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EastEnders stars warn of tearful scenes at Lola's funeral
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EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick has revealed that Lola Pearce-Brown's upcoming funeral scenes will be emotional, but will give the character the "send-off she deserves".
Speaking to Radio Times at the 2023 British Soap Awards, Borthwick and Danielle Harold, who play Jay Brown and Lola, discussed the recent tragic storyline — with Borthwick explaining there's still more heart-breaking scenes to come.
"Isabella Brown's [Lexi Pearce] great in that. More tears, sadly. But she gets the send-off she deserves," he shared.
Harold added that she was ready to see her character's funeral scenes air on TV. "I wanted to go, just to be there with my little Izzie [Isabella Brown, who plays Lexi], but I couldn't, so I can't wait to see it," she said.
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"I've heard they've been amazing. This one's [Borthwick] supposed to be very good," she added of the upcoming scenes.
The British Soap Awards saw Harold voted Best Leading Performer by viewers for her portrayal of Lola, honouring her work in the heartbreaking exit storyline.
The actress has also praised executive producer Chris Clenshaw for his work in giving Lola a fitting final send off, as well as giving her the opportunity to fully explore the character's life story.
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Meanwhile, Borthwick recently shared a sweet tribute to his on-screen wife Harold, praising her acting abilities in an Instagram post following her final scenes airing.
"Tonight we said goodbye to Lola and what a journey myself and @danielle_harold have been on," he wrote.
"Danielle has worked so incredibly hard delivering Lola's cancer storyline and deserves all her praise, as does the whole cast and team for their efforts!"
EastEnders airs on Mondays - Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The show also streams on BBC iPlayer.
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