Cheryl Barrymore been diagnosed with lung cancer six weeks earlier. 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
Michael Barrymore late night radio show, he publicly declared he was gay and "no longer wanted to live a lie", following which he split with Cheryl. She later claimed that Barrymore took the step and did not tell her because of his talks with Diana, Princess of Wales. In 2010, Barrymore said that he is no longer gay after having a relationship with a woman. However, he has acknowledged that he may be bisexual. After several aborted reunions, Cheryl and Michael divorced in 1997; she went on to publish the autobiography "The Cheryl Barrymore Story" in 2002, which contained details of their