Actress Emma Barton has wooed the hearts of many as Honey Mitchell in EastEnders. The British soap star is currently single having split from her divorce lawyer husband in 2013. Emma, 41, keeps quiet about her love life but a that hasn’t stopped a costar from making his feelings for her publicly known.
Mr Borthwick said: “I was about 14 when I first set eyes on Emma Barton.
“I fell in love with her long, shapely legs and I wanted to marry her.”
The actor said his affections for Emma led to some embarrassing moments, thanks to Billy Mitchell actor, Perry Fenwick.
He revealed: “Perry told me to chat her up, and I remember walking over to her and saying, ‘Alright darlin’…, wow, you smell nice.’
“It brought the house down and we still laugh about it now.”
Mr Borthwick says he and Emma have a “very rare and special” connection which is why he loves working with her.
Mr Borthwick: “I love working with Emma. I won’t say what it is, but we have something in common that’s very rare and very special that brings us together.
“I still try and chat her up and say that one day, we’ll get married, but she’s having none of it!”
How does Emma feel?
Emma opened up about her relationship with Jamie after the actor revealed he had the hots for her.
In a 2017 interview with the Sun she said Jamie was like “a baby brother” to her.
Emma told The Sun Emma: “Aww my Jamie, so this would have been 12 years ago.
“He used to kiss me on set and say to me, before I went in, good luck, Em, good luck, Em.”
She continued: “He’s like my baby brother, I am so protective over him it’s unreal.”
Emma will appear on a special EastEnders episode of Pointless celebrities this Saturday.