Ali Hewson Ali Hewson Alison Hewson (née Stewart; born 23 March 1961) is an Irish activist and businesswoman. She is the wife of singer and musician Paul Hewson, known as Bono, from the rock group U2. Raised in Raheny, she met her future husband at age 12 at Mount Temple Comprehensive School, and married him in 1982. She was awarded a degree in politics and sociology from University College, Dublin (UCD) in 1989. The couple have four children together and live at residences in Ireland, France, and the United States. She has inspired several U2 songs, most famously "Sweetest Thing." Hewson became
Sherrie Hewson she and Boyd had divorced. She has professed to having a passion for Thai cuisine which forms an integral part of her diet. In 2007, after over thirty years in show business, Hewson declared bankruptcy. She described the experience as like having "a dreadful, contagious disease". Hewson is a cousin of retired footballer Garry Birtles. Hewson's mother died in 2012. Sherrie Hewson Sherrie Lynn Hutchinson (born 17 September 1950) is an English actor, presenter, broadcaster, television personality and novelist. She is known for her roles on the ITV soap operas "Coronation Street" (1993–1997, 2006), "Crossroads" (2001–2003), and "Emmerdale" (2004–2006). She