EastEnders fans have been left devastated and in tears after watching Lola Pearce's penultimate episode on Tuesday night ahead of her death tonight.
Lola was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour late last year, and now as she dips in and out of consciousness, her husband Jay was heartbreakingly told she did not have long left.
Jay was also told by Lola's nurse that now is when Lola's family and friends should come and say goodbye to the young mum.
As those devastating goodbyes started to happen, Lola's grandad Billy Mitchell, who she also calls pops, sat at Lola's bedside as he told her how much he loved her.
Despite being asleep for most of the heartbreaking episode, Lola managed to wake up very briefly as Billy said goodbye to her.
Billy broke down as he spoke to his precious granddaughter in front of his partner Honey and Jay, but as he kissed Lola's hand she woke up.
Understandably weak, Lola managed to get enough strength to say the word "pops" before she told him that she loves him too.
That precious moment could be the last between the pair and it left viewers at home heartbroken and in tears ahead of Wednesday's episode.
Fans took to social media to share their views on the gut-wrenching episode with one person saying: "Billy is breaking my heart. He looks how he feels, it’s written all over him. Incredible acting."
Another heartbroken fan said: "This Billy/Lola scene smashed my heart into a million pieces. I’m glad Lola’s last words were an “I love you” to her Pops. Damn. Right. #EastEnders."
Yet another upset fan tweeted to say: "That Billy and Lola scene, devastating, I’m really gonna miss their dynamic #EastEnders."
While a fourth fan said: "Billy just breaks me man."
Following that theme, another fan said: "Billy’s goodbye to Lola…" with a number of broken heart emojis to complete the tweet.
Those heartbreaking scenes come just days after Perry Fenwick, 61, who plays Billy, said that Lola's death is one of the hardest storylines he has been a part of in his 25 years on the show.
When he was asked if it was the saddest storyline that he has worked on by The Sun, Perry said: "Without a shadow of a doubt. I’ve been on the show for 25 years this year.
"We’ve seen a lot of people come and go … it’s just devastating.
"It’s been hard but it’s kind of, I think, the message that it’s put out for the show.”
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