What is Michael Barrymore?
{{BLP sources|date=March 2012}} {{update|date=February 2011}} '''Michael Barrymore''' (born 4 May 1952) is an [[English people|English]] [[comedy|comedian]] and light entertainer. He presented shows including ''[[Strike it Lucky]]'' and ''[[My Kind of Music]]''. He married [[Cheryl Barrymore|Cheryl Cocklin]] (1950-2005) in 1976. In 1995, he announced he was [[gay]]. She divorced him in 1997. He was in trouble after Stuart Lubbock was found dead in his [[swimming pool]] in 2001.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2458665/michael-barrymore-compensation-death-stuart-lubbock/|title=Michael Barrymore seeks police payout over 'wrongful arrest' after death of Stuart Lubbock|date=2017-08-18|newspaper=The Sun|access-date=2017-09-19|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2015, the police admitted that Barrymore was wrongfully arrested. In August 2017, was said to have sought £2.4million as compensation, after the judge ruled that he was entitled to more than 'nominal damages' from Essex Police of wrongful arrest that 'destroyed his career'.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/aug/18/judge-backs-michael-barrymore-in-damages-claim-against-police|title=Judge backs Michael Barrymore in damages claim against police|last1=Gayle|first1=Damien|date=2017-08-18|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=2017-09-19|last2=agencies|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4802074/Michael-Barrymore-entitled-nominal-damages.html|title=Michael Barrymore is entitled to more than nominal damages|newspaper=Mail Online|access-date=2017-09-19}}</ref> He used to have late night chats with [[Diana, Princess of Wales]] when he had trouble with [[alcoholism]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/entertainment/diana-friendship-may-have-helped-barrymores-downfall-says-wife-cheryl-73289.html|title=Diana friendship may have helped Barrymore's downfall, says wife Cheryl|date=2002-10-19|access-date=2017-09-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.s