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'I thought I'd die' EastEnders' Cheryl Fergison's devastating secret health battle
The former soap favourite has been on a long and painful journey battling cancer but, as she reveals to OK!, she's now ready to empower other women with her story
Soap star Cheryl Fergison says the love and support of son Alex and husband Yass pulled her through her battle with cancer (Image: Tim Merry/Mirror Express)Her ordeal started almost a decade ago when, living in Kent and not long having married Yassine - still in his native Morocco at the time - she consulted her GP about pain in her back. Despite facing hostility about their relationship, Cheryl and her husband of 12 years are happier than ever (Image: Tim Merry/Mirror Express)She underwent MRI scans: “I remember in the scanner having an earpiece in to listen to music and ‘Paradise’ by Coldplay was playing. For her part, Cheryl - whose on screen Albert Square character was murdered by bad boy Ben Mitchell in a row over money - told only a few trusted friends about her cancer diagnosis including former EastEnders colleagues Barbara Windsor, June Brown and Steve McFadden as well as Paul O’Grady and Julian Clary.
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