EastEnders legend Cheryl Fergison has landed a new role after being forced to sell old BBC scripts to “keep food on the table”.
Cheryl Fergison, who played Heather Trott, was fired from the soap in 2012 when her character was killed off during a crime story.
The actress admitted that she had difficulty finding work as an actress after leaving the soap opera and has been seen selling souvenirs on Instagram.
However, Cheryl has now revealed that she will be playing the Fairy Godmother in a production of Cinderella in Peterborough for Christmas.
Sharing an Instagram update, she uploaded a poster of the pantomime and some backstage photos.
EastEnders legend Cheryl Fergison has landed a new role after being forced to sell old BBC scripts to “keep food on the table” (pictured in May).
Cheryl Fergison, who played Heather Trott, was fired from the soap in 2012 when her character was killed off during a whodunnit storyline.
Earlier this week in an interview with OK! MagazineThe soap star explained how she had been selling items online to “stay afloat.”
Cheryl said: “Unofficial merchandise is sold online or in various places, I wanted to give real fans the chance to own something from my time on EastEnders.”
‘I think people need to understand the fact that we have to make a living, we are not always lucky enough to be filming all the time and working in the profession that we have chosen and trained.
“I don’t want to get into trouble in any way and maybe £50 for some people isn’t a lot of money, but when it can help pay a growing bill or help get a roof over your head and food in the house,” “Like anyone else who makes a living, I will continue to buy and sell, and pay taxes on it.”
Cheryl previously revealed she broke down in tears after being told she was out of the fictional Walford-based soap.
She told Best magazine at the time: “It was a bittersweet day.” What you get with one hand, they take away with the other!
‘When they told me Heather was in favor of the cut, (the boss) had to get me a tissue.
Cheryl’s character Heather was murdered by Ben Mitchell after he robbed her while she was trying to flee Walford and later served four years in prison for the crime.
The actress admitted that she had difficulty finding work as an actress after leaving the soap opera and has been seen selling souvenirs on Instagram.
However, Cheryl has now revealed that she will be playing the Fairy Godmother in a production of Cinderella in Peterborough for Christmas.
Earlier this week in an interview with OK! Magazine, the soap star explained how she had been selling items online to ‘stay afloat’
Previously speaking about returning to the Plaza, Heather suggested she could return as her character’s twin sisters, from whom she was separated at birth.
In an interview with Good Morning Britain in 2012, Cheryl teased upcoming soap roles and said she would like to appear in Emmerdale or Corrie.
She said: ‘There are people with funny bones up there. I wouldn’t mind appearing in another of those soap operas again.’ Corrie or Emmerdale. A long lost Dingle.
“It seems that many soap opera viewers would like to see me on the cobbles or in the valleys. Now it’s time to create a new character. It’s time to see a completely different character in one of the other continuing dramas.’
