"Ever since my mom took off, I've been afraid of people leaving me. Like, if I put all my eggs in your basket, what happens to me if you leave? I just get hurt." |
Lola Pacini is a Senior (Grade 12) at Degrassi Community School. Bubbly and excitable, Lola is a boy-crazy cheerleader with colorful hair, and a vibrant personality that is hard to miss in the halls of Degrassi. She may not be the brightest student, but she is eager for almost anything. Lola’s best friends are Shay Powers, Frankie Hollingsworth, and Yael Baron, and she is also friends with Jack Jones, Zoë Rivas, Grace Cardinal, Miles Hollingsworth, Baaz Nahir, Hunter Hollingsworth, Vijay Maraj, and Goldi Nahir. She was last seen kissing Saad Al'Maliki. She previously dated Tiny Bell, but ended things after he developed feelings for Shay. She dislikes Esme Song. She is labelled as "The Girl Who Is Smarter Than She Looks". She was portrayed by Amanda Arcuri.
Character History[]
Degrassi[]
Season 14[]
Lola as she tries out for Power Cheer.
In Smells Like Teen Spirit, Lola is first shown auditioning for the Power Cheer team. When Zoë shows off her skills, Lola comments that she won't make the team. Despite this, she makes the team and performs at the Renewal Ceremony. Later, she and the team follow Zoë's lead through the halls.
Lola and the rest of the Cheer Squad
In Wise Up, Lola follows Zoë through the halls with the other cheerleaders. When Zig tells Zoë that she doesn't need to send him nude pictures, Zoë asks if he'd rather get them from dumb niners, at which Lola expresses her offense. Later in the foyer, Zoë compliments Shay on one of her stunts, but Lola mistakenly believes it to be an insult, and tells Shay not to listen to her. The other girls laugh at her, and Zoë calls her a "dumbass". When Zig approaches the girls, Lola giggles and is surprised when Zoë turns him down.
In If You Could Only See, Frankie asks Lola and Shay if boys are allowed in their rooms. She asks where else she would make out with them. When Frankie expresses concern about Winston breaking up with her, Lola tells her to send him nude pictures to keep him happy. When Zoë tells the girls about the Degrassi Nudes service, Lola agrees to take part in it.
Lola, Zoë, and Shay walking in the halls.
In Can't Stop This Thing We Started, Lola, Shay, and Zoë run through the hallways laughing about Zig's arm-wrestling loss gif.
In There's Your Trouble, Lola is seen at cheer practice. Zoë takes Lola and the rest of the team to watch the other cheer team and Lola thinks they don't stand a chance against them. Lola and the rest of the team, are upset with Zoë when she uses the Degrassi Nudes money on equipment, instead of for competition fees and bus money. Zoë, in an attempt, to regain the teams trust buys them gifts and apologizes. Lola and the rest of the team decide to forgive Zoë.
In (You Drive Me) Crazy, Lola and Shay are in class making fun of Arlene and when asked by Frankie to help her with coding they tell her they have to attend and can't do. Before they leave class they give her advice on asking Hunter for help. The following day Lola and Shay are messing with Arlene and as Frankie walks in they wave to her to come sit with them but Frankie declines and sits with Arlene.
In I'll Be Missing You, Lola is at the Power Cheer cupcake booth. Lola is confused when no one let her in on the surprise for Zoë since she can't keep a secret. Lola and the rest of the team surprises Zoë in the locker before blurting out the gift they got Zoë. After Zoë says the team she never had anyone throw her surprise party before Lola starts a group hug. Lola receives a text from the blackmailer revealing someone knows about Degrassi Nudes.
In Hush, Lola is seen talking to Zoë, Frankie, Shay, and Jack about their problem regarding messages and threats. She then travels around the school with the cheer team to find out who have been sending them the messages. After Lola and the girls accuse Hunter of being the perpetrator, she and the girls head to their semi-final competition where they perform with confidence in front of the judges.
In Hero vs. Villain, the cheer team and Lola are asked whether they know anything about the Degrassi Nudes by Mr. Simpson. She is later seen with the team when Zoë talks to them and when they confront Frankie. Afterwards, she appears in the audience with the school when Zoë speaks at the assembly. A mass text is then sent out with Lola, Zoë, and Shay in their cheer uniforms and a message across their breasts, confirming they are behind the nudes.
