EastEnders confirms unexpected twist for Jay Brown as pregnant Nadine Keller hides major secret

Nadine Keller (Jazzy Phoenix) has recently told EastEnders stalwart Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) she’s pregnant with his baby – but why is she consumed with guilt as he takes on his new parental role?

The former sex worker first met Jay last year in the wake of Lola Pearce’s (Danielle Harold) death.

Due to her similarities to his late wife, the two struck up a bond, which caused concern among his family and friends.

Learning of Nadine’s profession, Jay asked if they could have a non-sexual relationship and she allowed him to sleep beside her.

It’s a big week for Jay and Nadine!

As the two grew closer, he began spending more time at her Brewery Apartment which had devastating consequences.

Noticing ketamine on her table, the two began to take the drug together.

The addiction caused him to be disowned by his loved ones, and when feeling alone and with nowhere left to turn, Jay hopped in a car after taking the drugs and headed for Margate, where he spent precious moments with Lola a few months earlier, with tragedy ultimately striking.

Billy (Perry Fenwick) and Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) were riddled with guilt over how they had treated Jay, desperately hoping that he’d pull through.

Once he woke up, Ben questioned if he was trying to take his own life, but he remained adamant that the crash was an accident, though he did admit that he’d thought about taking his own life multiple times since losing Lola.

In scenes that will air this week, Nadine reaches out to Jay but he is reluctant to meet up with her.

When she asserts that it’s urgent, he’s shocked to learn that she is pregnant with his baby.

What a shocker!

Looking into next week, the Square is abuzz with excitement ahead of the London Marathon – but Jay doesn’t feel like running it following the revelation and has to be talked around by Honey Mitchell (Emma Barton).

Further turmoil hits him when Nadine takes badly to him questioning the baby’s paternity and after insisting the baby is his, reveals they’re expecting a girl.

Taken aback by the prospect of becoming a father, he offers her some money and she feels guilty about how serious he is taking the pregnancy.

What is she hiding – is he really the father?

Talking about the upcoming story, Jamie Borthwick told us: ‘I think he steps up to the responsibility that he doesn’t want. We all know Jay – he’s a good man, as Perry Fenwick calls him.

‘So, he does certainly live up to responsibility – I think he’s sucked into this. He buys into this.

‘He has absolutely no reason to not believe, so he’s all for it, and he steps up when called upon because he is a good man.’

Later in the week, after meeting his step-daughter Lexi Pearce (Isabella Brown), its clear a rift is forming between them both.