EastEnders legend Cheryl Fergison hits out at airline for body shaming her

CHERYL Fergison has hit out at airlines for body shaming her in a scathing Instagram rant.

The EastEnders legend, 56, shared a video slamming staff on planes for making plus size customers feel embarrassed when they're travelling.

Cheryl said: "The staff seeing that someone might be a little bit larger... you should know your plane by now and know whether somebody needs a [seatbelt extender] so they don't have to buzz for it or do those things that sometimes makes them feel a bit embarrassed.

"When you see somebody who you know won't fit into your plane seats, give them the extra bit of belt as they come on. Help them out, it's not fair.

"I just think that we are body shaming people so much at the moment. Just help people out and stop flipping well doing this rubbish."

Cheryl, who starred as Heather Trott in the BBC One soap, also had her say on the lack of variety for plus size women in clothes stores.

She said: "This has happened all my life, as you know I've always been a big girl, I have lost a bit of weight recently but I can go up and down - I'm a bit of a yo-yoer.

"You know what's really peeing me off? Is shops selling plus size clothing, and they stick they plus size clothing in the corner at the back with a really small collection. Making people feel uncomfortable."

Cheryl's passionate rant came after she and son Alex jetted off on holiday.

She recently revealed 22-year-old Alex's dad disowned him when he came out as gay at 16.

Opening up on  podcast, she said: "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."