In Firestarter (1), Lola is seen with the cheer team when Frankie tells them to turn against Zoë.
In Firestarter (2), Lola and the cheer team are mad at Zoë for framing Frankie. The team ends up going to their regional competition. Lola and the girls then perform their routine.
In Watch Out Now, Lola is seen sitting against a locker doing school work. Winston approaches her to vent about his stand up act. After giving him advice, he kisses her, to which shocks her.
In Ready or Not, Lola is set to become the leading lady in the musical, which scares Winston due to their recent history.
In Wishlist, Lola, Shay, and Frankie plan Frankie's 15th birthday party. Realizing the extravagant party will need to be financed, Lola and Shay convince Frankie to use her father. Lola is then seen at Frankie and Hunter's 15th birthday party.
In Walking in My Shoes, Lola is seen happy about her recent test grade. With Frankie's grades slipping, Frankie copies off of Lola's next test. Afterwards, Mr. Armstrong confronts Lola and Frankie on their tests answer matching and Lola looks confused. Frankie admits to cheating to Lola and then later Mr. Armstrong. After she tells Lola this, Lola tells Frankie that Winston kissed her.
Lola pretending to flirt with Winston.
In The Kids Aren't Alright (1), Lola enters the class room went Shay and Frankie are discussing about Winston. Shay points out it's about her and Winston kissing to which she apologizes again. Frankie tells Lola she will forgive her if she can help her in testing Winston faithfulness. Lola flirts with Winston in an attempt to test Winston but it was revealed Winston knew the whole time.
In Don't Look Back, Lola is seen working at a restaurant during the summer.
Degrassi: Next Class[]
Season 1[]
Lola telling that Tiny likes best on the celebs he follows.
In #BootyCall, Lola and Frankie notice that Shay has a crush on Tiny but Lola tells Shay that she has doesn't have a shot because Tiny likes girls with big butts and comments that she has the butt of a 4 year old boy. Lola uploads the photo Shay sent her without Shay's permission. She is later is hanging with Shay and Frankie at Miles' pool party and She tells Shay won't remove the photo. When Tiny asks Shay if she would be his lab partner and Shay agrees, Lola is happy for her. When Shay is about to head to class Lola and Frankie stuff her pants to make her butt bigger. When Tiny tells he didn't see the photo of her because he doesn't follow Lola on Hastygram, this annoys Lola.
In #NoFilter, Lola and Shay are walking in the in hallway and Frankie walks up them asking what they thought of her hair.
Lola and Shay ask her is she alright and asks if she wants to hang out later but Frankie declines. Lola and Shay reveal to have catfished Frankie because they want to know what's going on with her and they were worried about her. Lola and Shay are in the lounge when Frankie walks up to them and the apologizes to her. Lola and Shay tell Frankie that they accept her and the three make up.
In #NotOkay, Lola and Frankie are watching Shay talk to Tiny, and they comment on the fact that Shay and Tiny's messages aren't "hot". She says that it's too nerdy. Later, the three are in Chinese class and Lola defends Tiny saying that he's changed and he wants to hook up with Shay. She is then seen again at Lola's Cantina giving Tristan a rose for Vijay. Lola later calls Shay asking if she's okay with her dating Tiny. Lola reveals that she's been crushing on Tiny for a while. Shay gives Lola her blessing, and she begins her relationship with Tiny.
In #ButThat'sNoneofMyBusiness, Lola is first seen with Tiny and Tiny introduces her to his friends. Maya and Zig tease
her about her keychain vibrator, and Lola doesn't realize what it's for. Lola then gets worried that Tiny will think she's perverted because she masturbates. Lola is later seen wearing a disguise to hide from Tiny. She talks to Frankie and Frankie reveals that she's masturbated before with a shower head. Lola is shocked and asks how it feels, and Frankie snickers and walks away. Later, she masturbates with a shower head, like Frankie told her. Elsewhere, when she's with the nurse she tells her that she thinks there's something wrong with her vagina because she can't orgasm. The nurse reveals that different orgasms work for different women. She gives Lola a pamphlet about masturbation. Lola is later seen in Chinese class reading the pamphlet, and the teacher tells her to read her pamphlet aloud. Lola embarrassingly shares, and everybody laughs at her. Later, Frankie and Lola are hanging out in her room and she worries if everyone's talking about her. Frankie says that she shouldn't be so mad about it since it's nothing to be ashamed of, but it's not just not something to talk about. Lola points out the fact that guys are able to openly talk about masturbation, but girls can't. Tiny later FaceTimes Lola and tells her that it's nothing to be ashamed of. They make up and she hangs up and tries to masturbate again.
