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
Cheryl Brady affair with Rhys Ashworth (Andrew Moss), she dumps him. Gilly realises he does love Cheryl so he proposes for real, which she accepts. Cheryl finds out Gilly has feelings for Steph and she ends their relationship. Gilly goes travelling however cuts his holiday short when he meets Jem and gets engaged again which upsets Cheryl. When Calvin is shot dead by Theresa McQueen (Jorgie Porter) at his wedding with Carmel Valentine (Gemma Merna), Cheryl tells a grieving Carmel that Calvin had been having an affair with Carmel's sister Mercedes. Cheryl later tells the police that she believes Mercedes is involved