EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick has been axed by the BBC following his scandal on Strictly Come Dancing.

The 31-year-old actor played Jay Brown and had been on Albert Square since 2006, making him one of the longest-serving cast members still working on the show.

A spokesperson for BBC studios confirmed to Metro that Jamie ‘will not be returning to EastEnders’.

They added: ‘We do not comment on individual matters.’

His exit comes after he was suspended four months ago from the long-running BBC soap for using a slur.

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At the time of the scandal, BBC bosses issued a statement, calling his comments ‘entirely unacceptable’.

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