{"id":33391,"date":"2023-05-27T23:00:44","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T21:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1837014"},"modified":"2023-05-28T12:54:02","modified_gmt":"2023-05-28T10:54:02","slug":"eastenders-danielle-harold-lolas-death-the-most-difficult-thing-shes-ever-filmed","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-danielle-harold-lolas-death-the-most-difficult-thing-shes-ever-filmed\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders\u2019 Danielle Harold: Lola\u2019s death \u201cthe most difficult thing\u201d she\u2019s ever filmed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lola’s time is coming to an end. <\/p>

By Helen Daly\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Saturday, 27 May 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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In the coming week on EastEnders<\/a>, the residents of Walford will say their final goodbye to Lola Pearce-Brown (Danielle Harold).<\/p>\n

The beloved character has been battling a brain tumour on the BBC soap<\/a> but she will lose the fight on Wednesday 31st May in hard-hitting scenes.<\/p>\n

Speaking about Lola\u2019s final episodes, Harold has called them one of the hardest scenes she\u2019s ever filmed in her professional life.<\/p>\n

During a press conference, Harold told RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other outlets: \u201cIt was definitely the most difficult thing I\u2019ve ever filmed in my life because, obviously, we haven\u2019t experienced it and so, just to put yourself in that mindset, it was really difficult, and slow your body down and everything. I thought that would be the easy part.\u201d<\/p>

Harold added: \u201cThat is when I struggled the most, when I got to them episodes. The vibe on set was very respectful. I can\u2019t tell you how respectful it was on that set, it was a completely different vibe that I\u2019ve never felt before.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think because in some way everyone has been affected by cancer, so it just meant so much to everybody that we got it correct.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd also listening to [Lola\u2019s family] saying their goodbyes and not cry. I had to ask the medical advisor if I could cry at that stage. She said yes, that your emotions are still there. So that helped me play those lines.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Harold with Isabella Brown, who plays Lexi Pearce in EastEnders.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Harold praised executive producer, Chris Clenshaw, for creating such a powerful story to play.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t thank Chris enough for giving me the best exit,\u201d Harold explained. \u201cI really can\u2019t thank [him] enough for the way that\u2019s it\u2019s been done. When Chris made that decision, he really did let me play out all of Lola\u2019s life in the space of a very short time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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