Cheryl TweedyCheryl Ann Tweedy was born in Newcastle, England; June 30, 1983 and is a British singer and member of the group Girls Aloud.


Throughout her childhood Cheryl Tweedy performed in a large number of modelling and fashion shows. Cheryl Tweedy entered ballroom competitions, sang, acted and won a ballet competition.


Cheryl Tweedy won the following competitions as a child.. Boots bonniest baby, Mothercare Happy Faces Portrait competition, Best Looking Girl of Newcastle, The Evening Chronicle 'Little Miss & Mister' and Most attractive girl at the Metro Centre.


Cheryl TweedyCheryl Tweedy appeared in two British Gas adverts, an SCS advert, and an Eldon Square Christmas advert with younger brother Garry Tweedy.


Cheryl Tweedy was working as a waitress when she entered the UK talent-search show Popstars The Rivals. In the final show Cheryl Tweedy 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.


On January 11, 2003 Cheryl Tweedy was involved in an altercation with a nightclub toilet attendant, Sophie Amogbokpa, in the Drink nightclub in Guildford, UK. Cheryl Tweedy was subsequently charged with racially aggravated assault and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. During her trial Cheryl Tweedy claimed she acted in self defence and denied using racially abusive language.

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