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
Kevin O'Connell (U.S. TV personality) Kevin O'Connell (U.S. TV personality) Kevin O'Connell (born October 1948) is an American broadcast personality. O'Connell was chief weather anchor for WGRZ-TV, the NBC affiliate in Buffalo, New York, from the mid-1990s until 2018. O'Connell also sub-hosted on "The David Letterman Show" on NBC, hosted the game show "Go" on NBC from October 1983 to January 1984, and presented the syndicated disco series "Disco Step-by-Step" from 1977 to 1980. He was often a substitute weathercaster for "Weekend Today" during the 1990s. He also hosted the 1986 and 1987 game show pilots "Keynotes" and "Money in the Blank". O'Connell was previously