MORE than a decade after her on-screen death, Cheryl Fergison has spoken out.
The former EastEnders star has slammed the BBC One soap, still miffed at the unfortunate fate of her character Heather Trott.
Cheryl portrayed Heather for five years from 2007 and viewers couldn’t help but grow fond of her.
As Shirley Carter’s best friend, the George Michael fan quickly became one of the soaps most beloved characters and many members of the public were eager to settle find the luck in love that she seemed to deserve.
But Heather’s life came to an abrupt halt on March 21, 2012, when a fuming Ben Mitchell bludgeoned her to death with a picture frame as he was trying to steal some money in a bid to leave Walford.
Over a decade after the wholesome character’s death, Cheryl has stated that she still finds the writers’ decision to kill her off in such a violent way a harsh one.
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Speaking to The Mirror, the 56-year-old took a jab at the long-running drama, branding it “out of touch” before claiming she “wasn’t surprised” by the show’s lowest rating in Autumn, 2021 (1.7m viewers compared to around 7m at the time of her exit).
“They need to bring it back down to earth a bit”, Cheryl said, “when the sensational stuff becomes like a movie, it becomes a bit like a blur.”
“Arthur stealing the money, Den and Angie’s divorce papers, those were the hearts and lives of real people. The producers need to go out and talk to people.”
Cheryl added: “If you wanted explosions, you’d watch Fast and Furious.”
She also made a comment about the programme’s lack of diversity, sharing that she would like to see more “big people” on the screens.
“We can identify better when someone looks like you is represented”, she said.
“And we do have sex! People like to pretend that we just laugh around being jolly and eating, but we don’t. I saw Pierce Brosnan’s wife, who’s bigger, and was like ‘Yeah! Goooo on!’.”
Cheryl’s departure from EastEnders was confirmed in September, 2011, by soap bosses.
Since her exit, she has appeared in several TV shows including The Saturday Night Show, Celebrity Big Brother, Your Face Sounds Familiar and Big School.
She has also embarked on a new career.
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As of 2022, she has appeared in six episodes of the Netflix comedy Hard Cell.
Meanwhile, EastEnders airs from Monday to Thursday at 7.30pm on BBC One.
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