EastEnders legend Cheryl Fergison, who played Heather Trott on the soap from 2005 to 2016, has shared a new snap of herself looking slimmer than ever, sporting a black t-shirt and black and white leggings.
The star, 57, also revealed she has taken up a surprising new hobby which has helped aid her weight loss over the years. On her Instagram page, the actress was seen smiling outside a rink as she confessed she has taken up rollerblading for only £7 - describing the exercise as a "real feel good factor."
She said: "Not been on Roller Skates since I was about 13 years old.
"I wasn’t a bad skater from 7-13 but then never went again until today … the fear of falling now is real.
"But the fun and exercise is a real feel good factor and so cheap too £5 to Skate and £2 roller boot hire … blooming bargain and such family fun too."
Only last month, the Mirror reports that Cheryl hit out at airlines for body shaming as she slammed aircrew on planes for making plus size customers feel embarrassed when they're travelling and begged staff members to "help them out".
In a video, the mum-of-one said: "The staff seeing that someone might be a little bit larger... you should know your plane by now and know whether somebody needs a [seatbelt extender] so they don't have to buzz for it or do those things that sometimes make them feel a bit embarrassed.
"When you see somebody who you know won't fit into your plane seats, give them the extra bit of belt as they come on. Help them out, it's not fair.
"I just think that we are body shaming people so much at the moment. Just help people out and stop flipping well doing this rubbish."
As one of EastEnders' most beloved characters noted for her loyalty and kindness, fans were devastated at her departure from the show when she was accidentally killed by a young Ben Mitchell.
Earlier this year, Cheryl also took aim at the BBC soap for its "ridiculous, far-fetched" storylines, which she says "normalise violence".
She slammed EastEnders producers for becoming "sensationalised" and said the soap desperately needs to go back to basics and cut down on the number of killings and characters they are cutting out from the show.
"I am not the morality police but I do think EastEnders has lost its way a little. I think people are craving for something more relatable and familiar rather than sensationalised," she said.
"I remember when Arthur Fowler nicked the Christmas fund was big news. Now it is all about how many people can be stabbed or shot in the Square.
"I don’t think that’s the right image for soaps to give. I think it is normalising violence to younger people," Cheryl told the Daily Star.
The actress said she was aware soaps try "to educate people on sensitive storylines", but said this is often overshadowed by storylines created for ratings and described it as "giving with one hand and then taking with another".
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