Dying Lola Pearce makes horrifying discovery in EastEnders

AFTER a heart-warming Christmas proposal, Lola Pearce and Jay Brown get ready to tie the knot.

But the EastEnders favourite makes a shocking discovery that could change all their plans.

The beloved character played by departing actress Danielle Harold is determined to tie up any loose ends after she was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour and given a horrific prognosis.

Lola recently returned to work despite her declining health but in scenes due to air on BBC One, she stresses about her hen do.

She feels awful and believes firmly she doesn't look her best.

In an attempt to ease her mind, her fiancé Jay Brown (portrayed by Jamie Borthwick) gets Kim and Denise Fox (Tameka Empson and Diane Parish) to fly to the rescue.

The sisters give Lola a glow-up, leaving her feeling on top of the world, ready to enjoy a happy night with her best girlfriends.

In later scenes, however, Jay and Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick) grow increasingly worried after seeing Lola is secretive with her phone.

Instead of asking Lola more information, Billy resorts to swiping the device to find out what's going on behind her back.

This annoys Jay who is already horrified by Kim's choice of costumes for him at the stag do.

Reluctantly, Jay joins Billy in looking through Lola's phone - what will they find?

While that remains to be seen, Lola soon walks in on both men invading her privacy which could result in heartbreak between her and Jay.

Little does she know there's another surprise for her in the near future.

As Lola gets ready for her hen do, Billy has a false start in search for her mother, Emma Harding.

Billy vowed to find Emma as a wedding present for Lola, heartbroken to know she may no longer be a part of this world in a limited amount of time.

A struggling Billy receives the help of his cousin Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) who offers to put some feelers out for Billy and the work pays off.

Later on, the Walford tough man gives Billy the contact details for Emma Harding.

Billy tracks her down at her work but Jay is furious to find out he went behind Lola's back and scolds him.

Nonetheless, he tries to convince her to attend Lola's wedding - will she accept?

There may be more on Billy and Jay's plate as the groom fails to find his bride.

Will she get cold feet?

Or could her health be taking a turn for the worse?

Tune in to BBC One to find out.