Cheryl Fergison flogs £15 tickets to see her perform at opening of Chinese take-away as star struggles to land work
FORMER soap star Cheryl Fergison is flogging tickets to fans to see her perform at the opening of a Chinese takeaway.
Cheryl – who once played the role of Heather Trott in EastEnders – last year opened up about her money struggles.
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The 59-year-old emotionally told how she was forced to turn to a food bank and claim benefits for help.
But in a new bid to make cash, Cheryl will perform at a new Chinese takeaway throughout the weekend.
Posting on social media, the former soap actress said she’ll sing for diners at the The Dragon Lounge in Blackpool.
Tickets cost £15, which includes a Chinese supper.
Mum-of-one Cheryl will serenade customers with her vocals on Saturday and Sunday (Feb 1 and 2), kicking off at 7pm.
The new takeaway replaces The Great Fortune House which was closed down due too multiple health code violations.
Last year its former manager plead guilty to eleven offences relating section 19 of The Food Safety & Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013.
Promoting the opening, Cheryl said: “Hi everyone, now then, first and second of February you know where you need to be.
“The Dragon Lounge in Cleveleys, 120 Victoria Road West, it’s a new business, I’ll be hosting all weekend, it’s Chinese New Year.”
She added: “I’ll be hosting both events, it will be a singing, karaoke and quiz. Oh yeah, general knowledge quiz, fantastic.
“Please come along, you don’t have to book you can if you want to, you can if you want to but you don’t have to book come along, we will fit you in no matter what.”
Cheryl recently begged her fans to “keep asking” TV bosses to hire her.
One of her followers had suggested she could work on Coronation Street.
The actress then replied: “Keep asking them please it’s just up the road that would be fantastic.”
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EastEnders' 40th anniversary cameos so far
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With the 40th anniversary of EastEnders coming up, fans are looking forward to some more incredible cameos from iconic faces of Walford's past. But who have we had so far?
Tracy-Ann Oberman – Oberman returned as Chrissie Watts, a character she last played nearly two decades ago.
Paul Bradley – Bradley returned as Nigel Bates, a character he last played over 25 years ago.
Micheal French – French returned as David Wicks, a character he last played two decades ago.
Patsy Palmer – Palmer returned as Bianca Jackson, a character she last played in 2019.
Coming up this year…
Ross Kemp – Kemp will reprise his role as Grant Mitchell, a character he first played in 1990. The BBC has described Kemp’s storyline as “explosive”. Kemp said it was an “absolute honour” to return to the show.
Other aspects of the 40th anniversary celebration include: A wedding between fan favorites, A huge explosion at the Queen Vic, and A live interactive episode.
Paul Townend ‘privileged to have him’ after Galopin Des Champs wins THIRD Irish Gold Cup at Dublin Racing Festival
GALOPIN DES CHAMPS maintained his Leopardstown dominance after winning his THIRD Irish Gold Cup at the Dublin Racing Festival.
The Willie Mullins-trained powerhouse ran up a seventh win from seven races on the chase track with Paul Townend on board.
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Speaking to RacingTV, the jockey said: “There is a lot of pressure going out on him. Thankfully he is so simple to ride.
“I have ridden a lot of times around Leopardstown. When I jumped the last ditch I could hear the crowd.
“You can often pass in front of them and you don’t hear them. I was in the zone and I couldn’t believe how much of a roar it must have been to make it that far down the ride.
“The reception he got here the last day was really good and you saw here today.
“The crowd that come racing in Ireland, they really do appreciate a good horse, no matter who trains it.
“And they appreciate a foreign horse coming as well once it is a good horse.”
It was his third consecutive Gold Cup, having previously won it in 2023 and 2024, thus becoming the first since Florida Pearl to do the three in a row.
Paul Townend beat out Grangeclare West (66/1) and Fact To File (100/30).
And Galopin Des Champs is now priced at 8/13 favourite to win a third Cheltenham Gold Cup next month.
Townend added: “He obviously has huge talent. His appetite for it is the one. He puts his head down and he gallops.
“It is rare that you can turn in and it is a privilege to turn in at Leopardstown and you look at the last fence and you ride at it like it is not here.
“You know when you land you are going to go to the line. If one goes by you, they go by you but they would have to be very good
“He loves it around here. He takes to it and we are just very privileged to have him I think.”
Newcastle 1 Fulham 2: Toon dealt major blow in Champions League hunt as visitors battle from goal down to snatch victory
FULHAM denied Newcastle a place in the top four after a stunning comeback victory at St James’ Park.
The Magpies opened the scoring on 37 minutes with Jacob Murphy, who continues to enjoy a stunning season.
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But Raul Jimenez cancelled out Murphy’s opener with a fine finish on 61 minutes.
And Rodrigo Muniz turned the match on its head in the 82nd minute to hand the hosts a severe blow to their Champions League hopes.
More to follow
Bournemouth 0 Liverpool 2: Reds extend lead at top of Premier League to NINE through Salah double after VAR controversy
MOHAMED SALAH ensured Liverpool stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League to nine points after a 2-0 win at Bournemouth.
However, the Reds were helped by a controversial penalty decision that set them on their way to the win.
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Cody Gakpo won a penalty in the 28th minute after appearing to be tripped up by Lewis Cook.
Referee Darren England awarded a spot-kick, which VAR confirmed, despite it appearing as though Gakpo had actually tripped up on his own legs.
But another angle seemed to show the offending incident with Cook clipping Gakpo’s rear leg in the area.
Bournemouth were on top for the majority of the game, but were wasteful and were unable to beat in-form Allison.
Salah then curled his second goal of the afternoon into the top corner late in the second half to confirm the three points and move Arne Slot’s side to an unbeaten run of 19 games.
More to follow.
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