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EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick admits he suffers from 'terrible anxiety' around illness after battling emetophobia - a fear of being sick: 'I'm a massive hypochondriac'


The actor, who has played Jay Brown on the soap since 2006, is set to run the London Marathon this weekend after his father and uncle were diagnosed with the disease.

The actor, who has played Jay Brown on the soap since 2006, is set to run the London Marathon this weekend after his father and uncle were diagnosed with the disease. Jake has been training for the run in memory of his late wife Lola, (Danielle Harold), who died of a brain tumour in an award-winning plot on the soap last year. Lola passed away in 2023 after a battle with brain cancer, with Jay turning to drugs to cope, and left behind her daughter Lexi whom she shared with her cousin Ben Mitchell.

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