Overview

• The 59-year-old actor says she suffered a stroke in May, was treated in a Blackpool hospital, and is now rebuilding mobility through physiotherapy with the aid of a walking stick.
• She describes losing coordination on her right side and having to “retrain” her brain after initially being unable to walk or pick up small objects.
• Her son, Alex, recognised the symptoms, called an ambulance, and has since become her primary carer.
• Fergison links her current circumstances to a years‑long embezzlement by an accountant that left her with large HMRC debts, no recovered funds, and the sale of her house after a police probe and Interpol involvement.
• She is promoting Behind The Scenes, published by Mirror Books, which recounts her health challenges, financial hardship, and earlier personal upheavals alongside her EastEnders fame.