EastEnders star Danielle Harold joked that her on-screen mom, Patsy Kensit, looks “more like my mom than my real mom.”
The actress, 54, recently joined the soap as Emma Harding, the long-lost mother of Danielle’s character Lola Pearce, who arrives in Walford amid her daughter’s terminal cancer diagnosis.
And speaking on Tuesday’s Lorraine about the casting of Patsy, Danielle, 30, said she couldn’t have “asked for anyone better” to play her mother, before detailing her sadness at having to say goodbye to her character.
Look-Alike: EastEnders star Danielle Harold joked that her on-screen mom, Patsy Kensit, looks “more like my mom than my real mom.”
When host Lorraine Kelly, 63, commented that Patsy playing her mother was “absolutely fantastic casting,” Danielle agreed, telling her: “It’s scary, she actually looks more like my mother than my real one! mother!”
On working with the former Emmerdale and Holby City star, he continued: ‘Oh, I love her! I love her so much, I couldn’t have asked for someone better to play my mother, I really couldn’t.
“So it’s great, we’ve had some really good scenes together, it’s been brilliant.”
Newcomer: The actress, 54, recently joined the soap as Emma Harding, the long-lost mother of Danielle’s character Lola Pearce, who arrives in Walford amid her daughter’s terminal cancer diagnosis
It seems Patsy feels the same way about Danielle as she took to Instagram on Monday to share a sweet selfie of them, captioning the snap: ‘Me and my girl @danielle_harold end of a long day of shooting ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️you Dan.’
The next few scenes will see Lola prepare for her upcoming wedding to her fiancé Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick), following their romantic proposal on Christmas Day.
With Lola struggling with her illness in the run up to her big day, Danielle teased that there are some dramatic scenes ahead, commenting, “Usually you have Bridezilla for a day, but I have it for a whole week.”
Fan: Speaking on Tuesday’s Lorraine about casting Patsy, Danielle, 30, said she couldn’t have “asked for anyone better” to play her mother.
Team: ‘Oh, I love her! I love her so much, I couldn’t have asked for someone better to play my mother, I really couldn’t. “So it’s great, we’ve had some really good scenes together.”
The actress went on to share her despair at having to leave the soap opera and her character behind after almost 14 years, with Lola about to lose her fight against cancer.
Leaving the role, Danielle explained that almost 14 years have passed, it becomes a small part of you. I will be very sad to say goodbye to her.
“It was really important to keep yourself, this is what I heard from the girls [while doing research]it can be portrayed in a very somber light, but that’s not always the case.’
Best friends: It seems Patsy feels the same way about Danielle as she took to Instagram on Monday to share a sweet selfie of them.
Upcoming: With Lola struggling with her illness in the run up to her big day, Danielle teased that there are some dramatic scenes ahead, commenting, “Usually you have Bridezilla for a day, but I have it for a whole week.”
She added that she had been speaking with families who are living through her character’s experience, telling Lorraine: “I didn’t realize until I started the story how many people have this and how insufficient the charities are.”
It comes as Lola finally breaks the news to her daughter Lexi that she is dying of cancer in EastEnders next week.
In emotional scenes, Lola decides it’s finally time to tell her little girl the truth about her illness after learning that she’s been avoiding school to stay with her until she gets better.
But these will not be the only difficulties Lola will face in the upcoming episodes, as she will also unknowingly be reunited with her long-lost mother Emma after Lexi approaches her in the backyard. playtime.
Heartbreaking: Lola Pearce will finally break the news to her daughter Lexi that she is dying of cancer at EastEnders next week
In next week’s episodes, Lola worries when Lexi (Lilla Turner) pretends to be sick to avoid school. Ben (Max Bowden) takes her in, but gets a call from her to pick her up shortly after she does.
It turns out that Lexi wants to be with Lola 24/7 until she is better, and this leads the mother to finally decide that it is time to be honest and tell Lexi that he’s dying.
Lola she prepares to tell Lexi that she is dying, and it is not surprising that the news hits her daughter very hard.
What’s going on? In the next few scenes, Lola will also be reunited with her long-lost mother Emma, despite being unaware of her true identity.
Questions: In the next few scenes, Lola decides it’s time to tell Lexi about her terminal illness after learning that she is faking being sick to stay out of school and stay by her side until she gets better.
Instead of crying though, Lexi demands to go back to school, furious that Lola lied to her.
After school, Lola’s long-lost mother Emma approaches Lexi on the playground, and the schoolgirl is completely obvious that she’s talking to her grandmother.
After a few words of comfort for her unconscious granddaughter, Emma heads to the Fox & Hair salon, where she books an appointment for the next day and specifically requests Lola’s services.
The next day, Lola decides it’s time to go back to work and welcomes him back. new client Emma to her chair, not acknowledging that she is her mother.
Trouble: Lola prepares to tell Lexi that she’s dying, and it’s no surprise that the news hits her daughter very hard.
Strange: After school, Lola’s long-lost mother Emma approaches Lexi on the playground, and the schoolgirl is completely obvious that she’s talking to her grandmother.