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Will Twigger

Buck Fizz's Cheryl Baker sells 7ft circular mattress after Covid ruined finances

Cheryl Baker is selling an old mattress after the pandemic left her "totally broke."

The Bucks Fizz hitmaker, 66, has been candid about how hard hit she's been by the pandemic and government regulations, so much so that she started growing her own veg for food and is "struggling to pay her taxes".

She told that her daughters helped get her set up on eBay so that she could flog some possessions about the house.

And now she's taken to Facebook to advertise a mattress, which she described as "slightly stained but nothing nasty."

"Clothes and all sorts," Cheryl previously told The Daily Mail of what she's selling to whip up some cash, "My daughters are doing it for me.

Cheryl told how the pandemic has hit her finances hard (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

"Though I haven't got any proper jewellery, it's all fake, along with my furniture and the paintings on the wall!"

Cheryl, who won Eurovision with Bucks Fizz in the early 80s, had previously toured with bandmates Mike Nolan and Jay Ashton as breakaway group, The Fizz.

But after Covid ravaged the live entertainment industry, gigs aren't an option, Cheryl revealing that she'd dipped into her pension to pay off the mortgage.

Bandmate Mike offered to help her out, as did Dancing On Ice partner Dan Whiston, while fans suggested they have a whip round to help her pay the bills.

Cheryl sold the circular mattress online (Facebook)

"Quite a lot of Fizz fans have been absolutely adorable," she said, "Some people are just so nice."

Meanwhile she's harbouring hopes of more reality TV gigs, with her eyes on the big prizes - Strictly Come Dancing and I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!.

"I'd chew my own arms off to do I'm A Celeb," she shared, "And Strictly, of course. But they've never asked me."

Cheryl's staying positive despite her money troubles (GC Images)

But while her finances have been hit, humble Cheryl admits that others have had it a lot worse - and that her happy home life means she's not alone.

"That's what matters," she said, "It's a really happy home. That's worth more than all the riches."

Cheryl and husband Steve have been married for 29 years and still say "I love you" every day.

"I'm struggling but I'm managing," she concludes, "I have cut my cloth accordingly and it's not that bad. I'm not destitute. I'm just struggling like so many people — and I'm in a much better position than a lot of them. There just isn't any work."

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