The fan-favourite, whose departure was revealed earlier in the year, will suffer a fatal brain tumour, according to The Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n RadioTimes.com<\/a> understands the soap has been planning this heartbreaking storyline for a while and it will air later in the year.\u00a0EastEnders bosses have been working closely with brain tumour charities on this sensitive storyline.<\/p>\n An EastEnders spokesperson declined to comment.<\/p> Harold\u2019s departure from the soap comes in a raft of cast changes announced previously.<\/p>\n Alongside Lola, fans can also expect to say goodbye to Stuart Highway (Ricky Champ), Peter Beale (Dayle Hudson), Dana Monroe (Barbara Smith), and Jada Lennox (Kelsey Calladine-Smith) over the coming months, though details of their exits are yet to be revealed.<\/p>\n The departures come as new executive producer Chris Clenshaw takes over the BBC soap.<\/p>\n A source had previously told Metro.co.uk<\/a>: \u201cHe\u2019s been working hard behind the scenes since January and is really planning to shake things up which means saying goodbye to some characters.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s nothing personal to any of the cast going, it\u2019s simply a creative decision \u2013 for big storylines to happen you have to say goodbye to people, that\u2019s the nature of soap.<\/p>\n \u201cChris has some really big stories planned and viewers will see his stuff starting to air over the summer.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Visit our dedicated\u00a0EastEnders\u00a0<\/a>page for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers.\u00a0<\/strong>If you\u2019re looking for more to watch check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/b><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Helen Daly Published: Tuesday, 28 June 2022 at 12:00 am There are devastating scenes on the horizon in EastEnders, when Lola Pearce (played by Danielle Harold) will tragically die. The fan-favourite, whose departure was revealed earlier in the year, will suffer a fatal brain tumour, according to The Sun. 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