BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Jamie Borthwick asks himself tormenting question every, single day

Strictly Come Dancing contestant and EastEnders histrion Jamie Borthwick, who plays Jay Brown, is tormented by the aforesaid worrying contented each greeting erstwhile helium wakes up

Strictly's Jamie Borthwick suffers with a phobia and contempt undergoing therapy, helium fears it volition ne'er permission him.

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Jamie Borthwick is simply a blistery favourite connected the BBC endowment show. He is paired with Michelle Tsiakkas and it was lone past twelvemonth that helium took portion successful the Strictly Christmas special, which helium won with nonrecreational dancer Nancy Xu.

Despite that helium insists he's forgotten everything helium was taught arsenic grooming was lone 2 weeks long. "I'll beryllium honest, it feels similar truthful overmuch has happened since past I've benignant of forgotten everything," helium said. "I'm hoping it'll beryllium similar riding a motorcycle and that it'll travel back, but I've benignant of forgot astir of it."

Jamie, who turned 30 this year, is champion known by TV fans for his relation arsenic Jay Brown successful EastEnders. He joined the iconic soap erstwhile helium was conscionable 12 and though helium has ever appeared to beryllium successful cleanable health, Jamie has been suffering with a debilitating wellness information since helium was a teenager.

"I person unspeakable health anxiety, I'm a monolithic hypochondriac," helium revealed successful an interrogation with the Mirror earlier this twelvemonth . The upset causes him to uncertainty his well-being each the clip and inquire himself the aforesaid happening each morning: "Every day, I aftermath up and go, ‘what’s incorrect with maine today?'" helium admitted.

The occupation began with teenage emetophobia, which is simply a fearfulness of being sick, and it developed into much wellness issues. Jamie has had therapy for the information and learnt ways to header with his anxiousness but helium fears helium volition ne'er beryllium wholly cured from it. "The therapy sessions person truly helped me," helium revealed. "But I don't deliberation these things ever afloat permission you. You conscionable go equipped to beryllium capable to woody with it. I'm acold from perfect, but I'm surely successful a overmuch amended spot than I was 10 years ago."

As good arsenic his anxiousness battles, Jamie has experienced bouts of prostatitis - an inflamed prostate owed to an infection. "I was truly disquieted and wellness anxiousness kicking in, due to the fact that I thought I had prostate cancer. Thankfully, I conscionable had an infection," helium said.

Although it wasn't thing superior for the star, helium is astatine an accrued hazard of processing the illness due to the fact that his dada Simon was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He was devastated erstwhile his mum and dada sat him down to archer him the news, particularly since his uncle Charlie and a relative were besides going done treatment.

Thankfully though his dad's crab was caught aboriginal and helium was fixed the greenish light. "The country went well, the doctors were fantastic, and thankfully he's been done his checks and it's each clear, we're each good." His uncle has besides recovered. "I'm 1 of the precise fortunate ones. There's a batch of radical who sadly don't person the aforesaid quality arsenic me," helium said.

Because of his acquisition with the disease, Jamie ran the London Marathon successful April this twelvemonth for Prostate Cancer UK alongside co-star Emma Barton, who plays Honey Mitchell. The brace took portion successful quality arsenic Jay and Honey and were filmed for scenes that were included successful EastEnders successful representation of Jay's precocious woman Lola, ( Danielle Harold ), who died of a encephalon tumour successful an award-winning crippled past year.

The NHS website has accusation connected wherever to get assistance for intelligence wellness issues. If you oregon idiosyncratic you cognize are disquieted astir prostrate cancer, interaction your GP.

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