EastEnders’ Jamie Borthwick jokes Gina Knight could be Jay’s “future wife”

Jay Brown recently lost the love of his life, Lola Pearce-Brown.

By Lewis Knight

Published: Wednesday, 28 June 2023 at 12:00 am

Jamie Borthwick has discussed the potential of a Jay Brown and Gina Knight romance in EastEnders.

The BBC One soap has followed Jay and his loved ones following the loss of his wife Lola Pearce-Brown (Danielle Harold) last month and this week saw Lola laid to rest in moving scenes.

However, with previous teasing that Jay would find an unexpected friendship after Lola’s death, fans have questioned who this friend could be and whether there will be more than a platonic relationship.

In scenes this week, viewers saw the recent fiery arrival of Gina Knight (Francesca Henry) sharing a deep chat with a grieving Jay at the bar of the Queen Vic pub.

In Tuesday’s episode, Gina also shared some sweet words of wisdom with the late Lola’s daughter, Lexi Pearce (Isabella Brown).

Speaking to RadioTimes.com at the TRIC Awards 2023, actor Jamie Borthwick was asked about fan speculation that Jay could end up in a romance with Gina.

A droll Borthwick noted of the late Lola: “Yeah, I mean, she’s only been dead a week.”

However, expanding on Jay’s dynamic with Gina, he added: “There are one or two scenes that we’ve done together and, again, I don’t know what Chris has got planned for that. So I need to have a proper chat with him and work out exactly, maybe…future wife.”

Last month, executive producer Chris Clenshaw teased what the coming weeks and months have in store for Jay.

“So, in a kind of immediate future, they really pull together as a family, I think and they’re there for each other. But that may not last forever,” revealed Clenshaw. “Yeah, it’s gonna be a difficult, difficult process.”