EX-EASTENDERS star Cheryl Fergison has been forced to confirm she is alive and kicking after her death 'was announced' on social media.
Cheryl, who played hapless Heather Trott in the BBC soap, has told fans that she has not "passed away" after a tweet appeared to suggest it.
The rumours began when an EastEnders viewer posted a photograph of 55-year-old Cheryl and the late singer George Michael on Twitter.
A caption alongside it read: "Thinking of them both at this Christmas time. RIP George and Hev, having a laugh up there I bet!" It actually made reference to Cheryl's EastEnders' character Heather, rather than Cheryl herself.
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