and language like

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