Patsy Kensit bags role in EastEnders and will play Lola Pearce's mum
Patsy Kensit bags dream role in EastEnders and will play Lola Pearce’s mum amid character’s battle with terminal brain tumour
Patsy Kensit has landed a role in EastEnders and will appear as Lola Pearce’s mum for a short stint.
The actress, 54, has past soap experience having previously starred in both Emmerdale and Holby City, however, she has previously expressed interest in joining the cast of the BBC show.
And despite not appearing in Albert Square in a permanent role, Patsy’s time will certainly be eventful as she’ll be part of the emotional storyline that will see Lola lose her battle with terminal brain cancer.
Soap star: Patsy Kensit has landed a role in EastEnders and will appear as Lola Pearce’s mum for a short stint
A source told The Sun: ‘Bosses are thrilled they have managed to get Patsy for this role.
‘She’s a great actress and is about to play a part in one of their biggest current storylines.’
MailOnline have contacted representatives of EastEnders and Patsy for comment.
The publication reports that Patsy will start filming later this month, with her scenes due to air around Christmas time.
Role: despite not appearing in Albert Square in a permanent role, Patsy’s time will certainly be eventful as she’ll be part of the emotional storyline that will see Lola (pictured) lose her battle with terminal brain cancer
Her character Emma has never appeared in the soap before, having abandoned Lola (Danielle Harold) and her father when her daughter was just three years old.
Back in 2019, former model Patsy told of her interest in heading to Walford and becoming the new Peggy Mitchell.
She told Radio Times: ‘I’d love to do EastEnders, my father was involved in organised crime in the East End, so I grew up around villains and that kind of backdrop. I can pull a pint and say, “You’re barred”.
TV star: The actress, 54, has past soap experience having previously starred in both Emmerdale and Holby City, however, she has previously expressed interest in joining the cast of the BBC show (pictured in Emmerdale in 2004)
Actress: ‘Bosses are thrilled they have managed to get Patsy for this role. She’s a great actress and is about to play a part in one of their biggest current storylines’
On if she could step into the shoes of the legendary late landlady, she said: ‘I do think that! I’m not insulting Barbara Windsor because I think she’s so wonderful. But I’d like to play a really strong matriarch.’
She added: ‘I’ve got a good bit of energy, so I’d like to go out with a real bang and play someone like that.’
Patsy has real-life links to the East End, having grown up around organised crime with her brother’s Godfather even being notorious gangster Reggie Kray.
Patsy’s past soap roles include Jimmy’s ex-wife Sadie King in Emmerdale and nurse Faye Morton in Holby City.
Filming: The publication reports that Patsy will start filming later this month, with her scenes due to air around Christmas time
Soap Queen: Patsy’s past soap roles include Jimmy’s ex-wife Sadie King in Emmerdale and nurse Faye Morton in Holby City (pictured in Holby City in 2010)
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