A mum who is living with the same brain tumour that EastEnders' character Lola Pearce has just been diagnosed with has praised the soap for its depiction of the disease. Kylie Weatherby, 34, was pregnant for the first time when she was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour in July 2021.
Her diagnosis came after she was violently sick and collapsed in her bathroom with a seizure when she was 36 weeks pregnant with her twins in May 2021. Just like EastEnders' character Lola Pearce, 26, who collapsed in a bathroom with a seizure in Tuesday's [25] episode, Kylie was found by her partner.
Kylie gave birth at 37 weeks pregnant to twins Luca and Malena via C section before being diagnosed with a grade four glioblastoma. This is the same aggressive and fast-growing form of brain cancer that Lola has been diagnosed with and Kylie has praised the soap for its depiction of the disease.
