Overview
- The 31-year-old posted a black-and-white selfie wearing a paper Christmas hat and wrote that he hopes for “a slightly better 2026.”
- BBC Studios confirmed in September that he would not return to EastEnders, following an earlier suspension tied to footage from Strictly Come Dancing.
- The BBC called the language used in the Strictly clip “entirely unacceptable” and said it did not reflect the corporation’s values.
- Borthwick previously apologised, saying he did not fully understand the derogatory term’s meaning and that he was deeply embarrassed.
- Disability charity Scope urged him to reflect and learn about disabled people’s lives as tabloid-reported backstage footage kept scrutiny high earlier in the year.