EastEnders boss Chris Clenshaw has revealed that Jay Brown is set to find friendship with an "unlikely person" in upcoming scenes.
Lola Pearce, played by Danielle Harold, died last month after battling terminal brain cancer - leaving her husband, Jay, played by Jamie Borthwick, and young daughter, Lexi, heartbroken.
Viewers of the BBC One soap had been dreading the episode for weeks, which came after hairdresser and mother of one, Lola, was diagnosed with an incurable brain cancer last year.
With Jay now heartbreakingly a widower, EastEnders boss Chris has teased what is next for the character. Speaking to press, Chris said: "Billy, Jamie, Ben and Lexi all pull together and are there for each other, but that won't last forever.
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