Girls Aloud have sat down for a new interview with ITV ahead of the premiere of The Girls Aloud Show: Live at The O2, London, which will air on Sunday, on what would have been their late bandmate Sarah Harding’s 43rd birthday .
The band gushed about their incredible reunion tour which saw them play 30 shows across the UK and Ireland.
Speaking to Ben, the singers gushed that they never thought they’d get together “at our age.”
Girls Aloud have sat down for a new interview with ITV ahead of the premiere of The Girls Aloud Show: Live at The O2, London, which airs on Sunday.
An interview that Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh recorded with Ben Shephard on October 8 was released on ITVX ahead of the anticipated concert film.
“The music industry is such a young place, that when you’re that young and you’re caught up in that ageism, you think we could never do that at that age,” Nicola explained.
“A lot of my friends have been inspired by us,” Kimberley added as Cheryl noted “how lucky we can still do it, 22 years later.”
Cheryl, mother of seven-year-old son Bear, admitted “we got a little cooler” with her kids when they joined them on tour.
However, the main motivation for the reunion tour was “to fulfill Sarah’s dream,” the band explained during the interview, following the death of their beloved bandmate from breast cancer three years ago.
“We were very conscious the whole time to make sure it wasn’t too sad because she wasn’t a sad character, she was the happiest of all of us,” Cheryl said.
‘We wanted to keep her spirit among us, as well as represent her and have her there throughout the show, but not in a sad way. The situation is already sad enough.
The girls also talked about what’s next for the reunited band. Cheryl insisted that while “we’re catching our breath, one thing I’ve learned in my infinite wisdom, at my mature age, is that you can never really say never.”
“I don’t think we imagined ourselves doing this tour,” Nicola added. “There was a time when we didn’t think we could see ourselves doing this.”
The band talked about their incredible reunion tour and gushed that they never thought they would reunite ‘at our age.’
Cheryl, mother of seven-year-old son Bear, admitted “we got a little cooler” with her kids when they joined them on tour.
In addition to the release of their concert film on Sunday, Girls Aloud are also returning to the charts this week with official single Children In Need.
Fans cried while listening to their emotional new song on Wednesday, which featured lead vocals from Sarah.
20 years after Girls Aloud released I’ll Stand By You for BBC Children In Need, the iconic band are set to release a new version of the song, featuring their beloved Sarah on lead vocals exclusively.
Hearing the song on Zoe Ball’s Radio 2 breakfast show for the first time, fans rushed to X and Instagram to say they couldn’t stop ‘sobbing’ while listening.
“I just listened and cried a little, for some reason hearing this version now hit me even more than seeing it on tour! What a beautiful tribute to Sarah.”
However, the main motivation for the reunion tour was “to fulfill Sarah’s dream,” the band explained during the interview, following the death of their beloved bandmate from breast cancer three years ago; photographed in 2015
In addition to the release of their concert film on Sunday, Girls Aloud are also returning to the charts this week with official single Children In Need.
‘I didn’t expect to be crying this morning; This is amazing news. What a way to honor Sarah, thank you for giving us this version.’
‘9:15am and sobbing over I’ll stand by you, Sarah’s version, so beautiful, so happy it’s the official song for children in need.’
Sarah’s voice was discovered in the Girls Aloud vault while the band was gathering footage for their sold-out The Girls Aloud Show tour earlier this year.
A newly produced studio version will be released on November 15 as a special charity single to support BBC Children In Need.
The Girls Aloud Show: Live at The O2 will air on ITV1 on Sunday 17 November at 8pm
