<P> The character of Lola was announced on 7 June 2011 and she was created as an extension of the established Mitchell family . The Sun reported that Billy and Julie would be shocked to learn of Lola's existence, not knowing the son they once gave up for adoption had a daughter, but would decide to track her down and find her living in a care home . Lola was said to have "a sharp, cocky but likeable attitude ." As she meets her grandparents for the first time, Lola quickly forms a bond with them as she has been deserted by everyone else in her life . Eighteen - year - old Harold was cast in the role and she said "I am so excited to be joining EastEnders . I have watched the show all my life and I never thought that one day I could be in Albert Square . It feels strange to be walking round Walford with people I have grown up watching--I still have to pinch myself .". EastEnders is Harold's first acting job and she was given the role following her first audition, which shocked her . Harold told Daybreak, "It was my first audition that I'd ever had, so I was really nervous and I was thinking,' I'm never going to get it - I'm just going to have fun while I'm there' . I was just shocked to even get the casting for it, so I was over the moon when I actually got the part ." Harold previously starred in Jamie Oliver's Channel 4 reality show Jamie's Dream School and got into an acting school because of the show . Harold said she had always wanted to be an actress and was grateful to be given a great character in Lola . Lola made her first appearance on 12 July 2011 . </P> <P> In an interview with Inside Soap, Harold said she was grateful for the complex nature of her character, saying, "Lola's not out - and - out evil but she's not very nice . She's got so many sides and I am having a great time exploring them ." Lola is described as "a stroppy little 15 - year - old, prone to fighting, tea - leafing and gobbing off ." She is also "sharp, cocky but likeable ." Of Lola's personality, the official EastEnders website said "Bright as a button but with a mouth that runs away with her, Lola is wild and definitely Walford bound . A self - reliant person who does what she has to do in order to get what she wants, she's not to be messed with ." </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> "</Td> <Td> Lola learnt a few valuable life skills in care - none of them strictly legal . But though she has an eye for mischief, Lola's always been too wary to get into really big trouble . Though Lola has a hard edge, she's loyal and loving to those she can trust . She loves her' pops', Billy Mitchell, ferociously . Now pregnant, we wonder what motherhood will do to Lola? And exactly how much childcare her friends and family are going to be forced into...</Td> <Td>" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3">--The official EastEnders website's description of Lola (2012) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "</Td> <Td> Lola learnt a few valuable life skills in care - none of them strictly legal . But though she has an eye for mischief, Lola's always been too wary to get into really big trouble . Though Lola has a hard edge, she's loyal and loving to those she can trust . She loves her' pops', Billy Mitchell, ferociously . Now pregnant, we wonder what motherhood will do to Lola? And exactly how much childcare her friends and family are going to be forced into...</Td> <Td>" </Td> </Tr>

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