Cheryl Barrymore Cheryl Barrymore Cheryl Barrymore (born Cheryl Carlisa Cocklin, 22 March 1950 – 1 April 2005) was an English dancer and talent manager, most famous as the ex-wife of Michael Barrymore. A trained dancer, she took work in the publicity department of EMI records between shows, where she met young PR man and lifelong friend Max Clifford. After her first marriage to Greg Smith failed, Cheryl took part in several West End theatre shows, during one of which she met entertainer Michael Barrymore in 1974. They married two years later. Cheryl and Michael married in 1976, although not until after he
Cheryl: My Story warned that his infidelities would be discussed in the book. Cheryl personally gave him a copy of the book prior to its publication, as it was "only fair." A source told the "Sunday Mirror", "Ashley knew what the book was going to say as he had seen it beforehand. He sees this as a bit like his comeuppance. He knows what he did was wrong and he has apologised to Cheryl. They always spoke after the split and throughout the divorce. They want one another to be happy now." American recording artist Nicole Scherzinger, who replaced Cheryl as a judge