Cheryl's brother ‘seen living in a tent and begging outside supermarket’ amid troubled past

Cheryl's brother ‘seen living in a tent and begging outside supermarket’ amid troubled pastWhile the singer is thought to have made a number of attempts to help her older brother, Andrew Tweedy, get clean, he was reportedly in court last month for being drunk and disorderly3amZara Zubeidi Deputy Showbiz Editor07:06, 07 Apr 2026Updated 07:08, 07 Apr 2026View 4 ImagesThe Girls Aloud singer is thought to have made a number of attempts to help her older brother, Andrew Tweedy, get clean(Image: Getty)Cheryl's estranged brother is ‘living in a tent outside a supermarket’ and ‘begging for a cup of coffee or a sandwich’, according to reports.‌While the Girls Aloud singer is thought to have made a number of attempts to help her older brother, Andrew Tweedy, get clean – including a reported £20,000 stint in rehab - he was reportedly in court last month for being drunk and disorderly outside Morrisons in Jarrow, South Tyneside.‌As Cheryl grew up, older brother Andrew was in and out of prison as he battled addiction problems - something she opened up about in her 2012 autobiography.‌READ MORE: X Factor star unrecognisable 19 years after memorable auditionREAD MORE: Cheryl's sweet gift to animal-loving Bear as he spends second Christmas without his dadView 4 ImagesAndrew pictured at Newcastle Magistrates' Court in 2025(Image: ChronicleLive)According to The Sun, Andrew reportedly told officers to 'F*** off', and added, 'What you going to do?' Police were called 'when he was shouting and swearing at customers.'Andrew told South Tyneside JPs he was getting more hospital treatment for his alcohol abuse and claimed he had moved back into the family home in Heaton, Newcastle. But within weeks he was back living in a tent, saying he had slept outside the store "for a long time." As a result of his drunk and disorderly behaviour he received a six-month conditional discharge and was ordered to pay £113.‌Despite being to rehab th...