{"id":25306,"date":"2022-11-07T21:00:40","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T20:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1733491"},"modified":"2022-11-07T21:29:13","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T20:29:13","slug":"eastenders-dying-lola-vows-to-live-as-ben-searches-for-a-miracle","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-dying-lola-vows-to-live-as-ben-searches-for-a-miracle\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders\u2019 dying Lola vows to live as Ben searches for a miracle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Laura Denby\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 07 November 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold) made a new vow to live in tonight\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders<\/a> (7th November) in the wake of the devastating news of her <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-lola-collapses-seizure-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">terminal brain tumour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The beloved character underwent an operation last week to treat the cancer, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-lola-brain-surgery-fails-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">only to be told that it had been unsuccessful<\/a>\u00a0and the tumour was incurable. All efforts now would go into prolonging her life by slowing down the growth.<\/p>\n<p>Her family were heartbroken, and Lola couldn\u2019t bear to break the news to young daughter Lexi (Isabella Brown) when she called, so she lied that the surgery had worked and she was getting better. Surrounded by her family who promised to be with her every step of the way, Lola struggled to take it all in.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/eastenders-lola-83920e3-e1667822074375.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/eastenders-lola-83920e3-e1667822074375.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/eastenders-lola-83920e3-e1667822074375.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/eastenders-lola-83920e3-e1667822074375.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/eastenders-lola-83920e3-e1667822074375.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=403%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/eastenders-lola-83920e3-e1667822074375.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=403%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/eastenders-lola-83920e3-e1667822074375.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=553%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/eastenders-lola-83920e3-e1667822074375.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=553%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/eastenders-lola-83920e3-e1667822074375.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=619%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/eastenders-lola-83920e3-e1667822074375.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=619%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/eastenders-lola-83920e3-e1667822074375.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=406%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/eastenders-lola-83920e3-e1667822074375.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=406%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/eastenders-lola-83920e3-e1667822074375.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/eastenders-lola-83920e3-e1667822074375.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1726267\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/eastenders-lola-83920e3-e1667822074375.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=619%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Danielle Harold as Lola in EastEnders.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>As the BBC soap returned, Lexi\u2019s father Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) continued to keep up the pretence that Lola was recovering well. He began researching alternative treatments, and refused to acknowledge husband Callum Highway\u2019s (Tony Clay) gentle suggestion that lying to Lexi might do more harm than good.<\/p>\n<p>Ben\u2019s mum Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) urged him not to push Callum away, and Callum pledged to look after his family.<\/p>\n<p>As they headed to the hospital with Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) and Lexi, Ben told Lola that he had read about someone who defied the odds and beat their tumour.<\/p> <p>Callum offered to step up with supporting Lexi, suggesting that Ben moved in with him following <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-ben-declares-love-callum-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">their recent romantic reunion<\/a>. Lola smiled and as she watched over Lexi, she took in Ben\u2019s hopeful words and quietly declared \u201cI\u2019m gonna live\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-lola-die-when-exit-explained\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">we already know how this EastEnders storyline will end<\/a>, but as Lola fights to survive, can she keep going for as long as possible for her daughter?<\/p>\n<p>Stars Harold and Borthwick have already been praised for their powerful performances so far, and fans have been in tears since Lola\u2019s battle began.<\/p>\n<p><em>EastEnders is working closely with\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.braintumourresearch.org\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Brain Tumour Research<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.macmillan.org.uk\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Macmillan Cancer Support<\/a>\u00a0on Lola\u2019s storyline, and you can find help and support by visiting the above websites.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-lola-normality-devastating-diagnosis-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders\u2019 Lola Pearce insists on normality amid devastating diagnosis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-lola-die-when-exit-explained\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">When will Lola die in EastEnders? 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