In #NotAllMen, Lola is seen making out with Tiny, much to Shay's annoyance. Lola tells Shay and Frankie that they should hang out with her and Tiny. Frankie is reluctant, but later decides to do so. At The Dot, Lola is eating ice cream and is upset when she gets the wrong kind, so Tiny gets her a new flavor.
In #ThisCouldBeUsButYouPlayin', Lola is briefly seen at Lola's Cantina when Tiny confronts Miles about the nude photo he sent to her.
In #TeamFollowBack, Lola and Shay see Frankie in the hallway talking to Winston, and they say they ship "Frankston".
She says that it'd be way better than Zig and Maya, since she's always being dragged to their rock shows. Later, at Frankie's house, Lola and Frankie are doing homework and she helps her make a pro-con list about Winston. Winston walks in, and Lola tries to take it off the TV screen. Lola is later seen at the assembly looking bored, but gets shocked when Maya and Zig get swatted.
In #SinceWeBeinHonest, Lola and Say are practicing Chinese and are interested to see what Frankie is looking up online. Frankie accidentally posts Jonah's name to her FaceRange, and Lola and Shay are shocked to find out that Frankie is actually dreaming about Jonah and not Winston. Lola is later seen in class and looks excited when Winston asks Frankie to the dance.
In #SorryNotSorry, Lola is talking to Frankie in the hallway, and pushes Frankie saying that she needs to go to the Snowball with Winston. Lola is later seen taking pictures with Shay and Frankie at the dance, and she's shocked to hear that Frankie is interested in Jonah. Frankie reveals that Shay still has a crush on Tiny and Lola is upset to hear that. She asks why Shay would allow them to date if she wasn't okay with it. They argue and insult each other's butt sizes. Vijay reluctantly takes a picture of all of them. Lola is seen with Shay and Frankie hiding in the prop room during the lockdown. Lola apologizes for dating Tiny when she knew it was too soon and for pressuring Frankie. Lola also says she's sick of hearing Frankie whine about her problems. They all forgive and hug it out.
Season 2[]
In #BuyMePizza Tiny learn Lola has been using Teendr to get boys to buy her pizza. She realizes she has a fear of Tiny leaving her so she breaks up with him over text. They get back together, and then a boy with pizza comes and Tiny gets in a fight with him and they fight over Lola. Tiny is suspended and she promises to help him.
In #ThrowbackThursday she leads a protest against Tiny's suspension. This leads her to becoming the leader of the committee against the zero-tolerance-policy.
In #OMFG, her team wins the volleyball championships, but the celebration is cut short when she finds out her friends' bus crashed.
Season 3[]
In #BreakTheInternet, Lola posts an old photo of her and Tiny. Shay finds out and tells Lola to take it down, for which Lola refuses claiming it's a throwback photo. It becomes a mock trial in class in which Lola loses her temper and is told to go to the office. She storms out and runs into Miles. The two seem to start a friendship.
In #HugeIfTrue, Lola seems to be on alright terms with Shay and is seen having a girls day with Shay and Frankie. Shay and Frankie invite people over and it turns into a party of sorts. She is later seen reading lines for Miles play with him in his room and they kiss. It's shown the next day that they had slept together and she reveals to him that it was her first time.
In #ThatFeelingWhen, in the bathroom, Lola tells Frankie she has been taking the birth control pills wrong and she's lucky she didn't sleep with Jonah. Frankie disagrees and says that Lola has been taking them wrong. Lola's nervousness gives away the fact that she actually slept with someone and is possibly pregnant.
In #IRegretNothing, Lola takes a pregnancy test and tells Frankie and Shay that it's negative. Relieved, her two friends head off to class while Lola says she will stay a while longer in the bathroom. It is then revealed that she lied as the camera shows a sobbing Lola and then the pregnancy test which reads "YES +".
Lola decides to get an abortion. She tries to tell Miles, but he leaves with Grace and tells Lola they can't be talking. She is then confronted and yelled at by Yael, who asks what is more important than their history project, prompting Lola to explain that she is getting an abortion. She tries to leave, but Yael stops her and
Lola is taken through the process of an abortion by her doctor.
suggests they take an Uber ride. They go to the hospital where the procedure is done.
