The friendship between Lola Pacini and Frankie Hollingsworth formed in the fourteenth Season of Degrassi.
Friendship History[]
Degrassi[]
Season 14[]
In If You Could Only See, Frankie tells Lola and Shay what happened between her and Winston, and how her mom and brothers walked in. She says she is tired of not getting the same as her brothers, and Frankie asks them If they are allowed boys in there room. Shay says no. Frankie thinks Winston will break up with her, and Lola responds to just send him a sexy photo to make him happy.
Degrassi: Next Class[]
Season 1[]
In #BootyCall, Lola teases Shay about her obvious crush on Tiny Bell, and Frankie tells Shay she has no chance of being happy, which Lola calls her out for not being over her break up with Winston. Lola tells Shay that she doesn't have a chance because Shay doesn't have a large butt, which Tiny has an interest in. Frankie later catches Shay taking photos of herself in the bathroom, and Frankie enlarges Shay's butt on a phone app. Shay sends the photo to Lola, who posts it. Shay, Frankie, and Lola are all at Miles's pool party. Lola refuses to delete the photo because it is "bad for her brand". Tiny asks Shay to be his lab partner, and Lola accepts for her. Shay is nervous now because she thinks Tiny only asked her because he saw the photo of her enlarged butt, and now he will know she doesn't have a large butt. The next day, Shay stuffs her pants to make her butt look bigger, and Lola and Frankie try to fix it for her. Shay is caught wearing the butt pads in class when Winston spills chemicals on her, and Shay has to take off her pants. After class, Shay blames Lola, and Frankie points out that Tiny is waiting for her in the background. Lola and Frankie watch as Tiny hands Shay back her stuff. Shay is happy when she realizes Tiny likes her for her brains, not her butt.
In #NoFilter, Lola and Shay do not like Frankie's new hair, and Lola asks what's wrong with her since changing your hair is a cry for help. Shay points out that Frankie has been acting differently since Winston broke up with her. Frankie says she's fine, and rejects Lola's invitation to go out that night. Frankie starts receiving messages from a boy online, who turns out to be Lola and Shay catfishing her. Frankie is upset when she realizes what they have done, but Lola and Shay reveal they did it because Frankie wouldn't talk to them and they wanted to know was wrong with her. Lola tells her they were worried that Frankie might try to hurt herself, and Shay adds they they also worried Frankie might want to end their friendship. Frankie admits to Jonah that she thinks her friends like the old her better than who she feels she is now. Later, Frankie apologizes to Lola and Shay, and they apologize to her for catfishing her. Lola and Shay tell her they didn't know how to talk to her, and Frankie reveals she wanted to look different because she feels different. Shay and Lola just admit they want her to be happy, no matter how she is. They all hug and make up.
In #ButThatsNoneOfMyBusiness, Lola asks Shay and Frankie what's wrong with her keychain, and Frankie reveals that it is a vibrator. Lola is worried that Tiny may think she's a sex freak, saying she can't talk to him about masturbation since they just started talking. Frankie advises her to tell Lola that she doesn't masturbate, and Lola worries that he might want her to be a sex freak since he's older. Shay leaves the conversation, and Frankie admits to Lola that she masturbates with her shower head. Lola asks her what it feels like, and Frankie is too embarrassed to answer. Later, Shay, Frankie, and Lola are all in Mandarin class together. Shay and Frankie laugh when Lola is caught with her masturbation pamphlet in class. That night, Frankie is over at Lola's house, and Lola asks if everyone is talking about her. Frankie says they're not not talking about her and asks why she was reading it. Lola say they never talk about it and guys talk about it all the time. They are about to talk about it more until Tiny facetimes Lola.
In #NotAllMen, Lola invites Frankie and Shay to hang out with her and Tiny because she wants to go out as a group. They all go out to get ice cream at The Dot.
In #TeamFollowBack, Shay and Lola notice that Frankie was talking to Winston, and they claim that "Frankston: the sequel" was only a matter of time. Lola claims Frankie and Winston would be better couple friends than Zig and Maya. At Frankie's house, Lola and Frankie make a pro and con list for whether Frankie and Winston should get back together. Lola points out that Frankie was happier when she was with Winston. However, Winston walks in when they were in the middle of making the list, and when he leaves, Lola and Frankie are unsure if he saw the list or not. At the school assembly, Frankie talks about the list Winston made for her to Shay and Lola. Frankie explains that last time she kissed Winston he tasted like peanut butter, but now when she thinks of peanut butter, she is reminded me how badly things ended, and if she even like peanut butter anymore. Lola, Frankie, and Shay are all shocked when the SWAT team enters Maya's house, which they could see from the camera still recording at her house.
In #SinceWeBeinHonest, Shay and Lola are practicing Mandarin, while Frankie tries to find Jonah online. Lola tries to see what she is looking at, but Frankie closes her laptop. Frankie ask if dreams mean anything, and Lola says they mean everything. Frankie tells them she was kissing in the dream, and Lola says this dream is already better than Frankie's goat dreams. Shay asks who she was dream kissing, and Lola and Shay assume that it was about Winston, as they want Frankie and Winston to get back together. Later, Shay and Lola realize that Frankie had a sexy dream about Jonah because Frankie accidentally posted his name on her FaceRange. Shay and Lola are skeptical about Jonah, and Frankie accidentally admits that she kissed him. Shay asks if her and Jonah are dating, but Frankie says it has only been a few days. Lola is shocked that it has been days, and Shay say that Frankie can't become one of "Jonah's girls". Later, Lola and Shay were in on Winston's plan to ask Frankie to the dance.
