BBC suspends EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick for using ableist slur

<p>Language used in video from Strictly Come Dancing set in Blackpool ‘unacceptable’, says broadcaster</p><p>The EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick has been suspended by the BBC after using an ableist slur on the set of Strictly Come Dancing.</p><p>A video emerged of the actor, who plays Jay Brown on the long-running soap, using the term to describe the people of Blackpool, the town where the programme was being filmed, according to the Sun on Sunday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/jun/07/eastenders-actor-jamie-borthwick-suspended-over-ableist-slur">Continue reading...</a>