Cheryl Matthews made her first appearance 1 August 2011 and last on 18 August 2011. She was portrayed by Heather Craney.
Storylines[]
Cheryl is a woman who Ian Beale meets when he tries to get his son Bobby Beale into a playgroup. She assumes that Ian's wife Jane Beale is dead, and Ian goes along with this. Cheryl then finds Bobby a place, even though she previously said they were full. Ian and Cheryl meet again and he offers to let Cheryl meet Jane, buying an urn and filling it with cigarette ash. When they meet again, she tells Ian that Jane still loves him and then kisses him, offering to go back to his house. She stays the night and the next day speaks to Mo Harris who gossips about Ian, but Cheryl refuses to believe it and leaves before Mo reveals the truth about Jane. She later visits Ian but he pretends to be ill as he is expecting another woman, Rebecca.