EastEnders fans excited as Lola calls off her wedding to Jay
‘So sad and touching’: EastEnders fans excited as Lola calls off her wedding to Jay, but they’re all saying the same thing about Patsy Kensit’s debut as her long-lost mother
Lola Pearce has declared her wedding to Jay Brown off after a mad rush to the hospital in EastEnders on Wednesday, leaving fans devastated.
The bride-to-be was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor last year, and with time running out, she made a heartbreaking decision.
After getting ready and putting on her wedding dress, Lola was excited for her upcoming nuptials at first.
Tragic: Lola Pearce has declared her wedding to Jay Brown off after a mad rush to the hospital in EastEnders on Wednesday, leaving fans devastated
However, bridesmaid Kim Fox noticed that her nose was bleeding, causing Lola to panic.
She said: ‘The tumor must be growing, it must be the end, this is it.’
Kim tried to comfort her when Lola asked, “Why would Jay want to marry me if I’m going to die?”
They rushed to the hospital to get checked out, where Lola accepted her diagnosis and revealed that she can’t marry Jay.
She said: ‘This is the beginning of the end for me. How could I do it to Jay? Kim, I’m sorry, I can’t. There will be no wedding.
Fans were left heartbroken by the tragic scenes and took to Twitter to express their sadness.
Devastated: Fans were left heartbroken by the tragic scenes and took to Twitter to express their sadness.
One said, ‘Oh, the reality of the brain tumor just came true for Lola, it’s the beginning of the end.’
Another echoed: ‘Lola is really tugging on my heart strings!’
A third agreed, writing: “My heart is breaking for Lola.”
And a fourth tweeted: “#Eastenders this scene with Kim and Lola breaks my heart.”
While a fifth added: ‘The woman who plays Lola, is doing justice to this Brain Tumor story. So sad and touching.’
One person raged: “I can’t lie, I’m upset with #Eastenders. I really wanted to see a nice fun wedding. I know she’s dying of cancer but why can’t it just be a nice wedding and some happiness?” .
Meanwhile, Lola’s grandfather, Billy Mitchell, tracked down her long-lost mother who abandoned her as a child.
Debut: And fans were shocked to see that Patsy Kensit played Lola’s mother, Emma Harding.
And fans were shocked to see that Patsy Kensit played Lola’s mother, Emma Harding.
Several expressed their delight and surprise to see the actress return to the world of soap operas, with one saying, “Whooooaaaa @patsy_kensit on #EastEnders I didn’t expect that.”
Another wrote: “I’ve sorely missed the iconic Patsy Kensit on soap operas.”
And a third said: ‘Patsy Kensit’s debut though, absolutely! Consider me gagged!
‘Gagged’: Several expressed their joy and surprise at seeing the actress return to the world of soap operas
But plenty of other viewers were distracted by Patsy’s youthful good looks and took to Twitter to question how she’s kept looking so good.
One said, ‘Oh, God, what happened to Patsy Kensit? Her face of hers doesn’t move at all!
Another echoed: ‘Well I wasn’t expecting #PatsyKensit on #Eastenders. Seems like a fair amount of cosmetic surgery and Botox work there…
A third added: ‘Patsy Kensit looks ten years younger than she did in Holby City!’
While a fourth agreed, writing: “No story related but #PatsyKensit (Lola’s mom) has definitely had a face lift! She looks a little too flashy and rather ‘pulled up’ in the mouth ..’
Questions: But many other viewers were distracted by Patsy’s youthful good looks and took to Twitter to ask how she’s kept looking so good.