EastEnders icon reveals cast fears after actors are ‘concerned’ about introducing AI
EXCLUSIVE: Former EastEnders legend Cheryl Fergison spoke about the future of the BBC soap that shot her to fame, as the show celebrates it's 40th anniversary on air
A former EastEnders star has opened up about the worries the cast about the future of the soap after one star is dealt a huge blow.
As the show celebrates it’s 40th anniversary, in collaboration with https://www.casino.org/uk/, we spoke to Cheryl Fergison who played Heather Trott on the soap from 2007- 2012.
When asked about her future hopes for the soap and how much longer she thinks the soap will be around, Cheryl, 60, shared some of the cast’s fears for the show. Cheryl told us: “I think we all worry about the future of soaps. It’s such an institution, and I truly believe it’ll stick around.
“With the money EastEnders has spent on the new set, I can imagine they’ll want to get their money’s worth out of that. With AI and everything else going on, actors are understandably concerned about their futures.
Cheryl played Heather Trott(Image: BBC)
“But we just need to campaign to keep it going. I genuinely hope soaps continue forever, and who knows, one day I’d love to be in another one myself.”
In 2012, her character Heather was k.i.l.l.e.d off by Ben Mitchell, but we also wondered how she truly felt about her getting the chop. She explained: “I had a feeling it might be coming. We’d usually go up and see the producers to discuss our storylines, and back when I was there, we’d always joke that either you’re going up to talk about your storyline, or you’re part of the culling.
The cast are worried about AI(Image: Getty Images)
“You never really talked about it with others, but you had a sense of what was going on. You’d sit down during the week to find out what was happening with your character in the months ahead.
“But that particular week, as Friday approached, I hadn’t had a meeting, and neither had Linda [Henry, who plays Shirley]. By the end of the day, I started to think either Heather was going to get baby number two, or something bad was going to happen.”
Cheryl opened up about her telly exit(Image: instagram/ @cherylfergison1)
