The timing of their encounter was terrible, with Jay having first connected with Nadine through how similar she looks to his late wife Lola Pearce-Brown (Danielle Harold).<\/p>\n
Nadine is a sex worker who offered Jay drugs to help him cope with his grief, but when his loved ones learned of the downward spiral this led to, Nadine walked away and Jay got his life back on track.<\/p>\n
Next week, Nadine tells Jay that they are expecting a baby girl. He later tries to get Nadine and his stepdaughter Lexi Pearce (Isabella Brown) to bond, but Nadine\u2019s situation causes the beginnings of a rift between Jay and Lexi.<\/p>\n
![\"Nadine](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/473045-1364c90.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"473045,EastEnders\\"\/")
\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>Speaking to RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press, Borthwick was asked how Jay is feeling in the wake of Nadine\u2019s news. \u201cHe steps up to the responsibility that he doesn\u2019t want.\u201d<\/p>\n Does Jay truly believe that he\u2019s the father of this baby? It seems so!<\/p>\n \u201cWe all know Jay, he\u2019s a good man, as Perry Fenwick calls him, he\u2019s a good man. So he does certainly live up to the responsibility \u2013 I think he\u2019s sucked into this dream, he buys into it.<\/p>\n \u201cHe absolutely has no reason to not believe, so yeah, he\u2019s all for it, and he steps up when called upon because he is a good man.\u201d<\/p>\n While Jay is committed to doing the right thing, his head is in a bit of a spin, as alongside Honey Mitchell (Emma Barton), Jay is due to run the London Marathon in memory of Lola. But how have recent events affected Jay\u2019s preparation for the event?<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s a bit all over the place, really,\u201d reveals the actor. \u201cAt this particular moment on-screen, the other little blondie\u2019s about to walk back in, the old little Lola lookalike, she\u2019s about to walk back in.<\/p> \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cSo it\u2019s little bit all over the place at the moment, but the marathon has kind of taken a backseat with all this, what\u2019s going on with Nadine\u2019s return and the Oppenheimer bomb that she drops.\u201d<\/p>\n Nadine is feeling rather guilty when she realises just how seriously Jay is taking her condition, so it remains to be seen whether all is as it seems.<\/p>\n Asked what it\u2019s like to work with returning co-star Phoenix, Borthwick joked: \u201cAnnoying, so annoying, she drives me mad! D\u2019you know what, from her first spell, she\u2019s never left. I\u2019ve seen her probably three times a week since she\u2019s gone!\u201d<\/p>\n Jokes aside, the actor was full of praise for the actress, who has fast become a beloved member of the cast. \u201cWe\u2019re great, great, great pals, we\u2019re really close, so it was lovely to have her back in work.<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s a really sought-after member of the party \u2013 she fits in great, everyone loves her \u2013 so it was really nice for us to do a bit of work together again. It was really nice having her back.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n