Lola then decides to share her experience through their YouTube channel. Shay and Frankie later watch this video and discover Lola was actually pregnant. They then tell Miles unknowingly, unaware that he's the father. Lola quickly casts Miles a sad look, then walks away with her friends, leaving Miles upset.
In #ImSleep, Miles apologizes to Lola for not being there. They hug and Miles states she was his hope. He and Lola perform the play together.
Season 4[]
In #BackToReality, Frankie talks to Lola about how Jonah might get back together with Frankie
In #GetMoney, Shay is determined to up her game and get scouted through supplements. Shay and Saad applies to work at Lola's Cantina, but Saad gets the job, which led Shay's desperation to steal from the tip jar. Lola blames on Saad and fires him from the job. Shay later feels guilty for stealing and attempts to sneak back in the money she stole from the tip jar. Lola catches her putting back the money that went missing, then forgives Shay and remain friends.
In #ILookLikeA, Lola is seen taking a group photo with All Inclusive.
In #RollUpToTheClubLike, Lola makes music with All Inclusive with the help of Maya Matlin when they ask her to create a theme song for their channel.
In #Preach, Saad gives Lola his presentation notes when she realizes that she left the notes at the family restaurant. Lola gives Saad his job back at the restaurant.
In #FactsOnly, Yael feels like an identity overhaul is needed and turns to Lola for help. Yael kisses Lola while trying to identify their sexuality, then Lola explains to them what genderqueer is, having learned from a vlogger. Yael comes out as genderqueer and Lola helps creating their new image.
In #Fire, Lola reveals to Frankie and Shay about losing her virginity to Miles, though they think it's a joke. Lola and Frankie joins the senior campfire after convincing Shay to go with Tiny. Lola sleeps in Frankie's car for the night, fearing bugs and can't stand the outdoors.
In #GetYouAManThatCanDoBoth, Saad confides in Lola, who helps him out of a troubling situation.
In #Obsessed, Lola and the Class of 2018 helps out at the senior prom.
In #KThxBye, Lola begins a relationship with Saad after convincing him to come to the graduation party.
Appearance and Style[]
Season 14[]
Lola has short pink and purple hair with blonde tips and is usually seen wearing her Power Cheer outfit. She often wears large earrings even when in her sports attire. Lola also wears unusal accessories such as necklaces.
DNC Season 1 & 2[]
Lola maintains a softer image compared to season 14. Her hair is a bit longer than before and is now bubblegum pink. She often wears it as two pigtails or as a ponytail with her rest of her hair reaching her neck. She normally wears short sleeves with cute patterns or designs.
DNC Season 3 & 4[]
Lola's hair is now blue instead of pink, and she also has bangs. She now mostly wears nice long-sleeved outfits, two notable exceptions being in #Unsubscribe and #BackToReality.
Trivia[]
- She is the third female Degrassi character to have dyed hair after Ashley (bright red), Jane and Grace (blue streaks). Frankie was fourth (blonde streaks).
- She is one of several characters to send nude photos of themselves. Others include Alli, Frankie, Shay, Jack, Zoë and the entire Degrassi Power Squad in Season 14 of Degrassi: The Next Generation.
- Her cellphone's name is Julio and "he" is claimed to be edgy with new people.
- Lola was going to be a female lead protagonist in the planned fifth and sixth seasons of Degrassi: Next Class.
- She has a dog named Fernando, whose hair she also dyed pink.
- In the mini Champagne Supernova, it is shown that she speaks Spanish, and that she is not able to talk to boys.
- She is a fan of the band 5 Seconds of Summer.
- She is a Virgo.
- She seems to be a shipper of Zig and Zoë.
- Lola reveals in #NotOkay, that she has loved Tiny since forever.
- Lola is of Argentinian descent.
- In January 2021, the Degrassi writers confirmed on Twitter that Miles and Lola are in touch again, which some fans have interpreted as her being romantically involved with Miles instead of Saad.
- Lola shares similarities with Degrassi graduates, Alli Bhandari and Manny Santos.
- Lola reveals that her mother is no longer in her life and ran off.
- Lola, Hunter, Sean, Marco, Griffin, Adam, Eli, Clare, Grace, and Frankie, all share the same line "Go to hell."
