EastEnders star Danielle Harold has shown off her new tattoo – a tribute to the long-running BBC One soap.
The actress, 30, first shot to fame playing Lola back in 2011 – but she is now set to say goodbye to Albert Square for good.
In emotional scenes this week, the doting mum, who was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour last year, will sadly lose her battle with the disease.
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And now, Danielle has revealed to fans that during a day of filming away from the iconic square, she got a “cheeky” tattoo.
In a video shared to the official EastEnders page on Facebook, Danielle watched Lola’s best bits from her time in Albert Square.
(Image: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)
Joined by her co-stars including Perry Fenwick, who plays Billy Mitchell, and Jamie Borthwick who is her on-screen husband Jay Brown, the trio couldn’t help but become emotional.
As they relived scenes from Lola and Jay’s trip to Margate, Danielle let fans into a little secret from behind-the-scenes.
She said: “I can show you this guys, so whilst we were filming in Margate, okay, we might have had a little cheeky souvenir that we took back from Margate.”
Jamie then stated: “We got a little tattoo,” as Danielle added: “Some of the crew had done it as well.”
She explained: “So we will never, ever forget Margate or EE [EastEnders] It was a very, very special trip for us all.”
The sweet tattoo depicts River Thames from the opening credits of the hit BBC soap.
It comes after Jamie Borthwick opened up on his close bond with co-star Danielle after filming harrowing final scenes together.
His character Jay Brown on the BBC One soap is set to be left devastated next week as terminally-ill Lola passes away surrounded by her loved ones.
In next Wednesday’s episode (May 31), Lola’s loved ones will gather individually to say their emotional goodbyes before she passes away.
Now, the 28-year-old has revealed that the onscreen could “got close” both on and off screen as they tackled the emotional storyline over the past year.
Speaking exclusively to Daily Star and other publications, he said: “Thankfully we’ve always had a great bond.
“When you go through something like this with somebody, you can’t help but get closer to them.”
The actor fondly looked back on their sweet trip to Margate together where they filmed some touching scenes together.
He added: “Obviously, we went away to Margate for a week which was a great week. And it’s that we’re in it together kind of thing and we were all in it together.
“It was another great load of memories which was nice,” he gushed.
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