Cheryl Tweedy
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Cheryl Ann Tweedy (born in Newcastle, England; June 30, 1983) is a British singer and member of the group Girls Aloud.
She was working as a waitress when she entered the UK talent-search show Popstars: The Rivals. In the final show she received the most votes in the poll to choose the girls for the all-female group Girls Aloud, and was thus the first to be picked for the group.
In 2003 she was found guilty of assault for an attack on toilet attendant Sophie Amogbokpa in the Drink nightclub, Guildford that had occurred on January 11, and was ordered to complete 120 hours of community service. Critics argue that the sentence imposed was very lenient (given the fact that their main fan base were impresionable young girls and condsidered a role model) and she (Cheryl) was described by some in the press as a racist thug. However, her engagement to Ashley Cole in 2005 proves that she is not a racist. Many consider her very fortunate to be still with the group as her record company were planning to drop her if the sentence was harsher.
Cheryl Tweedy is arguably the most popular girl from Girls Aloud. She also won the FHM sexiest 100 singers in 2005, beating the likes of Britney Spears and her bandmate Sarah Harding.
External link
- BBC Report of the trial (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/3207822.stm)