Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold) was reunited with her long-lost mum Emma (Patsy Kensit) after years of believing her mum had simply abandoned her.
However, the reality was far more shocking as Emma described the abuse she suffered at the hands of Lola's father and the mum's subsequent horror at not being able to find her daughter after being hospitalised.
The terminally ill hairdresser has enjoyed getting to know her mum in recent episodes but warned Emma she would have to take a break from bonding with her as she felt she was spreading herself too thin.
