Former EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison has opened up about her son’s relationship with his father.
The actress, who played Heather Trott in the BBC soap for five years, revealed her teenage son’s father "disowned" him after he learned he was gay. The 56-year-old praised her son, Alex, while speaking on an episode of The Fundamental Guide to Life podcast as she touched upon the adversity the young actor and writer has overcame in his life so far, according to OK! Magazine.
The mum-of-one said: “When he came out at 16 his dad disowned him. He doesn't speak to him. He's been through that and I've re-married since and everybody is accepting in our family now. In his 22 years of life, he has gone through the mill and back. But whatever has happened we have been side-by-side. As long as he's happy and healthy that is all that matters."
