This article is about the character. For the various titles of the same name, see Cheryl Blossom (titles).
Cheryl Blossom is a teenager living in the town of Riverdale. Her age is unknown but is assumed to be close to that of her friend, Betty Cooper. Cheryl is usually depicted as having long, red hair.
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Cheryl's parents are Clifford Blossom and Penelope Blossom. Cheryl is the older of the Blossoms' two children, her twin brother Jason Blossom being three minutes younger. Cheryl has a dog named Sugar.
While often depicted as an outsider and hostile to most of the Riverdale gang, Cheryl is sometimes depicted as friends with most of the primary Riverdale characters, such as Betty Cooper, Archie Andrews, and Reggie Mantle and even, less often, with Veronica Lodge and Jughead Jones. Cheryl is also good friends with (and former romantic partner of) Dilton Doiley.
During Cheryl's first and second stays in the comic books, the Blossom family was very wealthy, and Cheryl was depicted as upper class and living in a large mansion in the exclusive Pembrooke community. However, the Blossom family lost money, and Cheryl is now merely upper-middle class and lives in Riverdale proper.
During Cheryl's first and second stays in the comic books, when the Blossom family was very wealthy,
Cheryl attended Pembrooke Academy. However, now that the Blossom family has lost money, Cheryl attends Riverdale High School. Her grade level is often unspecified but is assumed to be close to that of her friend, Betty Cooper.