Cheryl Barrymore He was voted the UK's favourite TV star several times, and became one of the highest-paid stars on TV. Cheryl later revealed that Michael had problems with alcohol, drugs, gambling and depression. As a result of her husband's physical assault on her at the Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles, California, she was placed by British police on the "at risk" register. At the height of his popularity, Michael Barrymore suffered increasing alcohol problems. He claimed that he had wanted to seek help, but that his wife told him: "No, you’re not (alcoholic). Don’t be stupid." In November 1995, Michael attended
Cheryl Spector gay pride events in the area. She died on September 4, 2007 from myeloid leukemia. Cheryl Spector Cheryl Ann Spector (February 3, 1958September 4, 2007) was a well-known gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender activist who lived in Arlington, Virginia. Spector was born in Lakewood, New Jersey, and raised in Toms River, New Jersey. She attended Toms River High School North, where she said that she had planned to learn to teach Spanish in college. She was raised Jewish and later baptized as a Christian, but continued to celebrate both faiths and attended services at the Metropolitan Community Church of Washington