EastEnders viewers spot huge clue as Lola Pearce makes an emotional return in the countdown to Christmas whodunnit murder

Viewers were left with goosebumps when Lola Pearce made a surprise return to EastEnders on Friday night, ahead of the Christmas whodunnit murder.

Lola (played by Danielle Harold) lost her battle with brain cancer in May, but appeared beyond the grave to give husband Jay Brown a pre-recorded Christmas message.

Eagle-eyed fans believe it could hold a major clue to who the Albert Square killer is, after bosses teased an explosive storyline ahead of Christmas Day.

As the voiceover played, the scene changed from Jay watching Lola's video to familiar faces in Walford who had been potential suspects for weeks.

In a teaser released in February, Denise (Diane Parish), Kathy (Gillian Taylforth), Linda (Kellie Bright), Sharon (Letitia Dean), Stacey (Lacey Turner) and Suki (Balvinder Sopal) were seen standing above a mysterious corpse. .

The BBC soap later confirmed the seven potential candidates for the body: Jack Branning (Scott Maslen), Nish Panesar (Navin Chowdhry), Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo), Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters), Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara) and Tom 'Rocky' Cotton (Brian Conley).

And fans wondered why Lola returned, noting that Jay and Billy were included in that scene.

Others pointed out that when she said “burn it down,” the camera cut to potential victim Rocky.

Lola said to Jay, “Well, I just had to come say hi, didn't I? It's that time of year again. Time of fun, laughter, magic. Wishes come true.

“And my wish for you is that your Christmas is everything it should be. Fun, crazy games, family results, because it's not Christmas without family results.

“What I want to say to you is Merry Christmas. But I don't think it was that cheerful, right?

“Because when you love someone, when you really love someone, the thought of losing them makes you furious. There have been times when I wanted to start and burn everything down.

“I guess you've had moments like this over the past few months, huh?

Lola (played by Danielle Harold) lost her battle with brain cancer in May, but appeared from beyond the grave to husband Jay Brown in a pre-recorded Christmas message

Eagle-eyed fans believe it could hold a major clue to who the Albert Square killer is, after bosses teased an explosive storyline ahead of Christmas Day

Fans wondered why Lola returned in the first place, noting why Jay and Billy were included in that scene and why when she said “burn it down,” the camera cut to potential victim Rocky.

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Lola (played by Danielle Harold) lost her battle with brain cancer in May

“But that's okay. You're not a saint, and you don't have to be. You're just a nice guy trying to keep his family together.

'I can't help being angry. I love you, and I always will.”

Fans took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to comment on Lola's touching return and what they thought it meant.

They said, “Lola says 'burn it all down' as the camera focuses on Rocky.”

'This clip made me feel so many emotions. Lola's message to Jay, Suki and Eve getting a kiss, Ravi and Nish being released, all six women and six men having a showdown ahead of Monday's episode. I'm dreading Monday's episode, but I'm also really excited!'

'That ending. Okay, so everyone was looking at the men they hate, but Suki because she thinks she's getting a happy ending. I love that Lola talked about that final scene, but WHY. Why was Jay included in…Billy was also on screen during that scene.”

Lola returns to deliver a great monologue that ties in thematically with The Six. Are you kidding about how good this is?

'The Lola voiceover/Howie singing – everyone looking at each other, the zooms, #TheSix looking at their boys, The Vic's pan – madness – goosebumps!!!'.

EastEnders airs on Christmas Day at 9.45pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.