{"id":29220,"date":"2023-01-26T21:00:32","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T20:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1774396"},"modified":"2023-01-27T00:15:45","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T23:15:45","slug":"eastenders-airs-emotional-wedding-as-lolas-mum-emma-watches-on-in-secret","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-airs-emotional-wedding-as-lolas-mum-emma-watches-on-in-secret\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders airs emotional wedding as Lola\u2019s mum Emma watches on in secret"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Laura Denby\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 26 January 2023 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>Emma Harding (Patsy Kensit) was seen watching newly-married daughter Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold) in secret in tonight\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders<\/a> (26th January), paving the way for an eventual face-to-face reunion.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Lola\u2019s grandfather Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick) found Emma and implored her to come to the wedding. Emma refused, but admitted that she was always thinking of Lola. Lola\u2019s fianc\u00e9 Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) berated Billy for seeking her out, before heading to the registry office.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the oblivious bride, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-lola-pearce-brain-tumour-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">who has a terminal brain tumour<\/a>, revealed worrying symptoms to maid of honour Kim Fox (Tameka Empson) and the pair headed to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Despite hearing that her condition hadn\u2019t worsened, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-lola-jay-heartbreak-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Lola grew distressed and planned to cancel her wedding<\/a>. At the venue, Lola asked for a private chat with her groom, where she explained that she couldn\u2019t put him through the trauma of caring for her in her last days.<\/p>\n<p>Her panic led her to dredge up past memories of their relationship, before she broke down in Jay\u2019s arms. Jay then took his turn to speak, promising to love her and her daughter Lexi (Isabella Brown) for as long as he lived. Lola was inspired by Jay\u2019s devotion, and in heartfelt scenes, she agreed to marry him after all.<\/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\/2023\/01\/414942-c462482-e1673455235362.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/414942-c462482-e1673455235362.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/414942-c462482-e1673455235362.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/414942-c462482-e1673455235362.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/414942-c462482-e1673455235362.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/414942-c462482-e1673455235362.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/414942-c462482-e1673455235362.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/414942-c462482-e1673455235362.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/414942-c462482-e1673455235362.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/414942-c462482-e1673455235362.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/414942-c462482-e1673455235362.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/414942-c462482-e1673455235362.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/414942-c462482-e1673455235362.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/414942-c462482-e1673455235362.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1767047\" 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\/2023\/01\/414942-c462482-e1673455235362.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%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=\"\"\/> Lola went to the hospital with Kim to get checked out on her wedding day.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>In front of their friends and family, Lola and Jay said their vows and were finally pronounced husband and wife, and there were tears all round. But as they headed to the reception at The Vic, Billy assumed that Jay had told Lola about his meeting, and let slip that Emma had turned down the chance to meet her.<\/p>\n<p>Confronting Jay for keeping this from her, Lola stormed off to the caf\u00e9, where she confided in Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth). As Lola quietly fumed, Kathy opened up about the day her late daughter <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-kathy-beale-donna-ludlow-daughter-explained\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Donna Ludlow (Matilda Ziegler) tracked her down<\/a> after Kathy gave her away.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy advised Lola to accept that Jay merely wanted to protect and love her, and the two women made their way back to the pub.<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After Jay made a speech about the new Mrs Pearce-Brown, Lola took a moment to thank her new husband for everything, before paying a moving tribute to her \u2018Pops\u2019 Billy for giving her a home.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden), husband Callum Highway (Tony Clay) and Lexi then performed a special dance routine, and Jay and Lola shared their first dance.<\/p>\n<p>As the festivities continued at The Vic, Jay carried Lola home, where they vowed never to give up hope as they laid in each other\u2019s arms. But on their way back to the house, they were being watched by none other than Emma.<\/p>\n<p>Will Emma make herself known to Lola?<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"&quot;6319176083112&quot;\" data-account=\"&quot;69912529001&quot;\" data-player=\"&quot;ByeOf0VZEl&quot;\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-spoilers-lola-meets-mum\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">6 EastEnders spoilers: Lola Pearce meets her mum amid tragic news for Lexi<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Visit our dedicated\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/news\/soaps\/eastenders\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">EastEnders<\/a>\u00a0page for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Soaps<\/a>\u00a0hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;m_4964104444528344133MsoPlainText&quot;\"><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"&quot;http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>. 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