EASTENDERS star Danielle Harold has opened up about her character’s heartbreaking brain tumour storyline – and admits it’s given her a new appreciation to just live her life.
Danielle, 30, who has played Albert Square’s Lola Pearce on and off since 2011, has been talking to people living with brain tumours as well as families who have tragically lost loved ones.
Bosses are working closely with Brain Tumour Research and Macmillan Cancer Support to make sure they get the storyline right and Danielle hopes it will help raise awareness and much needed funds.
Speaking about the moment she discovered what they had planned for Lola, she said: “I was so nervous when they first told me because it’s such a big story and the plans they have are so big.
“And because of the issues surrounding it, and all those people who are going through it at the moment, it really got my heart going. I just want to do it as best I can for people going through it and their families.