Cheryl West (character)
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Cheryl West is a fictional character
on the New Zealand
television series Outrageous Fortune
. The character is played by actress Robyn Malcolm
who has won numerous acting awards for this role.
. She has two sisters, Mandy and Jeanette, the latter who is part of a religious brotherhood in the Wairarapa
.
Cheryl met Wolfgang West
at a young age when her sister Jeanette was dating him. She stole him off her sister and got pregnant at the age of 16. The baby died and its ashes were spread at Tutaekuri Bay. From that day on, the whole family travelled there at Christmas. Cheryl and Wolf went on to have twins, Van and Jethro and two daughters, Pascalle and Loretta. The family were career criminals until 2005 when Cheryl set them straight after Wolf was imprisoned for 4 years. Detective Sergeant Wayne Judd, took a shine to Cheryl in this period and the two started an affair. Eventually Cheryl realised that Wolf was bad for her and was dragging her down. She divorced Wolf and started a relationship with Judd. The two were expecting a baby but it was stillborn.
After Sheree attempted to murder Van and revealed he was a nark to several dodgy people, he went to stay with Ray Judd, Wayne's father. Cheryl got on well with Ray and invited seventeen-year-old Deleesha, Wayne's half-sister stay at the West house. But she eventually moved in with boyfriend, Isaac Anesi.
Towards the end of season 5, Cheryl gave birth prematurely and tragically, the baby was stillborn. Unable to deal with the loss, Cheryl went to Tutaekuri Bay, without a word to the family. Wolf reappeared at the bay and eventually the audience learned that Wolf's return was just a hallucination, triggered by the traumatic memories of the death of their first baby, daughter Helena. We then flashback to Wolf and Cheryl's trip to the bay at age 16, to spread Helena's ashes. Cheryl returned for the funeral of the baby, now named Tama, but it seems something has now changed between her and Judd, after the baby's death.
Cheryl refused to give up custody of Jane, Loretta's daughter, unless Loretta married Hayden, which she eventually did. At the wedding reception, Detective Zane Gerard, under false circumstances arrived and attempted to arrest Pascalle. A huge fight ensued, but Gerard snuck out pulling Pascalle along with him. Cheryl noticed and followed with a wine bottle. Cheryl yelled at Gerard telling him to let Pascalle go, but he refused to listen. Cheryl annoyed and scared swung the bottle into his head causing it to break. Pascalle carried on to knee him in the testicles. But Gerard continued and Cheryl lunged at him with the broken bottle, cutting him in the neck very badly. As he fell, Gerard fired 3 shots from his gun towards the devastated Cheryl and Pascalle.
Fictional character
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on the New Zealand
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television series Outrageous Fortune
Outrageous Fortune (TV series)
Outrageous Fortune was a New Zealand comedy/drama television series, which was created by James Griffin and Rachel Lang and was produced by South Pacific Pictures...
. The character is played by actress Robyn Malcolm
Robyn Malcolm
Robyn Malcolm is a New Zealand television and theatre actress. She has appeared in numerous New Zealand TV shows and has toured New Zealand with a number of theatre productions.-Early life:...
who has won numerous acting awards for this role.
Overview
Cheryl is the daughter of dairy owners in West AucklandWest Auckland
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. She has two sisters, Mandy and Jeanette, the latter who is part of a religious brotherhood in the Wairarapa
Wairarapa
Wairarapa is a geographical region of New Zealand. It occupies the south-eastern corner of the North Island, east of metropolitan Wellington and south-west of the Hawke's Bay region. It is lightly populated, having several rural service towns, with Masterton being the largest...
.
Cheryl met Wolfgang West
Wolfgang West
Wolfgang 'Wolf' West is a character on the New Zealand TV show Outrageous Fortune who is portrayed by Grant Bowler. Wolf has appeared in all seasons thus far in uncontinuative roles. Wolf was lead cast in season 1, 2, 4 a guest role in season 3 and a guest appearance in season 5. He did not appear...
at a young age when her sister Jeanette was dating him. She stole him off her sister and got pregnant at the age of 16. The baby died and its ashes were spread at Tutaekuri Bay. From that day on, the whole family travelled there at Christmas. Cheryl and Wolf went on to have twins, Van and Jethro and two daughters, Pascalle and Loretta. The family were career criminals until 2005 when Cheryl set them straight after Wolf was imprisoned for 4 years. Detective Sergeant Wayne Judd, took a shine to Cheryl in this period and the two started an affair. Eventually Cheryl realised that Wolf was bad for her and was dragging her down. She divorced Wolf and started a relationship with Judd. The two were expecting a baby but it was stillborn.
Season 1
Near the end of the first episode Cheryl made the decision to turn her family away from crime as Wolfgang had just been imprisoned for four years. it was later discovered that Detective Sergeant Judd had framed Wolfgang. Near the end of the season Cheryl started Hoochie Mama a nicker company. She also started her affair with Judd.Season 5
Season 5 detailed Cheryl living with Judd and coping with another pregnancy. It also showed Cheryl trying to save her company, "Hoochie Mama" from going down the drain. Cheryl promoted Van's scheming and manipulative girlfriend, Sheree, to General Manager early in the season. Cheryl had been putting too much stress on the baby and she started bleeding from inside. She had to sit down for weeks. Cheryl handed management of Hoochie over to oldest son, Jethro who then fired Sheree and slowly started to turn Hoochie successful, unfortunately he did this by exploiting young girls.After Sheree attempted to murder Van and revealed he was a nark to several dodgy people, he went to stay with Ray Judd, Wayne's father. Cheryl got on well with Ray and invited seventeen-year-old Deleesha, Wayne's half-sister stay at the West house. But she eventually moved in with boyfriend, Isaac Anesi.
Towards the end of season 5, Cheryl gave birth prematurely and tragically, the baby was stillborn. Unable to deal with the loss, Cheryl went to Tutaekuri Bay, without a word to the family. Wolf reappeared at the bay and eventually the audience learned that Wolf's return was just a hallucination, triggered by the traumatic memories of the death of their first baby, daughter Helena. We then flashback to Wolf and Cheryl's trip to the bay at age 16, to spread Helena's ashes. Cheryl returned for the funeral of the baby, now named Tama, but it seems something has now changed between her and Judd, after the baby's death.
Cheryl refused to give up custody of Jane, Loretta's daughter, unless Loretta married Hayden, which she eventually did. At the wedding reception, Detective Zane Gerard, under false circumstances arrived and attempted to arrest Pascalle. A huge fight ensued, but Gerard snuck out pulling Pascalle along with him. Cheryl noticed and followed with a wine bottle. Cheryl yelled at Gerard telling him to let Pascalle go, but he refused to listen. Cheryl annoyed and scared swung the bottle into his head causing it to break. Pascalle carried on to knee him in the testicles. But Gerard continued and Cheryl lunged at him with the broken bottle, cutting him in the neck very badly. As he fell, Gerard fired 3 shots from his gun towards the devastated Cheryl and Pascalle.