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Birth Name:
Cheryl Ann Tweedy
Birthplace:
Newcastle, England
Date of Birth:
30 June 1983
Race or Ethnicity:
Irish and Scottish
Cheryl Cole was born Cheryl Ann Tweedy and is famous for being one of the members of the pop group, Girls Aloud. She married English football player Ashley Cole who is of Barbadian descent in 2006.
Cheryl’s maiden name is Tweedy which is a Scottish name and her mother’s maiden name is [Joan] Callaghan which is an Irish surname.
Source:
- http://www.cheryltweedy.org/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Tweedie
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@ Nathan, in response to your, “no i dont think so ther ebe just as many english there as there is hear” comment. That’s impossible. There’s only like, 6.5 Million people in Ireland. o.o Common sense? :/ And to claim Irish citizenship, their grandparent would be obviously Irish by blood as well as by nationality.
It’s not that difficult to believe.. If you go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_people
You’ll see that the total population of Irish people is estimated around 80,000,000.
14,000,000 of them are in the UK.
Hope you’ve learned something.
@ Ingrid, thank God someone agrees!
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and evryone in irlend are irish? no i dont think so ther ebe just as many english there as there is hear and for beinf obbsessed with blonde hair and blue no im not thats my natural hair colour and eye colour and plenty of other english peoples hair and eye colour people just make up stuff saying we all have brown hair and brown eyes no we dont more blondes than there is brunettes
and as for cheryl she isnt spanish or mexican its all the fake tan she used she looks nothing like that now shes lilly white
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she looks half spanish or mexican
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Mexican in Europe? UK? hahaha.. you are stupid.. you must be definitely Mexican so you want her Mexican.. sorry that’s not common here.. I’m British..! and no she don’t look at all she is a typical White girl.. as you see Irish and Scottish..! Spanish people are White for your Information..!
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It is Quite Obvious her mother is of mixed race i think Cheryl as mentioned this before in an interview
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in your dreams
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I’ve noticed he thinks everyone who was born in the U.S.A. is of english descent, when the most common ethnicities are German and Irish. :)
And yep, he’s obsessed with blonde hair and blue eyes!
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i think dark hair and light eyes looks best n e way
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Here’s where I got my ‘made up information”.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2006/sep/13/britishidentity.travelnews
From a British site too. El oh el.
Why are you so obsessed with being blonde and blue-eyed? o.o
It’s just a hair and eye colour.. /:
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What on earth are you going on about most english people brown hair brown eyes no actualy we dont we mostly have blonde hair and blue eyes thats a typical english person and what you going about english isnt a nationality i think you will find it is ya freak and ¼ english people are part irish id love to know were you get your made up information from there is more english people than there is irish im pure english and im blond eblue eyed both my parents side are english no other so sort yourself out
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@ Frank, I read that exact fact in my homework journal today!! xD
I’m from the South-East of Ireland :O
Also, will her name be changed to ‘Cheryl Tweedy’ anytime soon? :/ Y’know, with the separation and all.
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Tweedy is a common name in the south east of Ireland and her mother’s maiden name is Callahan also Irish. She is from a large catholic family, so it’s pretty clear that she is of Irish ethnicity. Most English Catholics are of Irish origin, while 1/4 of English people have an Irish grandparent, most common in the major cities.
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