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EastEnders' Cheryl Fergison on her brutal addiction to self harm - 'it took years but I'm in a good place now'


The soap favourite opens up to OK! about what sparked her years of self harm, how she finally overcame it and why she now wants to use her story to empower other women

Cheryl Fergison has revealed her battle with self harm - 'I'm in a good place now' (Image: Tim Merry/Mirror Express) Read MoreRelated Articles ‘I was sobbing’ - Barbara Windsor’s generous secret gesture helped save cancer-stricken EastEnders star from ruin The harm stopped only last year after her move north when, terrified that further backache was a signal that the cancer had returned, she consulted local doctors. The actress now wants her story to empower other women to take their health seriously (Image: Tim Merry/Mirror Express)“Perhaps if I’d had my original medical paperwork to read for myself it would have been different but I didn’t.

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