Eastenders' Cheryl Fergison has 'full on breakdown' and quits job before starting

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Former EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison has 'walked away' from a theatre job before the show even opened. Cheryl, 58, was due to begin starring in Mum’s The Word, a comedy show about “navigating motherhood”, on 6 October.The soap star, who recently wowed fans with her impressive weight loss, was set to be joined on stage by fellow TV stars Poppy Tierney and Sarita Plowman.The show is still scheduled to open in Brighton before embarking on tour around the UK - but it’s now being reported that plans have been thrown into “chaos.” A source, speaking to The Mirror, has said that Cheryl has pulled out at the last minute after suffering a “full-on breakdown.” “Out of nowhere she had a massive breakdown and quit the show,” the source said, adding that the star had “seemed fine” earlier that day.The insider added that the producers are “so worried for Cheryl” and are “doing their best to support her”, but that they’re conscious that the “show must go on.” “It’s been a mad scramble to find a high-profile replacement at such short notice.The replacement has got some pretty big shoes to fill, all in under two weeks,” they said.

It’s understood that tickets will remain on sale and that the producers are planning for the show to open as planned, despite being in the midst of “crisis talks.” OK!

has reached out to Cheryl's reps for comment. Cheryl’s reported decision to pull out of the production comes after she issued a desperate plea on behalf of her husband, Yassine El Joumi, who was caught up in the earthquake in Morocco.