{"id":29162,"date":"2023-01-25T18:19:17","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T17:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1774737"},"modified":"2023-01-25T19:58:11","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T18:58:11","slug":"eastenders-jamie-borthwick-on-rocky-road-to-jay-and-lolas-wedding","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-jamie-borthwick-on-rocky-road-to-jay-and-lolas-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders\u2019 Jamie Borthwick on \u201crocky road\u201d to Jay and Lola\u2019s wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Stefania Sarrubba\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 25 January 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick has discussed his character Jay Brown\u2019s upcoming wedding to Lola Pierce.<\/p>\n

Fans will know that Lola (Danielle Harold) has been diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour<\/a>. After learning they don\u2019t have much time, Jay proposed last December in an emotional scene.<\/p>\n

As the ceremony is fast approaching<\/a>, Lola\u2019s worsening symptoms will give her cold feet. Will the pair go ahead with their vows?<\/p>

According to Borthwick, the wedding will come with its very own side of complications<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had a long journey through the years, but they finally managed to look like it\u2019s all going to go ahead and then he pops the question and it\u2019s a bit of a rocky road this week with the wedding,\u201d the actor said during an appearance on The One Show on Wednesday January 24th.<\/p>\n

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The on-again, off-again couple got engaged last December.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

In his interview, the actor also praised his co-star Harold, saying she\u2019s been \u201cfantastic\u201d when dealing with some of the hardest scenes to film. In her illness storyline, Lola had to have a tough, heartbreaking conversation with her daughter Lexi (Isabella Brown) after hiding her diagnosis at first.<\/p>\n

\u201cDanielle, I have to say, has been absolutely fantastic while we\u2019ve been filming this stuff because it\u2019s really gruelling,\u201d Borthwick said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re going into work, crying all day every day, and it can take its toll, but she\u2019s been absolutely fantastic,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

Borthwick then discussed the importance of portraying a terminal illness on screen, explaining how Lola\u2019s story has helped \u201craise awareness\u201d and touch viewers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s raised awareness about this, which, I think if you touch one person, if you do it for one person or one family that\u2019s good enough, but it feels like we\u2019re really making a mark with this storyline.\u201d<\/p>