EastEnders' Danielle Harold asked medical advisor if Lola could cry in last moments
ok.co.ukDanielle Harold has revealed that filming her final scenes as EastEnders' Lola Pearce was so emotional, she had to check with the medical advisor whether the Walford resident would be able to cry in her unconscious state.
The BBC soap has been leading up to the death of Lola Pearce, who was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer late last year, with the long-time character's final scenes airing next week.
Speaking to OK! at an EastEnders screening, Danielle said that she "really struggled" to get through the scenes in which Lola's loved-ones said goodbye to her. "It was really difficult.
And obviously having to listen to these guys' goodbyes to me and not cry was really hard. "I actually had to ask the medical advisor, 'Can you cry when you're at that stage?' And she said, 'Yeah, you can hear, so your emotions are still there.
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