EastEnders: Emma makes a dramatic exit from the Square amid Lola’s declining health

Lola’s mom, Emma (Patsy Palmer), made a dramatic exit from the Plaza on Thursday night’s episode of EastEnders.

Emma has been acting suspicious for weeks now, which hasn’t gone unnoticed by Lola’s partner Jay, and after the fundraiser, things became too much for Emma.

She shows up at Jay and Lola’s house unexpectedly after refusing their offer to come over for a night of pampering to announce that she does, in fact, have to leave town, just one day after finding out that Lola only has six months left. life while battling a brain tumor. .

She sheepishly told the couple as Lexi slept in the other room: ‘I came to tell you that I have some news of my own.

‘My boss is moving to the US and she asked me to come with her. Sorry, I know the timing is not good. I’m glad we came and we were able to spend some time together at least.

A furious Jay saw his lies immediately and yelled, ‘And you obviously said no to the job offer? You can’t run away now!

An equally angry Lola (played by Daniela Harold) he sarcastically replied, ‘Where are you going Beverly Hills? You’ve arrived just when the going gets tough here, it sounds too good to be true!

‘I don’t know why I’m surprised. At least this time you didn’t run away without telling me this time. I may be dying, but at least I can live.

Look at everything I have. What do you have? Spend every day alone!

He then tearfully left as Lola and Jay dealt with the devastating blow.

It comes after EastEnders fans were in tears after Lexi’s adorable gesture to her dying mother Lola on Wednesday’s episode.

Lola has six months to live as she continues to battle a brain tumor that has spread, and she told some of her friends and family, including Jay, Ben, Lexi, Emma and Callum in the installment.

After Lexi learned the devastating news at the cancer fundraiser, she dug into her pocket before handing over her secret savings to Lola in a sweet and touching gesture.

In the middle of the tender moment, his other relatives began to cry.

Lola told the group that she had tried her best to fight the brain tumor, but this time it didn’t work out for her.

Lola explained: ‘I’m sorry, I’m sorry for what I’m going to say, I don’t want to. I wasn’t going to tell you because I thought it would protect you, but I can’t, Jay can’t.

She added, “This brain tumor of mine has gotten bigger,” when Ben asked what kind of timeline they were talking about.

It was then that Jay revealed that they were six months old at best, that a horrified Ben called Lexi.

When Lola also ran over, Ben berated her and said that she didn’t need to hear it, before Lola stated that she “couldn’t protect her anymore” from that, as Callum and his mother Emma also reacted to the news.

That’s when Lexi offered to give her mother the money out of pocket.

Fans reacted to the moment on Twitter when one wrote: ‘That scene was absolutely heartbreaking!

‘Lola trying to keep her composure, Ben’s reaction when Lexi pulls out the pocket money she’s saved, Callum crying…’.

Another said: My heart aches for Lexi. She has grown up with Lola all her life. Lola spent 6 years of her life raising Lexi without her help.

‘It will be so heartbreaking for Lexi when her mother dies. They have such a close bond.

A third wrote: ‘My heart is breaking, not just for Lola but for everyone she is leaving behind. Poor Lexi, poor Jay, poor Ben. It’s so unfair.

EastEnders viewers were also emotional after Monday night’s episode when Lola received the devastating health prognosis in the midst of her battle with brain tumor.

The doctors called Lola a week earlier for a surprise appointment with her partner Jay Mitchell (Jamie Borthwick).

There the doctors told him that his tumor was advancing again and that he only had six months to live.

Viewers have watched Lola’s loved ones struggle with the prospect of her terminal diagnosis, with her health progressively deteriorating in recent weeks.

She broke down in tears after receiving the news and being told that the only thing they can do for her now is palliative chemotherapy.

A recent teaser also hinted that Lola would pass away before the end of 2023, with a photograph of her on the bar at the Queen Vic pub.

Lola arrived at the hospital full of hope, as she explained to the doctor that she and her husband Jay had been working on their fundraising day.

However, the doctor stopped her and told her that he had bad news for them.

I’m afraid it’s not good news. The MRI detected that the tumor rate is advancing again,” she said, as a hopeful Lola suggested more chemotherapy.

The doctor replied: ‘We can talk about starting a little chemotherapy, but I must emphasize that this is purely palliative.’

Fans of the show watching at home were crying, as one said: ‘Lola News’. The end has begun #EastEnders’.

A second added: “They tell Lola that she only has 6 months to live.”

While a third shared: “I know it’s just a soap but it breaks my heart #EastEnders.”

It comes after EastEnders fans became convinced that Lola’s mother Emma is hiding some dark secrets after her strange behavior sparked even more theories on Monday’s episode.

In a recent installment of the soap opera, Emma was looking forward to spending time with Lola for Mother’s Day.

As they spent time together, the conversation turned to Emma’s mother, and it quickly became apparent that she was hiding something.

Emma told Lola that her ‘glamorous’ mother had died in a nursing home during lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic.

Later in the episode, Lola and her young daughter Lexi tried to find out more about their late relative, and when asked, Emma seemed to panic.

When questioned on the subject, Emma changed the subject and fled the house, saying that she had to see an elderly neighbor.

After his sudden departure it became clear that Lola and her partner Jay Brown did not believe him and that something strange was going on.

Onlookers were also unconvinced and took to social media to air their theories that he was lying about his mother.

On Twitter, viewers surmised that she might not even be Lola’s mother or that she might have even killed her own mother.

EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday at 7:30pm on BBC One.