EastEnders actress Cheryl Fergison thanked her lookalike brother for supporting her as she shared a rare snap of the pair.
The 56-year-old is best know for playing Heather Trott in the BBC soap between 2007 and 2012.
She recently opened up about her family life on social media to her 24k followers.
The former soap actress shared a photo of herself and brother Graeme and told fans that he and two other siblings have only come into each others lives a decade ago.
She penned alongside the sweet snap: “So my brother is coming up for a visit today. We are like two peas in a pod. There is always laughs and fun times when we get together.”
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Cheryl explained that the siblings found each other in an “amazing” and “emotional” way after only connected in 2011.
She continued: “Our story of how we found each other is simply amazing, emotional and one you couldn’t even write in a soap.
“11 years ago Graeme and two other siblings came into mine and our family’s life.
“Since then even when times are tough, we are there for each other. Thank you little bro for being there.”
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Fans were quick to rush to the comments to tell the actress how they hope the family have a lovely week spending time together.
One person penned in the comments section: “Have a lovely time together. Nothing better than time with family.”
Another said: “These moments are so precious.”
A third added: “You certainly look like each other. You both have that lovely smile.”
Another fan agreed that they had the “same smile.”
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Earlier this month, Cheryl shared another family snap with her social media fans this time with her son.
The selfie of herself and son Alex Saddiqi, 22, showed the pair enjoying themselves and getting into the Christmas sprit at Leicester Square in London.
The actress is soon to appear in an episode of the upcoming BBC series Dodger which is inspired by the novel Oliver Twist.
She has recently been promoting it on her social media platforms as it is set to air on February 6.
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