'EastEnders' Lola to give birth in live Olympics episode
Published Jul 16 2012, 13:58 BST | By Paul Millar
EastEnders character Lola Pearce will give birth in next Monday's (July 23) live Olympics episode.Danielle Harold will become only the second actress to act out a birth live on a soap opera.
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A Walford insider told The Mirror: "Everyone thinks the live show is all about Billy with the torch, but arguably Lola will steal the show when she gives birth in the live segment.
"No-one has tried anything like this on EastEnders live before so it is a real challenge to get the emotion of the situation right. It will be the toughest thing Danielle has done in her acting career."
Her on-screen granddad Perry Fenwick will run live with the famous Olympics torch as Billy Mitchell in the special instalment.
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After his iconic Olympics moment, Billy will rush to Lola's side as he learns she has gone into labour.
Coronation Street's Jennie McAlpine performed Weatherfield character Fiz's birth in the ITV serial's live 50th-anniversary edition back in December 2010.
The EastEnders birth scenes will air next Monday (July 23) at 8pm and 9pm on BBC One.
Shame that they are giving such a featured role to the Lola character. Except for Mandy Salter, she has been the most annoying part of Eastenders the past few months. The actress who plays her is terrible as well. I agree that Ann Mitchell or June Brown, or someone who can actually act, should have been given this spotlight.
July 19th 2012 at 8:08pm
Don't know how the torch can be in two places at once. It's in SW London on Monday not the East End!
July 18th 2012 at 10:34am
Obviously it won't be the real torch, it will be a copy
July 19th 2012 at 3:02pm
Give the girl a break; She is fantastic; you show them!! :-)))
July 17th 2012 at 2:48pm(+2 likes)
This girl was on Jamies Dream School and is now on eastenders ?? Well done babe ;)
July 17th 2012 at 11:31am(+1 like)
they all just seem to be copying each other now
July 17th 2012 at 8:34am