Cheryl Fergison appears to be manifesting a new job in showbusiness after admitting she had been left penniless.
The EastEnders star, 60, took to Instagram on Tuesday and shared a post namechecking several ITV shows in an appearant bid to land more TV work.
The actress wrote how she ‘dreamed of being top of my game’ and said she was waiting for a new ‘university challenge’.
She wrote: ‘My little story of the day …. just putting all good vibes out there folks ❤️
‘This Morning’ as I walk on these ‘Corrie’ cobbled streets’ and wander over hill & ‘Emmerdale’ I think of my ‘Big Brother’ who once told me he was a ‘Masterchef’ in his field of work. I remembered his words, what a ‘Mastermind’ he is.
‘I then thought about the past growing up in the concrete ‘Jungle’ and dreamed of being top of my game.
Cheryl Fergison appears to be manifesting a new job in showbusiness after admitting she had been left penniless
The EastEnders star, 60, took to Instagram on Tuesday and shared a post namechecking several ITV shows in an appearant bid to land more TV work
‘Life wasn’t ‘Pointless’ and I refused to be ‘The Weakest Link’ or a ‘Casualty’ in fact if I can cut to ‘The Chase’ this was ‘One Show’ I would make my success in .
‘All I needed was the confidence and ‘The Voice’ to let the people see that , ‘Strictly’ speaking there is no’Enders’ to my talents. So now I enjoy ‘An audience with..’ people and my social media and wait for a new ‘University Challenge’
‘I picture a ‘A Place in the Sun’… maybe ‘Benidorm’? As long as I have positivity, health, love and support then all the haters & doubters well they can just ‘Bake Off’.
The actress played Heather Trott across 386 episodes of EastEnders, but she was killed off in 2017 and has struggled to find meaningful acting work since shooting her final scenes for the BBC soap.
Cheryl suffered a further blow after discovering she had been left penniless by her accountant, as detailed by the actress in her autobiography, Behind The Scenes.
‘For five years, I paid him. For five years he pocketed the money and didn’t pay a single penny to HMRC,’ she wrote.
‘Everything I had built, saved and worked for was gone. I don’t use the word hate very often. It’s a heavy word, one you can’t always take back, but in this case, I meant it. I hated him.’
She added: ‘Going broke when you’re famous is the worst, because everyone expects you to have lots of money.
The actress wrote how she ‘dreamed of being top of my game’ and said she was waiting for a new ‘university challenge’
The EastEnders legend portrayed Heather Trott for five years before leaving the BBC soap in 2012 when her character was killed off
Cheryl previously revealed she was forced to flog tickets to fans to see her perform at a Chinese takeaway’s opening earlier this month
‘People assume that you’re minted. They don’t imagine you’re juggling overdrafts, maxed-out credit cards, payday loans and mountains of bills. But that was exactly where I found myself.’
The actress now lives with second husband Al-Jermoni in Backpool, but visa problems initially prevented the Moroccan national relocating to the United Kingdom after marrying Fergison in 2011.
Al-Jermoni remained in his native Morocco for nine years, during which a devastating earthquake, its subsequent relief effort and the coronavirus pandemic created additional obstacles .
She told OK! magazine: ‘We try to keep our business private but yes financially it can be a strain to get these visas.
‘But we’re here now, we’re in Blackpool – the Vegas of the north! – and we’re settled.’
Earlier this year, the actress admitted she is ‘not comfortable’ financially but ‘working my way back up’ after being forced to flog tickets to see her perform at a Chinese takeaway opening night.
Speaking to The Sun about how she should not be ‘judged for trying to get back on their feet’, she said: ‘My finances will take a long time to recover.
‘Until I have steady work, I’m not rich or comfortable – I’m just surviving. I’ve been saying yes to everything for no money, but I need to start valuing my work and asking for fair pay. Even my agent insists on it.
‘Still, I’ll never give in. I want to keep singing. If people criticise me for singing in small restaurants, so be it.’
She added: ‘At the end of the day, I’m an entertainer. Community has always been important to me, and I’ll perform no matter the crowd.
‘If only two people show up, I don’t care – I’m still being paid, and I’ll still give it my all.’
