'I thought I'd die' EastEnders' Cheryl Fergison's devastating secret health battle
ok.co.ukStrolling through bluebell strewn gardens in the spring sunshine Cheryl Fergison looks the very picture of happiness and health.
But the former EastEnders actress has been fighting a secret battle against cancer - the story of which she only now feels ready to share. “It was a horrendous time,” the 58-year-old former soap favourite reveals to OK! “There were some dark moments, especially at night, when I thought: ‘am I going to die?’ Am I going to leave my husband without a wife, my son without a mum? “But the time is right to talk about it all now.
I’m hoping my story might empower other women. “I’ve been through a lot but I’m still here. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” That motto is something Cheryl, who played big-hearted Heather Trott in EastEnders for half a decade, has had no other choice but to live by having been diagnosed with Stage 2 cancer of the womb in 2015.
Now living in Blackpool with her husband of 12 years, 38-year-old Yassine, and Alex, her 24-year-old son by her first marriage, Cheryl is chatty and generous with her time as we talk.
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