Sarah Harding gave the Women Aloud reunion her blessing, Cheryl has revealed.
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Cheryl, 40, Kimberley Walsh, 42, Nadine Coyle, 38 and Nicola Roberts, 38, will hit the street in Could and June 2024 for a best hits tour which is able to coincide with it being 21 years since received ‘Popstars: The Rivals’.
The band members had been discussing the plans for a while however put the concept on ice when Sarah – who died in September 2021 aged 39 – was identified with breast most cancers.
Now, Cheryl has revealed that certainly one of Sarah’s last needs was for the ladies to get again on stage collectively.
Talking to British Vogue, she mentioned: “She turned to me as soon as and mentioned, ‘You realize, after I’m not right here, you women ought to do one thing.’
“However once you’re head to head with somebody that’s dying . . . we simply thought some miracle was going to happen. All of us thought we’d have the ability to do one thing collectively.”
The group had been discussing a reunion earlier than Sarah bought her most cancers analysis in 2020 however they may not face planning getting again on stage collectively within the wake of her dying.
Cheryl added: “It’s laborious for us to be right here with out her. It was our twentieth anniversary final 12 months however we had been in no emotional form to even ponder celebrating on the time.
“All the things went out the window after we learnt about her analysis. We simply wanted to be there for her and help her as a lot as we might.”
Kimberley insists the tour will honour Sarah, who was one of the crucial passionate members of the group.
Showing on Coronary heart Breakfast, she mentioned: “We at all times discuss how a lot (Sarah) cherished Women Aloud. She cherished it.
“It was simply the perfect time ever for her. We spoke a lot about it within the few months earlier than she handed away and the way a lot she cherished it.
“She made us watch outdated movies, the issues we’d completed collectively. She at all times mentioned we had an incredible time collectively. She would love that we’re doing this.”
Women Aloud, which shaped in 2002 on ITV’s ‘Popstars: The Rivals’ went on to grow to be probably the most profitable woman group of the Nineteen Nineties, promoting greater than 5 million albums and touchdown 4 No1 singles and a Brit Award.
Their tour kicks off on the 3Arena in Dublin on 18 Could and can end at Liverpool’s M and S Financial institution Area on 29 June, with tickets obtainable from 1 December.