EastEnders actress Cheryl Fergison begs fans to ‘keep asking’ as they start campaign for ‘out-of-work’ star to land role
FORMER EastEnders actress Cheryl Fergison begged her fans to ‘keep asking’ bosses to hire her.
She starred in the long-running BBC One soap as Heather Trott from 2007 until 2012.
Cheryl, 59, was dramatically axed from EastEnders when her character was killed off.
Since then, the former Celebrity Big Brother star has been open about her personal struggles and her money woes.
Now her fans have started a campaign to get her a role in the rival ITV soap, Coronation Street.
Another social media account on X – formerly known as Twitter – posted a screenshot of Cheryl interacting with one of her fans.
In the image, a follower wrote in the comments section of one of the platforms.
They wrote: “Omg Corie!!”, implying that she should be given a new role on the apparently struggling serial drama.
The actress replied: “Keep asking them please it’s just up the road that would be fantastic.”
In the post on X, the user who posted the screenshot sarcastically wrote: “Obsessed with the fergison wanting a job at corrie because it’s “just up the road.”
Cheryl previously revealed her behind the scenes battle to get more acting work in a candid post on her account on X.
The TV personality revealed: “I’ve been out of EastEnders for around 13 years.
“I’ve done jobs in between, I was in panto this year, but jobs aren’t continuous. It’s not kind of like being in a soap all the time.
“Unless you’re like George Clooney or an A-Lister American star that gets millions for their films, it’s very difficult to be, in inverted commas, rich.
“You just kind of keep by, you keep the roof over your head and that’s about it.”
She added: “Some people don’t understand that like everyone else, we have bills to pay, rent to pay, we have to keep everything ticking. We have to get other jobs.”
EastEnders' 40th anniversary cameos so far
With the 40th anniversary of EastEnders coming up, fans are looking forward to some more incredible cameos from iconic faces of Walford's past. But who have we had so far?
Tracy-Ann Oberman – Oberman returned as Chrissie Watts, a character she last played nearly two decades ago.
Paul Bradley – Bradley returned as Nigel Bates, a character he last played over 25 years ago.
Micheal French – French returned as David Wicks, a character he last played two decades ago.
Patsy Palmer – Palmer returned as Bianca Jackson, a character she last played in 2019.
Coming up this year…
Ross Kemp – Kemp will reprise his role as Grant Mitchell, a character he first played in 1990. The BBC has described Kemp’s storyline as “explosive”. Kemp said it was an “absolute honour” to return to the show.
Other aspects of the 40th anniversary celebration include: A wedding between fan favorites, A huge explosion at the Queen Vic, and A live interactive episode.
The actress even resorted to flogging her old scripts for £50 a pop in order to make ends meet.
Cheryl never chose to leave EastEnders as the decision was made by BBC executives.
At the time, Heather was bludgeoned to death by a troublemaking Ben Mitchell (played by Joshua Pascoe) in 2012.
At the time, a source told The Sun: “Heather’s character has been hugely popular over the years, but the decision has been taken to cut her out of the show before viewers tire of her.”
EastEnders continues on BBC One and is available to stream on iPlayer.