EastEnders star secures new role after selling scripts for a living

EastEnders legend Cheryl Fergison has secured a new role after she was forced to sell old BBC scripts to 'keep food on the table.'

Cheryl Fergison, who played Heather Trott, was axed from the soap in 2012 when her character was murdered during a whodunit storyline. 

The actress admitted that she struggled to find acting work after leaving the soap and has been seen selling memorabilia on Instagram. 

However, Cheryl has now revealed he will be starring as the Fairy Godmother in a production of Cinderella in Peterborough for Christmas. 

Sharing an update to Instagram, she uploaded a poster of the pantomime and some backstage photos. 

Earlier this week in an interview with OK! Magazine, the soapstar explained how she had been selling items online to 'keep herself afloat.'

Cheryl said: 'There is unofficial merchandise being sold either online or in various places, I wanted to give true fans a chance to have something of my era at EastEnders. 

'I think that people need to get their heads around the fact we have to earn a living, we are not always fortunate to be filming all the time and working in our chosen and trained profession. 

'I do not want to get into trouble in any way and maybe £50 to some people is not a lot of money, but when it can help to pay an ever-increasing bill or help put a roof over your head and food on the table, just like any other person earning a living, I will continue to buy and sell - and pay tax on it.' 

Cheryl previously revealed that she burst into tears after being told she was out of the fictional Walford -based soap. 

She told Best magazine at the time: 'It was a bittersweet day. What you get with one hand, you get taken away with another!

'When they told me Heather was for the chop, (the boss) had to get me a tissue. 

Cheryl's character Heather was murdered by Ben Mitchell after he robbed her while trying to flee Walford and late served four years in prison for the crime.

Previously discussing a return to the Square, Heather has suggested that she could come back as her character's twin sisters who she was separated from at birth.

In an interview with Good Morning Britain in 2012, Cheryl teased upcoming soap roles, saying she would like to appear in Emmerdale or Corrie.

She said: ' You've got people with funny bones up there.I wouldn’t mind getting in another one of those soaps again. Corrie or Emmerdale. A long lost Dingle.'

'It seems many of the soap-watching public would like to see me on the cobbles or in the dales. Now it's time to create a new character. Time to see a completely different character in one of the other continuing dramas.'