Since Girls Aloud formed in 2002, Kimberley Walsh has revealed that since then, they have had more time to reflect on their wild ride to fame.
Kimberley Walsh and her bandmates from Girls Aloud are “closer” than ever. Kimberley has opened up about the band’s “crazy” past and how their friendships have changed following their sell-out tour last year.
The band, formed on Popstars: The Rivals in 2002, went on to become one of the biggest-selling girl bands of all time, selling more than 8.3 million records in the United Kingdom alone. But with each high came the lows, with rumours of feuds amongst the band, they still continued to dominate the charts before they officially disbanded in 2013 after their Ten: The Greatest Hits Tour in the same year, celebrating their decade in music.
Kimberley, who was born in Bradford, has now shared details about their most recent tour, which celebrated 20 years of dominating the charts and played shows throughout the nation until it was completely sold-out. The singer-turned-actress, who has appeared on TV and on the West End, claimed she “loved” touring and being with mother-to-be Cheryl Tweedy and Nadine Coyle, making them “closer together” than ever.
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“We were just kids. We grew up together and experienced something crazy together. Now we are mums. We all have our own kids, and they are all our priorities. We mainly chat about the kids. Nadine and I both have kids who are starting secondary school in similar areas,” she told The Sun.
Kimberley continued, “Times have changed, but we are still supporting one another and leaning on one another.” I consider myself fortunate to live in such special relationships.
Back in July, Kimberley told The Mirror about the tour in more detail, particularly about taking her children. The singer spoke about her children, Bobby, nine, Cole, seven, and Nate, two, being on the tour bus during last year’s tour.
Everyone just looked after Nate because he was the baby, and there are only a few months between Cole and Bear [Cheryl’s son with the late Liam Payne]. We as mothers are in a very different stage of our lives, so we were able to enjoy it both through their eyes as well.
She went into more detail about why she took the kids with her on the tour. I don’t want to spend too much time with the kids. And I must admit that this tour was probably one of my most intense experiences in recent memory. They were, however, able to play a role. That gave them a great deal of excitement. They had a great time traveling with us, and they were able to take them on the bus.
The tour was embarked on in honour of their late bandmate Sarah Harding. Sarah died in 2021, aged 39, after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Before she died, the singer told her bandmates that she wanted them to carry on and honour her and the band’s legacy.
Girls Aloud made an effort to preserve Sarah’s memory throughout the tour. Kimberley remarked, “That was the biggest challenge. How do we give Sarah her moment and keep her flowing throughout the show, and that was the topic of all of us during those creative meetings?
We wanted to feel as though she was still with us because that was so crucial to us. We tried to give her back whenever we could, and we did so to allow everyone to reminisce and celebrate her. Sarah’s lead vocals were heard during I’ll Stand By You during the performance. I adored that aspect of the show, no matter how difficult it was.
Source: Mirror
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