Danielle Harold confirms Lola's EastEnders Christmas return

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Danielle Harold has confirmed she will be back in EastEnders this Christmas - despite her character Lola Pearce having been killed off earlier this year.

The I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! star appeared on Tuesday's Loose Women, where she teased her festive return to Albert Square and spoke out on those Pete Wicks rumours.

What, how, and why?

Lola Pearce's death from a brain tumour was one of EastEnders' most talked about storylines of the year and won a slew of awards for actor Danielle Harold. But fans heartbroken by Lola's death are in for a Christmas miracle as they'll get to see her one last time, as confirmed by Harold when she was a guest on Tuesday's Loose Women.

Asking her about rumours of Lola's comeback, host Charlene White said: "How on earth? Is it going to be like 'it's all a dream' storyline?"

Harold revealed: "It feels a bit like a dream today, it was only when your team were like, 'oh, they've released that you're in EastEnders at Christmas', I was like oh yeah! I've been keeping all these secrets. I can't wait to see her back on screen, especially around Christmas, so it's very exciting."

When she was asked for more details on how Lola could be back on screen, Harold replied: "No, I don't think I can say."

Spoilers for the Christmas Day episode claim that Lola will appear via a video message recorded before her death, where she will reveal that Jay and Honey are going to be running the London Marathon. But with the main festive event of a Christmas murder and its six suspects, is there a chance Lola could also reveal something that could affect that storyline?

What else happened on Loose Women?

The Loose Women panel were keen to know whether there was any truth to the rumours that Harold was spotted kissing Sam Thompson's best mate Pete Wicks at the I'm A Celebrity series wrap party. White asked her: "There are all these little rumours about you and Pete Wicks, you've been texting I've been told."

Harold joked: "He's not replied to me yet!" and added: "We've been laughing so much, me and Pete are just good friends, we have been for years but we've been having a giggle about it." She also revealed that she had stayed in touch with her jungle best friend, Britney Spears' sister Jamie Lynn.

Harold shared that she had been struggling to adjust to the time difference back in the UK, saying of her messages with Spears: "We've been texting loads, she's like 'what time is it in England, why are you asleep? I've googled the time'. We've been talking loads, I can't wait to meet up with her and see her."

Loose Women airs on ITV at 12.30pm on weekdays.

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