Cheryl Fergison has revealed she would be open to joining the cast of Coronation Street after her EastEnders character was killed off.
The former EastEnders star, 54, who played Heather Trott for five years, now lives near the Corrie set and says she would ‘contemplate’ a part on the soap.
Cheryl lives in the North West with her husband Yassine Al-Jermoni, 34, who she tied the knot with in 2011 after he moved to the UK to be with her.
New horizons: Cheryl Fergison has revealed she would be open to joining the cast of Coronation Street after her EastEnders character was killed off
Discussing her career move, Cheryl told the Distinct Nostalgia podcast: ‘I would totally contemplate doing Corrie and given now that I live up North and talk like that now. I am like “Hiya love”.’
Cheryl previously revealed that she burst into tears after being told she was out of the fictional Walford -based soap.
She told Best magazine: ‘It was a bittersweet day. What you get with one hand, you get taken away with another!
Moving on: The former EastEnders star, 54, who played Heather Trott for five years, now lives near the Corrie set and says she would ‘contemplate’ a part on the soap
Family: Cheryl lives in the North West with her husband Yassine Al-Jermoni, 34, who she tied the knot with in 2011 after he moved to the UK to be with her
She said: ‘When they told me Heather was for the chop, (the boss) had to get me a tissue.
‘Sometimes a character is sacrificed to make other stories work. I get it. I knew it was going to come but it was still a shock.’
Since leaving the show, Cheryl has appearance on the 2012 edition of Celebrity Big Brother, Big School, The Spa as well as being a guest host on Loose Women.
Despite her career different career moves Cheryl admitted that she has struggled to move on from EastEnders and found her beloved character hard to ‘shake’.
Discussing her career move, Cheryl said: ‘I would totally contemplate doing Corrie and given now that I live up North and talk like that now. I am like “Hiya love” (pictured in 2011)
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.
Career: 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.’
She previously dropped a major hint, saying: ‘It seems many of the soap-watching public would like to see me on the cobbles or in the dales.
Other options? If Cheryl has her way, she will be part of the famous Dingle family on Emmerdale
‘[Emmerdale and Coronation Street] worth considering if you are thinking of new characters?
‘Heather was such a great character to play. Now it’s time to create a new character. Time to see a completely different character in one of the other continuing dramas.’
Still, she has a lot to be getting on with for the minute, as Cheryl is currently starring in he is starring in Maggie May The Musical in Liverpool.
And she admitted her life isn’t quite as glamorous as it used to be.
Cheryl is happily married to Yassine Al-Jermini, but she previously said she didn’t reveal her celebrity status to him for five months.
Talking to Loose Women last year, the actress said she enjoyed an ‘old-fashioned’ courtship with her 30-year-old toyboy.
She said: ‘We met online and wrote to one another on the computer and spoke on the computer. It was very old-fashioned.
‘He didn’t know what I did for a living. I didn’t show him my picture. It was five months of chat before we met each other.
‘I saw him and it was like “ping”. I knew he was the man I was going to marry and I had been married once before.’
Addressing the 21-year age gap, Cheryl said that ‘age doesn’t matter’ and ‘no one blinks when a man does it.
Dramatic end: 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