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
Richard Rubin (TV personality) Richard Rubin (TV personality) Richard Rubin (born April 8, 1983) is an American television personality and entertainer best known for starring on the first season of the Ashton Kutcher-produced reality TV series "Beauty and the Geek", as well as for his work in Latin America on Spanish-language television programs. Rubin was born and raised in Flemington, New Jersey and graduated from Hunterdon Central Regional High School in 2001. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Brandeis University in 2005 with a double major in Spanish and History. He is an accomplished ragtime piano player. Beauty and the Geek Rubin was a