Jamie Borthwick has revealed his character Jay Brown’s tell-tale sign that he will be leaving the show as he begs BBC bosses for one final wish.
Last month, EastEnders fans were left heartbroken when they bid a final farewell to Lola Pearce-Brown after she passed away from a brain tumour.
In the final episode, Jay gave an emotional speech where he explained how his wife would come back as a fox because she is “wily, sassy, scrappy and sexy”.
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When he thought of what animal he would be reincarnated as, he settled as a rat so that the pair could “rummage through the bins together”.
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In the final moments of the episode, viewers spotted a little fox running through the streets of Albert Square as Jay and Lexi mourned her death.
Now, the soap star has begged BBC bosses to allow him one final scene in the long-running show when his time to leave the programme comes.
Speaking exclusively to Daily Star at the British Soap Awards 2023, the 28-year-old shared his plans for this character’s exit later down the line.
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He told us: “Well, I can’t do any better than hers (Danielle Harold), can I? So fine, kill me off. In the monologue which I say to her [before she dies], I say I’ll be a rat and you can be a fox, and then there’s going to be a clip.
“I will sacrifice never coming back to EastEnders again just so we can have a fox and a rat rummaging through the bins as my final clip.
“I would sacrifice that for this soap, that’s how giving I am. Kill me off just for that, I don’t need to work ever again just for that, for that one scene.”
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When asked if he would ever work on any other soap in his television career, Jamie insisted he would never turn his back on EastEnders.
He added: “I don’t want to go on any other soap, the one I really wanted to go on was the Bill, bring the Bill back.
“Everyone I know was in the Bill and I’ve never done it so bring it back just for me, otherwise I’ll start my own company and I’ll start it myself.”
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
