EastEnders star says she had to use food bank after leaving show

She told the Sunday Mirror her battles with money started after she was diagnosed with womb cancer in 2015, which meant she had to walk away from her acting career.

She subsequently had to have a hysterectomy and then went through an early menopause that triggered mental health issues and self-harming.

Fergison said she was dousing herself in scalding water daily as she tried to "wash" away the cancer cells.

aww she may be fat but this is fricking just too sad for me to make fun of