{"id":84892,"date":"2025-09-25T14:05:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T14:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/84892\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T14:05:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T14:05:10","slug":"gran-who-married-toyboy-37-years-her-junior-sparks-fears-as-fans-spot-sad-detail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/84892\/","title":{"rendered":"Gran who married toyboy 37 years her junior sparks fears as fans spot sad detail"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cheryl McGregor – best known online as ‘Queen Cheryl’ – has sparked concern amongst fans regarding her unlikely romance with her 28-year-old husband Quran McCain<\/p>\n

10:00, 25 Sep 2025Updated 10:06, 25 Sep 2025<\/p>\n

\"CherylCheryl McGregor, 65, is married to 28-year-old Quran McCain(Image: Jam Press Vid\/@kingqurannewpage)<\/p>\n

She’s the gran who shocked the world<\/a> when she married a man young enough to be her grandson<\/a>. But now fans are expressing concern for the unlikely couple because of one worrying change.<\/p>\n

Cheryl McGregor, 65, is best known as ‘Queen Cheryl’ and has built up a huge online following thanks to her unusual love story<\/a>, with more than five million followers and nearly 200 million likes on TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Her videos, which include steamy kisses with 28-year-old husband Quran McCain – and blunt retorts to trolls – have turned her into one of the platform’s most famous age-gap stars.<\/p>\n

But recently, eagle-eyed fans have noticed something strange. While Cheryl is still posting regularly on her TikTok account, her much younger toyboy husband has suddenly disappeared from view.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: ‘Cougar curse’ topples love affairs from Shirley Ballas’ engagement to Kym Marsh split<\/a>\"QuranQuran McCain and Cheryl McGregor on their wedding day(Image: Jam Press\/@kingqurannewpage)<\/p>\n

“Where’s Quran?!” one worried follower asked. “He hasn’t been on her page in ages.” Another questioned: “Did they split up? Or is something else going on?”<\/p>\n

The pair’s relationship first made headlines because of their 37-year age gap. But Cheryl, a mum of seven from Georgia with 17 grandchildren, insisted their love was the real thing.<\/p>\n

They first met in 2012 when Quran was just 15 as he worked at a fast-food restaurant managed by Cheryl’s son Chris, but romantic feelings didn’t blossom until much later.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: ‘Strangers mistake us for mum and daughter because of our 28-year age gap’<\/a><\/p>\n

The pair lost contact for a while but reconnected on 4 November 2020 when caretaker Quran saw mum-of-seven Cheryl working as a cashier at a convenience store.<\/p>\n

Despite him being younger than one of her own children, the couple feel a connection on multiple levels, and it doesn’t stop their chemistry.<\/p>\n

Quran proposed to Cheryl at an Olive Garden restaurant in July 2021 with a $3,000 (\u00a32,200) engagement ring. He said: “I was extremely nervous before and I tried my best to keep my composure but I was crying as soon as we entered the parking lot.<\/p>\n

\"QuranThe couple announced they were turning to surrogacy to have a baby together(Image: oliver6060\/TikTok)<\/p>\n

“There are many reasons why I chose to make Cheryl my wife. She’s beautiful, elegant, strong, noble, honest and compassionate. Cheryl was shocked as she didn’t know I was going to propose but it made her feel special.”<\/p>\n

Since tying the knot, the couple have continued to post loved-up videos, flaunting their affection and ignoring online trolls who branded their marriage a “publicity stunt”.<\/p>\n

“We don’t care what people say,” defiant Cheryl declared. “Our love is stronger than the hate.”<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Woman, 25, says boyfriend, 76, is her ‘soulmate’ and blasts people calling it ‘disgusting’<\/a><\/p>\n

Then the couple announced they were planning to have a baby through surrogacy, and in July 2024, hosted a gender reveal party, announcing with balloons and cake that they were expecting a girl.<\/p>\n

But just weeks later, the tone of their TikToks changed. Cheryl appeared solo more often, flashing her trademark cheeky grin, but Quran was nowhere to be seen.<\/p>\n

\"QuranThe couple got engaged in July 2021(Image: Jam Press\/@therealoliver6060)<\/p>\n

Now, rumours are flying, with some TikTok sleuths speculating that Quran may have had a brush with the law.<\/p>\n

“That’s why she’s doing all the content alone,” one user posted under Cheryl’s recent video. Others have been more sympathetic: “Poor Cheryl, holding it down while her man’s away.”<\/p>\n

It’s not the first time the couple have faced speculation. Their 2021 wedding was met with mockery online, with critics accusing Quran of using Cheryl for fame and money.<\/p>\n

But the duo insisted theirs was genuine love, with Quran stating: “We’re soulmates. Age is just a number.” And they proved the doubters wrong by sharing clips of their cosy date nights, silly dance routines, and heartfelt declarations of love to their millions of fans.<\/p>\n

\"QuranFans are speculating whether 28-year-old Quran has gone(Image: Jam Press Vid\/@kingqurannewpage)<\/p>\n

Despite the ongoing rumours, Cheryl is still posting to her followers, sometimes addressing the elephant in the room with a wink.<\/p>\n

In one recent clip, she smiled into the camera and mouthed along to a song about missing someone – sending fans into overdrive. “She’s telling us without telling us,” one commenter wrote.<\/p>\n

“She’s waiting for her man to come home,” said another.<\/p>\n

Whatever has happened to Quran, Queen Cheryl isn’t giving up her crown any time soon.<\/p>\n

With or without her toyboy by her side, she continues to dance, laugh, and tease her haters, proving she’s still the internet’s favourite age-gap gran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cheryl McGregor – best known online as ‘Queen Cheryl’ – has sparked concern amongst fans regarding her unlikely…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":84893,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[268],"tags":[56214,434,18,117,19,17,2971,2955,9665],"class_list":["post-84892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-age-gap","tag-celebrities","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-love","tag-marriage","tag-surrogacy"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84892\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}