Cheryl Barrymore as himself. Michael later wrote in his 2006 autobiography, "Awight Now: Setting the Record Straight", that Cheryl was a control freak who controlled his every movement including his clothes, and she had created the character that was "Michael Barrymore", which drove him to alcohol, drugs and gay affairs. After her split with Michael, Cheryl's health suffered. In 2003 she suffered a burst ulcer, and in late 2004 she was investigated for chronic fatigue syndrome, when she complained of feeling unwell. On 1 April 2005, she died, aged 55, at St John and St Elizabeth Hospital in St John's Wood, having
Cheryl Peake Cheryl Peake Cheryl Amanda McGehee, née Peake, (30 March 1966 – 12 June 2013) was a British pair skater. With her skating partner, Andrew Naylor, she was a six-time British national champion. The pair finished 12th at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Other notable results for the pair included fifth-place finishes at the European Figure Skating Championships in 1987 and 1989, and a ninth place at the 1987 World Championships. After retiring from amateur competition in 1992, Peake skated with Dorothy Hamill's "Cinderella... Frozen in Time" tour, from 1992 to 1995; she also appeared in the 1994 TV special. She later