Strictly star Jamie Borthwick issues three-word update on love life after rumours

Jamie Borthwick, 30, performed a superlative Salsa on last weekend's Strictly Come Dancing. When it comes to his love life, he recently quipped that things are going less swimmingly

Jamie Borthwick dazzled with his highest score so far on Strictly Come Dancing last weekend - but he's not been as lucky in love.

The EastEnders actor and his dance partner Michelle Tsiakkas performed a Salsa to Danza Kuduro by Don Oma, which saw notoriously hard to please judge Craig Revel Horwood call him an "incredible dancer" as they bagged 34 points.

The 30-year-old star already won the Christmas special of the talent show last year with professional Nancy Xu but competition is fierce in this year's full contest and comedian Chris McCausland is currently the bookies' favourite to win.

And while Jamie is shining on the dance floor, off stage he had a less positive response to a cheeky question about his love life.

The performer quipped "no-one loves him" when asked if he had imposed a sex-ban to fully concentrate on the contest. "No booze ban for me," he told the Daily Mail.

"I've never drunk ever in my life and no one loves me, so I can't do a sex ban. No bans for me, just loads of food."

Jamie, who plays Jay Brown in EastEnders, has previously been romantically linked to two stunning co-stars and admits to being "in love" with a third but he is currently single.

Viewers saw mechanic Jay's on-screen wife Lola Pearce lose her life to a brain tumour in heartbreaking scenes this May. Jamie and actress Danielle Harold were seen looking cosy at several award shows but the actor insisted the pair were just friends.

After Lola passed away onscreen, Jay bumped into her doppelganger Nadine Keller. He was linked with the actress that played her, Jazzy Phoenix but again set the record straight last Christmas.

"They linked me with Jazzy and they linked me with Danielle," he told the Mirror. "I'm just surprised they haven't linked me with Nancy," he added, referring to his Strictly dance partner.

The star previously admitted to being "in love" with actress Emma Barton, who plays Honey Mitchell in EastEnders. Their characters became a thing onscreen but they split due to the age gap between them, saying they were "at different stages of their lives".

"I was about 14 when I first set eyes on Emma Barton," smitten Jamie told the TV Times. "I fell in love with her long, shapely legs and I wanted to marry her."

Jamie's cheeky co-star Perry Fenwick, who plays Honey's husband Billy Mitchell in the soap, once dared him to chat Emma up. "I remember walking over to her and saying: 'Alright darlin', wow, you smell nice'," said Jamie. "It brought the house down and we still laugh about it now."