Cher: Jody Baldwin

Cher was first seen in the 1996 series of Byker Grove as Harry's best friend who came to visit her at Lou Gallagher's Foster Home. Cher and Harry were taken by Frew to the Grove, there, Cher's good looks earned her Ed's attention and he became her partner for the ball room dancing competition she'd been forced by her mother to enter.

Cher and Harry's friendship was destroyed after Cher at the last moment decided not to enter the "Stars in Your Eyes" competition night at the Grove as ABBA with Harry, but decided to perform solo as Madonna. However, her act was ruined when Harry proved to everyone that Cher was miming.

Cher started to follow Harry around after she learned that Harry had "new friends". Cher knew that Harry's new friends were fictious, so she relished her position when she became the Synchronised Swimming Coach for the other girls at the Grove and excluded Harry from the activity.

However, Cher allowed Harry a place on the team after Karen pulled out. Cher soon needed Harry's help after she stole £90 from the Cash Box at the Grove to pay for the coach; Cher had eventually been given the money off her mother and needed Harry to replace the money back. Harry still hadn't forgiven her and deliberately took as long as possible to return the money so that Cher was taken home by Sian and the police.

After that day a terror campaign started against her, but Cher didn't know it was Harry who was behind it all until they eventually came face-to-face in the pool. The pair started to fight and Cher found herself held head-down in the water by a furious Harry.

Cher escaped, promptly called the police and had Harry arrested for attempted murder, but later dropped the charge after she realised that she was largely to blame because of the way she'd treated Harry so badly. The pair decided to keep away from each other in future.

Cher became friends with Karen and Sita and the trio turned their hands at everything, from performing as an all-girl group at Cher's grandfather's party, to running a disastorous baby-sitting business and offering advice on a local teen radio show.

Cher contributed to the protest arranged by Karen's mother concerning the closure of the homeless shelter and will be returning in the 10th Series of Byker Grove.