Actor was suspended by the BBC earlier this year for using a slur on the set of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’
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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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Soap star Jamie Borthwick has been axed from EastEnders after 19 years on the BBC programme.
The actor said there was ‘no excuse’ for the comment and that he ‘did not fully understand the derogatory term’
Jamie Borthwick made offensive comment while on Strictly Come Dancing during show’s Blackpool week last November
The BBC said his language was “entirely unacceptable and in no way reflects the values or standards we hold”.
Language used in video from Strictly Come Dancing set in Blackpool ‘unacceptable’, says broadcaster
Judges were split over latest decision on BBC competition
Judges were split over latest decision on BBC competition