In #SorryNotSorry, Frankie, Lola, and Shay are walking down the hallway together, and Frankie admits she hasn't picked out a dress yet for the dance. Lola tells Frankie that she has to look perfect if Frankie wants to get back together with Winston, but Frankie is still doubtful that her and Winston are right for each other. Shay and Lola both insist that Winston is right for Frankie.
At the dance, Frankie, Lola, and Shay get their pictures taken together with winter animal cutouts, and Frankie admits she called it off with Winston and likes Jonah. Shay and Lola don't want her to date Jonah because they are afraid that he'll break Frankie's heart. Frankie calls them as not being relationship experts, and reveals that Shay still likes Tiny. Lola claims that Shay said she was over him, and Shay said she liked him all year, which he returned her feelings, until Lola became interested. The three unhappily take their picture.
During the lockdown, the three girls are in the same lockdown room. Lola hears a noise, and asks if it was a gun shot, to which Shay says it's probably a false alarm. Lola comments, "Like I'll ever believe you again", referring to Shay lying about Tiny. Frankie is crying, admitting she saw Jonah with another girl and that she should have listened to Lola and Shay. They discuss how Lola and Shay feel like they haven't been able to make Frankie happy as friends the entire year, Frankie apologizes, and the girls hug.
Season 2[]
In #BuyMePizza, Lola admits she thinks Frankie is a little bit racist, but she still wants to be friends with her.
In #OMFG, Lola jumps into Frankie’s arms and hugs her before their volleyball match. They later comfort each other when they find out the bus crashed.
Season 3[]
In #BreakTheInternet, they are walking to school with Shay, and when Shay goes off to see Tiny and kisses him Lola tells Frankie she suddenly can’t wait to get to math class and Frankie puts her arm around Lola and walks off. They are later seen in class together talking about extracurriculars before Shay comes in to argue with Lola about the photo of Tiny she posted.
In #PicsOrItDidn’tHappen Lola and Shay talk to Frankie about whether guys and girls can just be friends when she becomes suspicious of Jonah and Grace. Later Frankie and Lola are in the bathroom discussing Frankie looking through Jonah’s messages and Lola tells her that when he says she’s “immature” he’s most likely referring to sex, which she says by sliding Frankie a condom. Later Lola comforts Frankie when she’s upset about Jonah not having time for her. Jonah shows up to talk to Frankie and after they’re done talking Frankie asks Lola if she still has that condom and Lola gives it to her.
In #HugeIfTrue, Shay, Frankie and Lola are having a sleepover and Frankie and Lola are messing with an app that switches their faces and Frankie jokes that her and Lola should never have children together. Lola is upset when Frankie and Shay invite their boyfriends over. Frankie, Lola, Shay, Tiny, Zig, Jonah, Esme, and Grace play Never Have I Ever, but Frankie goes upstairs with Jonah. The next morning Frankie asks Lola where she’s been all night.
In #ThatFeelingWhen, Lola and Shay comfort and talk to Frankie about her relationship with Jonah. Later they are all in the bathroom together and Frankie reveals to Lola she’s been taking her birth control pills wrong, which worries Lola and Frankie asks Lola if she’s had sex.
In #IRegretNothing, Frankie and Shay are in the bathroom with Lola when she takes her pregnancy test. Lola lies to them and says it’s negative and Frankie congratulates Lola on not being pregnant. Later after Lola’s search history about abortions is revealed to the class Frankie and Shay find her in the bathroom and try to comfort her but are unintentionally judgmental which causes Lola to leave upset. Later Frankie watches Lola’s video about her abortion and admits she would have no idea what to do in Lola’s situation and tells Lola that she’s courageous. She and Shay offer to take Lola out for dessert which she accepts. They run into Miles and Frankie tells Miles about Lola’s abortion video, not knowing he was the father.
Season 4[]
In #BackToReality, Frankie tells Lola she thinks Jonah wants to get back together. Lola is later seen with Frankie when she witnesses Jonah and Grace kissing.
In #GetMoney, Lola advises Frankie that she needs to “win” the breakup with Jonah by faking it till she makes it.
In #Fire, Frankie and Lola are at the Cantina with Shay discussing the camping trip. Frankie makes a joke about Lola not telling them who she lost her virginity to and Lola tells them it was Miles but Frankie just laughs it off as a joke. They later are seen at the campsite together.
In #GetYouAManThatCanDoBoth, Frankie and Lola are walking down the hall together and are talking about Saad. Frankie thinks he’s just another one of Lola’s “problematic” crushes and that she makes bad decisions, but Lola remarks Frankie is the one that makes bad decisions because she’s dating Zig and Esme. Later they both participate in Tiny’s promposal for Shay.
In #KThxBye, they both go upstairs to Frankie’s room to look for Esme but she’s gone. Later they both attend the after-grad party at Miles and Frankie’s house.
Trivia[]
- They are both best friends with Shay Powers.
- Both were on the Power Cheer squad together until Frankie was kicked off the team.
- Both were on the volleyball team together.
- Both will graduate in 2017.
- Lola was kissed by Winston Chu, Frankie's then boyfriend. Lola confessed to Frankie what happened, which caused her to break up with Winston.
- Lola had an affair with Frankie's elder brother Miles Hollingsworth III.
- Both share similarities with former characters, Clare and Alli, who were best friends, like Frankie and Lola.
- They're both friends with Goldi and Shay.
- They're both former friends with Zoë Rivas.
- Lola lost her virginity to Frankie's brother Miles.
- Lola was pregnant with Frankie's niece or nephew via Miles until she got an abortion.
- Lola unintentionally gave Frankie's twin brother, Hunter, a boner.
