EastEnders' Jay star Jamie Borthwick's life off-screen including famous cousin
ok.co.ukJamie Borthwick has been at the forefront of our screens playing the role of Jay Brown in the heartbreaking storyline of his dying on-screen wife, Lola Pearce, and has been a familiar face on the BBC soap for over 15 years.
EastEnders star, Jamie, 28, has played the role of Jay Brown since 2006 and has been involved in a number of drama-filled storylines but has recently pulled on viewers' heartstrings as he tentatively cares for his dying wife, Lola played by Danielle Harold.
After making his debut as an actor on EastEnders, Jamie had quite the surprise when he found out he was actually related to a cast member and also had a crush on another Albert Square star.
We take a closer look at Jamie's quieter life off-screen... Cast member relation Born in the borough of Barking in London, soon after joining EastEnders, Jamie discovered he was a second cousin to one of his cast members, Charlie Winter, who played the role of Hunter Owen on the show.
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