Dealing with the tragic death of wife Lola<\/a> (Danielle Harold) has proven difficult for the character, who has more recently been displaying odd behaviour and staying out late.<\/p>\n Spending nights away from home has caused Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) and Callum Highway (Tony Clay) to wonder just where Jay is venturing to in the evenings, and has also put his duties as parental guardian of Lexi (Isabella Brown) under the microscope.<\/p>\n Well, according to EastEnders boss Chris Clenshaw, things are only set to get more disastrous for Jay as we get closer to the end of the year.<\/p>\n Speaking to Inside Soap<\/a> about upcoming storylines, Clenshaw was asked if this is the beginning of a tricky time for the character.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cYes, it is. I think people may have been expecting Ben to struggle more, whereas I think Jay was holding it together relatively well in the immediate aftermath of Lola\u2019s death. However, now that things have settled, Jay is the one who is finding it more difficult.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve seen him head down a slippery slope in the past; he\u2019s dabbled in drugs. He has a good friendship with Gina and maybe they have some common ground, but we are going to see Jay take a slippery slope that is really tragic and sad.\u201d<\/p> In last night\u2019s (Monday 9th October) episode, viewers were stunned to see Jay ask Nadine (Jazzy Phoenix)<\/a> for ketamine, after she initially told him she takes it to chill out.<\/p>\n He said it would be a one-off, but we know that the episodes this week<\/a> will include Jay going back to Nadine\u2019s for more drugs, later being discovered by Callum \u2013 who threatens to tell Ben about it.<\/p>\n While Jay\u2019s ways of coping with the loss of Lola have been confusing for many, for the most part he had just been paying Nadine to spend time with him and sleep by his side during a difficult period.<\/p>\n However, now that things have taken a slightly more sinister turn, how will this unfold for Jay?<\/p>\n We know that Ben and Callum are getting increasingly worried about how this will impact Jay\u2019s care of Lexi, but will this lead him down an even more destructive path?<\/p>\n We\u2019ll just have to wait and see if Jay gets the help that he needs during this particularly tumultuous time.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Jamie](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/442300-14e8fb5-e1696946733143.jpg?quality=90&resize=619%2C413\" "\\"442300,EastEnders\\"\/")
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