{"id":29854,"date":"2023-02-07T21:00:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T20:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1781023"},"modified":"2023-02-08T06:39:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T05:39:47","slug":"eastenders-airs-emotional-reunion-for-lola-and-mum-emma-after-bombshell","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-airs-emotional-reunion-for-lola-and-mum-emma-after-bombshell\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders airs emotional reunion for Lola and mum Emma after bombshell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The two women vowed to make up for lost time. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Laura Denby\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 07 February 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><em>This article includes discussions surrounding domestic abuse that some readers may find upsetting.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders<\/a> aired a moving reunion for Lola Pearce-Brown (Danielle Harold) and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-spoilers-patsy-kensit-first-look-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">long-lost mum Emma Harding (Patsy Kensit)<\/a> tonight (7th February), moments after Lola learned a shattering secret about her parents\u2019 marriage.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Lola was stunned to discover who Emma was. In the aftermath, she was supported by husband Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) and paternal grandfather Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick) as she came close to collapsing, while Emma watched on in alarm.<\/p>\n<p>At home, <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\">a dying Lola<\/a> was checked over by a doctor, who explained that she was anaemic and needed to rest. But Lola was angry when Jay insisted that he\u2019d make sure she put her feet up, and she refused to take it easy as she vented over the situation with Emma.<\/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;6319536529112&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>Emma arrived soon after to find out if Lola was OK, at which point the latter claimed she was fine before attempting to send her mother on her way. But when Lola lashed out over Emma abandoning her aged three, Emma revealed that she had done no such thing.<\/p>\n<p>Before going on, though, she asked for a glass of wine \u2013 clearly the character needed something to steady her nerves. Jay suggested she head to the local shop, and it wasn\u2019t long before Emma returned, ready to explain herself.<\/p>\n<p>Emma revealed that Lola\u2019s late father Dan drank heavily, and regularly hit her. He would then apologise before repeating the cycle. She added that on Lola\u2019s third birthday, Dan threw a kettle of boiling water at Emma, leaving her burned to the point where she had to stay in hospital for months.<\/p>\n<p>By the time Emma plucked up the courage to return home, Dan and Lola were long gone. Emma had tried desperately to find her little girl, but found no trace of either of them.<\/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\/02\/EastEnders-Patsy-Kensit-2023-Feb--2ef6999.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=4px%2C0px%2C613px%2C408px&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\/02\/EastEnders-Patsy-Kensit-2023-Feb--2ef6999.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=4px%2C0px%2C613px%2C408px&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/02\/EastEnders-Patsy-Kensit-2023-Feb--2ef6999.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=4px%2C0px%2C613px%2C408px&amp;resize=613%2C408&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=\"\"\/> Patsy Kensit as Emma Harding in EastEnders.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Although this contradicted her belief that Emma had chosen to leave her, defensive Lola didn\u2019t believe a word of her mum\u2019s story and picked holes in what she said. She was adamant that her dad was a good man \u2013 although Billy pointed out that Dan had put her into care.<\/p>\n<p>It was only when Emma bared her scars that Lola was shocked into silence. Having finally been able to talk about her harrowing experience, Emma left. It was then that Billy referenced the fact that though he\u2019d never even known his son Dan existed at the time, Dan was still a Mitchell man who shared their destructive genes.<\/p>\n<p>Billy shamefully explained that several years earlier, he used to hit his <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/sonia-boyfriend-jamie-mitchell-die\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">late nephew Jamie Mitchell (Jack Ryder)<\/a>. He added that Phil Mitchell\u2019s (Steve McFadden) dad Eric was the biggest monster of the clan, before telling Lola that he knew that look of fear in Emma\u2019s eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, Lola came to a realisation and she raced outside to reach Emma, who had just set off in her car. Flagging down the car, Lola told her mum that she didn\u2019t blame her and begged her to remain in her life so they could start all over again. Emma cradled her daughter close, promising that she would never let her go again \u2013 making the nation weep in the process.<\/p>\n<p>As Lola finally bonds with her mum, fans may be wondering exactly what happened all those years ago, in the days when Billy was an abusive uncle who made Jamie suffer. Read on for a reminder of Jamie\u2019s story.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What happened between Billy and Jamie Mitchell?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;Christmas\" tearjerker=\"\" jamie=\"\" dies=\"\" on=\"\" mo=\"\" billy=\"\" wedding=\"\" day=\"\" eastenders=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bNo7PC5PAHE?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" web-share=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>Before Billy became a devoted family man, he was a bachelor who found himself having to care for teenage nephew Jamie when his father (Billy\u2019s brother) Charlie died. Jamie had been getting into trouble and mouthing off, and Billy dealt with the situation by physically abusing Jamie. When Phil visited, he discovered what Billy had been up to and threatened him before taking Jamie under his wing.<\/p>\n<p>Phil came to love Jamie like a son, but Jamie would end up betraying him, and Phil himself attacked Jamie. Meanwhile, Jamie fell in love with Sonia (Natalie Cassidy) and their relationship blossomed. Tragically, though, while on his way to surprise Sonia with flowers, Jamie was accidentally run over with Martin Fowler\u2019s (then played by James Alexandrou) car.<\/p> <p>Phil and Billy had since made amends with Jamie, and Phil wept as Jamie died in Sonia\u2019s arms. As for Billy, he saw Jamie one last time before heading off to wed Little Mo Slater (Kacey Ainsworth) under his nephew\u2019s instructions.<\/p>\n<p>Billy may be known for his gentler side these days, but it\u2019s important that EastEnders recalls his earlier scenes. Last year, the show delved into the Mitchells\u2019 past, revealing our first ever glimpse of the violent Eric (George Russo) in a <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-flashback-episode-review\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">flashback<\/a>, whose endless abuse drove a young Phil (portrayed by Daniel Delaney) to lash out \u2013 an act that would change the course of his life forever.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this article, you can visit <a href=\"\/\/www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Refuge<\/a> for more information and contact 0808 2000 247 for support. Help can also be found at <a href=\"\/\/thehideout.org.uk&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Hideout<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a class=\"&quot;standard-card-new__article-title&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-cast\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders cast: Who is joining, leaving and returning to the soap?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-dramatic-trailer-anniversary-women-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders airs dramatic trailer for \u201cnot done before\u201d anniversary story<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-lola-pearce-mum-dad-mitchell-family-explained\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Who are Lola Pearce\u2019s mum and dad in EastEnders and how is she a Mitchell?<\/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 yo<\/strong><strong>u\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>\u00a0or\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" 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 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a 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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