Former EastEnders fan favourite Cheryl Fergison, who played the character 'Heather', jokingly discusses scheme how to get back on the screen of the east London based Soap Opera on BBC One. Cheryl appeared on ITV's Loose Women today (September 21).
Cheryl Fergison doused herself in scalding water multiple times a day as she became obsessed with 'washing' away cancer cells after battling the illness.
She was told to be mindful of any unusual symptoms in case any cancer cells remained but this instruction from her doctors sparked obsessive behaviour. Cheryl explained to the Daily Mirror: 'In my head, I thought I still had cancer cells in me. Doctors had talked about having done a"washing" procedure as part of the surgery so I thought right,"I’ll wash myself, I’ll wash these cells away".
She received her diagnosis after attending a regular smear test, which came back clear but soon after she started experiencing back pain and spotting blood and says 'somehow I just knew something didn't feel right.' Cheryl has admitted she thought she was going to die after being diagnosed in 2015 - calling it 'a horrendous time'.
The star shared the devastating news with a few pals in the industry at the time, including her EastEnders co-star Steve McFadden She released a lengthy statement sharing that she was treated for an infection that left her in huge pain, but after six antibiotic drips, she was soon 'home and on the road to recovery.'
'Spending 24 hours in A&E was more than an eye opening experience. The pure abuse and overrun conditions that our health workers have to endure was painful to watch. Just before she had said in a clip: 'Hi everyone, I've just spent the last 24 hours in A&E at Blackpool Victoria hospital. I've seen things in the last 24 hours I can't unsee. I've been in complete agony.
Cheryl came to fame playing loveable Heather Trott on EastEnders for five years, before being viciously killed by Ben Mitchell in 2012.
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