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EastEnders actress Cheryl Fergison reveals womb cancer battle and shares why she kept her terrifying diagnosis secret for nine years: 'I thought I'd die'


EastEnders actress Cheryl Fergison has revealed her secret womb cancer battle in a candid new interview.

The star shared the devastating news with a few pals in the industry at the time, including Dame Barbara Windsor, June Brown, and Steve McFadden. Thanking the staff at Blackpool & Victoria Teaching Hospital, Cheryl said: 'I was treated for an infection with six hourly antibiotics IV drips and at times was in complete agony. Cheryl came to fame playing loveable Heather Trott on EastEnders for five years, before being viciously killed by Ben Mitchell in 2012 (pictured on soap)

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