Overview

• In a Sept. 21 Instagram video, Fergison said she can walk short distances with a stick and becomes “puffed out” after a certain amount.
• She described a chance conversation at her local shop that prompted her to propose a TV or film version of her memoir, Behind The Scenes.
• Her pitch calls for casting recent drama‑school graduates as complete unknowns, with a possible cameo for herself as her mother.
• Doctors at a Blackpool hospital confirmed her May stroke after she experienced a severe headache, loss of balance and right‑side numbness.
• She continues rehabilitation to retrain coordination and reports steady improvement, drawing supportive messages from fans.