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EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison reveals she was so strapped for cash she was reduced to tears after visiting a food bank


The soap star explained that it was a far cry from her time in the hit show when she didn't even used to look at the price of things.

Cheryl, who rose to fame playing Heather Trott in the BBC1 soap from 2007 to 2012, told the Daily Mirror that she was taken to her local food bank by a member of Citizens Advice after telling them she couldn't afford to eat. Cheryl, who rose to fame playing Heather Trott in the BBC1 soap from 2007 to 2012, told how she was taken to her local food bank by a member of Citizens Advice after telling them she couldn't afford to eat Cheryl's revelation comes after it was revealed that she had been selling old EastEnders scripts for quick cash, charging fans £50 per item, and singing in a Chinese restaurant to keep a roof over her head.

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