- Hunter used this line in Finally (1)
- Sean used this line in This Charming Man
- Marco used this line in I Against I
- Griffin used this line in Talking In Your Sleep
- Adam used this line in My Body Is A Cage (1)
- Eli used this line in Need You Now (2)
- Clare used this line in Scream (2)
- Grace used this line in Close to Me
- Frankie used this line in Teen Age Riot
- Lola used this line in #BreakTheInternet
- Lola loses her virginity to Miles in #HugeIfTrue, leading to a pregnancy, which she terminated.
- She is the ninth female to go through a teenage pregnancy, the others being Spike, Erica, Tessa, Manny, Liberty, Mia, Jenna, Vanessa, and Clare.
- Lola is the fourth character to have an abortion. The first being Erica Farrell, the second being Tessa Campanelli, and the third being Manny Santos.
- She ships Winston and Frankie, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, and herself with Tiny.
- Although, the latter might not be true anymore due to Tiny and Lola breaking up.
- Lola is the first character to have a restaurant/business named after her.
Quotes[]
- "Wow, I'm never making the team now..." (First line) - Smells Like Teen Spirit
- (To Zoë): "Hey, who are you calling dumb?" - Wise Up
- Zoë: "I can't believe you landed that tumble, Shay. You were sublime."
Lola: "Don't listen to her, Shay. You're great." - Wise Up - "Uh, I don't want to see junk pics."
- (To Grace, referring to her phone): "Be gentle with Julio. He's testy with new people."
- (To Hunter): "Thanks for drawing me cute."
- (To Zoë): "Not Miles. He's way too cute to be a villain."
- (To Frankie): "You had a sexy dream about Jonah?" - #SinceWeBeinHonest
- (To Tiny): Ever since my mom took off, I've been afraid of people leaving me. Like, if I put all my eggs in your basket, what happens to me if you leave? I just get hurt. - #BuyMePizza
- (To Saad): "People don't just give away A plus work. I wouldn't. I'm a Virgo." - #Preach
Relationships[]
- Main article: Tiny-Lola Relationship
- Tiny Bell
- First Relationship:
- Start Up: #ButThatsNoneOfMyBusiness (DNC 105)
- Break Up: #BuyMePizza (DNC 204)
- Reason: Lola was afraid of getting hurt.
- Second Relationship:
- Start Up: #BuyMePizza (DNC 204)
- Break Up: #ThatAwkwardMomentWhen (DNC 207)
- Reason: Tiny admitted his feelings for Shay, so Lola ended things.
- First Relationship:
- Main article: Miles-Lola Relationship
- Miles Hollingworth III (Affair)
- Start Up: #HugeIfTrue (DNC 305)
- Break Up: #ThatFeelingWhen (DNC 306)
- Reason: Tristan woke up from his coma, ending Miles and Lola's affair.
- Main article: Saad-Lola Relationship
- Saad Al'Maliki
- Start Up: #KThxBye (DNC 410)
Love Triangles[]
- Main article: Winston-Frankie-Lola Love Triangle
- Winston Chu and Frankie Hollingsworth
- Start: Watch Out Now (1413)
- End: Walking in My Shoes (1416)
- Reason: Lola finally told Frankie that Winston kissed her, so Frankie broke up with him.
- Main article: Tiny-Lola-Shay Love Triangle
- Tiny Bell and Shay Powers
- Start: #NotOkay (DNC 104)
- End: #HugeIfTrue (DNC 305)
- Reason: Lola learned to move on from Tiny.
Interaction[]
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Adam • Alli • Anya • Becky • Bianca • Campbell • Chantay • Clare • Connor • Dallas • Dave • Declan • Drew • Eli • Fiona • Frankie • Grace • Holly J. • Hunter • Imogen • Jack • Jake • Jenna • Jonah • K.C. • Katie • Leia • Lola • Luke • Marisol • Maya • Miles • Mo • Owen • Peter • Riley • Sav • Shay • Snake • Tiny • Tori • Tristan • Wesley • Winnie • Winston • Zane • Zig • Zoë |
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Baaz • Esme • Frankie • Goldi • Grace • Hunter • Jonah • Lola • Maya • Miles • Rasha • Saad • Shay • Snake • Tiny • Tristan • Vijay • Winston • Yael • Zig • Zoë |