| Jay Jeffries | |||||||||||||||||
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| Shortland Street character | |||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Jack Boyle (2007) Tom Boyle (2007) Marlan Nesbitt (2008) Liam Farmer (2008–12) |
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| Introduced by | Jason Daniel (2007) Steven Zanoski (2012) |
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| Duration | 2007–11, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 8 October 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 28 May 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; recurring | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 October 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
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Jay "Jay-Jay" Jeffries was the son of Maia Jeffries (Anna Jullienne). Jay was conceived from Maia's sister Tania's (Faye Smythe) husband – Mark's (Tim Foley) sperm, a move that destroyed the Jeffries family when it was uncovered. Jay was born in a traffic jam in central Auckland in October 2007 and was named after his mothers ex-wife Jessica "Jay" Copeland (Jaime Passier-Armstrong). In 2008 the Jeffries realised Maia's lack of love towards Jay and she revealed he had been diagnosed with Kennedy's disease as she had feared. Jay went missing under Tania's care in 2009 and it was revealed Maia had taken him after suffering a mental breakdown. Jay left alongside Maia and his grandmother, Yvonne (Alison Quigan) in early 2011 to live in Australia. Jay returned in 2012 alongside Maia and Yvonne en route to Yvonne's birthday celebration.
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