Cheryl Fergison became a household name when she landed the role of Heather Trott in EastEnders back in 2007 – but the actress has also proved her singing skills

Former EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison, who is best known for her EastEnders character Heather Trott, has performed a live singing set at The Great Fortune House Chinese restaurant in Blackpool.

The actress, 60, who appeared on the BBC One soap for five years from 2007 until 2012, belted out the tunes at the Chinese eatery with a microphone in hand. The former soap star looked at ease as she put her all into Karaoke session – all the while downing a pint.

Cheryl oozed confidence as she kicked off the singing session with a rendition of Please Mr. Postman by The Marvelettes. She then tried her arm at Three Little Birds by Bob Marley and then finished off her hat-trick with This Is Me from The Greatest Showman.

After singing her heart out, Cheryl left the chinese restaurant with a bag full of takeaway food before heading home after entertaining the customers at The Great Fortune House Chinese. It’s not the first time Cheryl stunned fans with her incredible vocals. Back in August, she surprised crowds when she belted out songs from The Greatest Showman at a gig.

In a video which was shared on Instagram Stories by The Shade Borough, Cheryl, 58, was seen performing a megamix of songs from The Greatest Showman at a Pride event in Brighton. Wearing a multicoloured flowing robe, the former EastEnders star looked at ease as she belted out a series of songs while being cheered on by the crowd.

Cheryl, who played Heather on the BBC One soap from 2007 to 2012, explained why she was performing at Pride in an emotional post on social media, as she implored her followers to “make the world a better place”.

Alongside a video in which she revealed she “couldn’t wait” to get on stage, the actress wrote: “Brighton and Hove is where it’s all at folks, we are here to celebrate Pride … to be with LGBTQ+ families , communities groups and friends … proving to the world that we can all live together and contribute to making this world a better place.

“What is important to the body , heart , soul and mind is to live your life the way you know is right for you. Acceptance, patience & tolerance is what we all strive for and of course education is the key. Never stop teaching and never stop learning,” she added.

Cheryl’s singsong at the Chinese restaurant comes after she revealed she had been diagnosed with womb cancer back in 2015. She told The Mirror the cancer was discovered following a routine smear test, as the actress said she suffered from abnormal symptoms.

“I’d gone for a regular smear test – which had been clear – but I’d started having a lot of backache and then I began spotting blood, which wasn’t normal for me,” she explained.

“I had been fitted with a coil to help with very heavy periods but somehow I just knew something didn’t feel right,” Cheryl added. After further tests and a biopsy, she was diagnosed with womb cancer four months later. “I was in absolute shock; stunned to the core. I couldn’t believe the doctor was talking about me,” she candidly shared.

Cheryl underwent a full hysterectomy, and confessed she was devastated as it meant she couldn’t have children with her husband Yassine. “I’d not long married Yassine and suddenly any thought of having a child together had been taken away.

“We may not have gone down that route, of course, but we’d lost the ability to choose,” the star explained. “It brought on early menopause too; in terms of how I saw myself as a woman, it felt as if it had all come to an end. It was a horrendous time.”