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 Tiu Cheryl Tiu Cheryl Tiu () is a Chinese-Filipino international journalist and a media personality based in Manila, Philippines. Tiu maintains a regular weekly column for the Philippine Star called “In Between Deadlines,” where she writes mostly about food and travel. She also has column at Forbes USA (Forbes.com) titled "Miss Adventures", where she also writes about the same subjects. In addition, she is a writer for CNN Travel, the destination portal of CNN International. Aside from the aforementioned, Tiu maintains a personal blog, The Personal Blog of Cheryl Tiu. (www.cheryltiu.com), where she chronicles her personal adventures and often funny escapades.