EastEnders actor suspended by BBC after making disabled slur

Jamie Borthwick made offensive comment while on Strictly Come Dancing during show’s Blackpool week last November

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Jamie Borthwick made offensive comment while on Strictly Come Dancing during show’s Blackpool week last November

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The BBC said his language was “entirely unacceptable and in no way reflects the values or standards we hold”.

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Language used in video from Strictly Come Dancing set in Blackpool ‘unacceptable’, says broadcaster

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The actor said there was ‘no excuse’ for the comment and that he ‘did not fully understand the derogatory term’

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Actor was suspended by the BBC earlier this year for using a slur on the set of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’

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