Cherylee has played Izzy Armstrong in Coronation Street for the last fourteen years. She has had six seasons of Tinsel Girl, her memoir based plays on Radio 4. She is the founder of TripleC who run DANC, The Disabled Artists Networking Community with over 2000 deaf, disabled and / or neurodivergent creatives. TripleC won the Bafta Special Award in 2022 at The Craft Awards for their work in disability and television. TripleC is dedicated to changing the way disabled people are included in and access the arts, ensuring the way we are reflected in the media impacts on the way disabled people are treated in society.

Cherylee was awarded the Achievement of The Year Award at The Women in Film And Television Awards 2019 and more recently The Doubleday Award. Cherylee received an MBE in the New Years honours list 2022 for services to disabled people and drama.