Heather Trott

[Perdita]

EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison has revealed that she is keen for fans to see her real-life personality after bowing out from her role as Heather Trott.

The actress recently filmed her final scenes as Heather, who exits the soap tonight (March 19) in tragic circumstances.

Fergison last week expressed an interest in appearing on a reality TV show, and today told Loose Women that a programme like Celebrity Big Brother could be the ideal way to show the real her.

Discussing the reality genre, she explained: "Do you know what, I would not say no to any of this kind of thing. I think it's important that people see who you are.

"If people know who you are, it's warts and all, like [my] snoring. Honestly, I had to move a tent in a field once because somebody told me it was that bad. I was camping with a friend, and then three days later they said, 'Could you just move your tent up to the other end of the field?' It was that bad!"

Heather's EastEnders departure storyline sees her killed by Ben Mitchell (Joshua Pascoe) after an argument at her flat spirals out of control.

Fergison commented: "It's a cracker - literally! It's all going to go horribly wrong. It's no secret that I get bumped off tonight, let's put it that way. There'll be no coming back in a taxi.

"Do you know what, it's been brilliant - playing Heather for the last five years has been amazing. I've had a brilliant time at EastEnders - you make some brilliant friends. Steve McFadden, who plays Phil, and Linda Henry, who plays Shirley, are like my brother and sister in real life. So it's fantastic, I've had a great time there."

The 48-year-old also vowed to carry on watching EastEnders as she is a long-term fan.

She said: "Of course I'll carry on watching. Everybody else should carry on watching, because it's a cracking, cracking show. I'm going to miss Hev and I'm going to miss all the people there, but thank you so much for supporting me, I'm really humbled by it."

EastEnders airs Heather's final episode tonight at 8pm on BBC One.

[parkerman]

It's no secret that I get bumped off tonight, let's put it that way. There'll be no coming back in a taxi.

Why not? This is EastEnders after all!

[alan45]

EastEnders hardman Phil Mitchell faces a hellish return to Albert Square in tonight's (March 20) episode of the soap.

Phil (Steve McFadden) is feeling hugely relieved following his release from prison, and is ready for a showdown with Ben (Joshua Pascoe) this evening.

However, when Phil comes face-to-face with his twisted son at Heather's flat, he's left sickened as he discovers that Ben has killed the kind-hearted mum-of-one.

When Ben begs his father for help, Phil reluctantly embarks on a desperate cover-up of the crime - faking a burglary at the flat, destroying evidence and leaving young George lying in his bed.

Returning home to the Mitchell house, Phil must then pretend that everything is fine as Shirley (Linda Henry) and the rest of his loved ones celebrate his release. Can Phil maintain the lie?


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EastEnders airs tonight at 7.30pm on BBC One.

[alan45]

EastEnders' Jean Slater sparks a Queen Vic showdown next week after organising a Heather Trott tribute evening at the pub.

The story begins as Jean (Gillian Wright) is left distraught when Alfie (Shane Richie) suddenly sacks her, in desperate need of a way to cut costs. However, Alfie is startled by how upset Jean gets and quickly re-hires her as Events Manager.

Embracing her new title, Jean decides to host an '80s-themed party at the pub in memory of Heather - wanting to reflect the Walford favourite's fun side.

Although Alfie and Roxy (Rita Simons) warn that the event should be kept low-key to avoid upsetting Shirley, Jean is determined to do things her way and starts creating promotional flyers.

When the big day arrives, a number of local residents are in attendance to celebrate Heather's life. However, Shirley (Linda Henry) turns up and is furious at what she sees, accusing everyone of laughing at Heather.


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Turning the music off, Shirley ends up in an argument with both Mandy (Nicola Stapleton) and Dot (June Brown) - claiming that they're no friends of Heather.

As Dot insists that the celebration is what Heather would have wanted, will grief-stricken Shirley back down?

EastEnders airs these scenes on Friday, March 30 at 8pm on BBC One.

[parkerman]

So, after our earlier discussion, Ben didn't hit her on the back of the head after all....

[sarah c]

So, after our earlier discussion, Ben didn't hit her on the back of the head after all....

no he did not, whoever wrote the original spoiler was not looking!!

[Perdita]

Former EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison has admitted that she was tearful when she first heard that her character Heather Trott would be killed off.

Show bosses broke the news to the actress late last year, but in a coincidence, it was on the same day that she was celebrating after hearing that her Moroccan husband Yassine Al-Jermoni had been granted a visa to live in Britain.

Fergison, speaking in a new interview with Best magazine, explained: "It was a bittersweet day. What you get with one hand, you get taken away with another!

"When they told me Heather was for the chop, [they] 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."

The 48-year-old added that her most emotional moment came when she cleared out her dressing room after filming her final scenes earlier this year.

"There were lots of tears and I was scared about the future," she confessed. "I've turned down a couple of things I didn't think were quite right for me. I'd love to do some documentaries about Morocco with my husband and I'd like to do some more theatre."

EastEnders fans saw Heather's final episode last night (March 19) as she was killed by twisted teen Ben Mitchell.

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EastEnders star Steve McFadden has admitted that his character Phil Mitchell only feels "a mild amount of guilt" when Andrew Cotton finds himself in the frame for Heather Trott's murder.

Phil launches a desperate attempt to protect his son Ben (Joshua Pascoe) in the coming days after discovering that the twisted teenager has killed Heather.

To Phil's relief, Andrew (Ricky Grover) soon becomes the police's prime suspect as they investigate the case.

McFadden told Inside Soap: "While the police are going after Andrew, they're not going after Ben. Phil does feel a mild amount of guilt, but Andrew's just collateral damage as far as he's concerned.

"Phil knows that Andrew will probably be set free - after all, he isn't actually a murderer - and as long as the spotlight is off Ben, everything's fine in his book."

Phil faces more pressure next week after trying to destroy Jay's (Jamie Borthwick) blue hooded top from the night of the murder - only for Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker) to find it half-burnt and hand it over to the police.

As all of the guests at Andrew's stag night wore the same hoodies, the authorities quickly realise that they have a new lead.

McFadden added: "The police are trying to find out which of the stag party attendees doesn't have their hoody any more. Phil ends up nicking Billy's and using it to replace Jay's. But in the process of helping out Jay, he implicates Billy."

[walsh2509]

you could see ben's mind turning over in Ev's flat , I'm going pin his on someone, my dad / gave roxy a hug and left blood on her coat.

[JustJodi]

you could see ben's mind turning over in Ev's flat , I'm going pin his on someone, my dad / gave roxy a hug and left blood on her coat.

He took Roxy's coat and threw it in the washer,, evidence gone now