Dying Lola Pearce brings Billy Mitchell to tears with touching gesture in EastEnders

WITH little time left in Walford, Lola Pearce is focusing on making good memories.

Next week in EastEnders, the hairstylist comes up with a birthday surprise for Billy Mitchell and leaves him in tears.

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Billy Mitchell returned home from a trip to Portugal only to find out his granddaughter Lola has months to live.

This has left the market trader portrayed by Perry Fenwick down in the dumps and struggling to find happiness as he knows it won't last.

Lola, on the other hand, is more than ready to celebrate any occasion she can as she focuses on living what little time she has to the fullest and leaving her loved ones with cheerful memories to treasure.

Coming up on BBC One, Billy is due to celebrate his birthday next week but struggles in the face of Lola's tragically short life expectancy.

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Meanwhile, in The Vic, Lola is trying to throw him a surprise party but Honey Mitchell (Emma Barton) is just as conflicted when she's brought in on the plan, knowing Billy can't bring himself to feel happy.

Later on, he walks into The Vic to find all his friends waiting to surprise him - and he's immediately brought to tears.

This week, Billy also takes it upon himself to alleviate some of the pressure from Lola's husband Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick).

The mechanic has a big treat day planned for Lola in town but she's exhausted due to her condition and he has to call the whole thing off.

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Noticing that Jay is taking up too much and misses out on time to make memories with his granddaughter, Billy enlists Ben Mitchell's help.

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Ben (Max Bowden) and Billy arrange cover for him at Coker's and at the car lot to stop Jay from going under.

Jay is then told what they've done and he learns he'll still get full pay, which leaves him completely overwhelmed.

Lola eventually finds out he's on compassionate leave and she's thrilled - they have time to spend together before it's too late.

Emotions are running high in the family as actress Danielle Harold has filmed Lola's final scenes.

How will her swan song play out?

EastEnders airs from Monday to Thursday at 7.30pm on BBC One.

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