EastEnders legend Cheryl Fergison opens up about secret cancer battle | Soaps [Video]

Former EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison has opened up for the first time about her secret cancer battle.

The soap icon – who played Heather Trott in the BBC show from 2007 until 2012 – has confessed that she thought she was going to die after being diagnosed with stage 2 womb cancer in 2015.

Eight years on, however, she feels empowered to tell her story to inspire others.

‘It was a horrendous time,’ the 58-year-old admitted.

She added in an interview with OK!: ‘There were some dark moments, especially at night, when I thought, “Am I going to die? Am I going to leave my husband without a wife, my son without a mum?”

‘But the time is right to talk about it all now. I’m hoping my story might empower other women.

‘I’ve been through a lot but I’m still here. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.’

The actress currently resides in the …