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 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