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
Jeff Newman (TV personality) He was the weather presenter on "Seven News" from 1991 to 2009. Newman was perhaps best known for his role as Western Australian presenter of "It's Academic", a popular school quiz program that ran for ten years from 1969 to 1979 and later revived from 2001 and 2005 and also the annual Perth Telethon which he was main anchor between 1968- 2009. His brother is Peter Newman, another well-known Perth media personality. Newman announced his retirement on 1 July 2009 and was replaced by Natalia Cooper. He did his last weather broadcast on 10 August 2009. In 2013 he revealed