| Heather Trott | |||||||||||||
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| EastEnders character | |||||||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Cheryl Fergison | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 2007–2012, 2016 | ||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 3389 26 June 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Last appearance | Episode 4396 21 March 2012 (appearance) Episode 5408 24 December 2016 (voiceover) | ||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||
| Created by | Diederick Santer | ||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Diederick Santer (2007) Sean O'Connor (2016) | ||||||||||||
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Heather Trott (also Peterson) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Cheryl Fergison. She made her first appearance on 26 June 2007. The character was introduced as a guest character, but later became a regular. The sidekick of character Shirley Carter (Linda Henry), most of Heather's storylines involved comedy, and Fergison won the 'Funniest Performance' award at the 2008 Inside Soap Awards. Heather's character is known for her headbands, love of cheese and karaoke, impeccable manners, and being a fan of singer George Michael.
In 2009, the character was involved in a whodunnit-style storyline when she became pregnant by an unknown man. Several characters were named as possibilities, and the father, teenager Darren Miller (Charlie G. Hawkins) was revealed after the baby, George Trott, was born. She made her final screen appearance on 21 March 2012 as a corpse, after being killed by Ben Mitchell (Joshua Pascoe). Fergison returned to record a voiceover as Heather, which was broadcast on 24 December 2016.