GIRLS ALOUD'S NADINE COYLE BURSTS INTO TEARS DURING EMOTIONAL SARAH HARDING TRIBUTE

Nadine Coyle was left in floods of tears as she honoured her late bandmate, Sarah Harding.

The Girls Aloud singer was extremely close to her late bandmate who tragically died aged just 39 in September 2021. Sarah announced one year prior to her death that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer which sadly spread to other parts of her body.

Following her death, Nadine, Cheryl Tweedy, Kimberley Walsh and Nicola Roberts made the decision to fulfil Sarah's last wish and head out on tour to celebrate her. Profits from the completely sold-out The Girls Aloud Show were donated to The Sarah Harding Breast Cancer Appeal, which has helped raise vital funds for research into the disease.

But as the tour came to an emotional end at Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena on Sunday, June 30, Nadine, 39, was overcome with emotion during their performance of I'll Stand By You. The quartet informed the audience that they would be singing alongside Sarah from a previously unreleased recording of the song, which featured only Harding.

As the song continued, Derry-born Nadine was seen wiping her tears away with her glossy caramel locks as she started crying while trying to continue the performance. With a video of Sarah playing behind the four girls, Nadine turned to face her friend before she sought comfort from her bandmates.

During the final chorus of the track, the band came together to hug and hold hands as Nadine continued to wipe away her tears. Tweedy previously revealed that she and Sarah spoke about Girls Aloud after her death. Speaking previously on Heart FM, the Geordie pop princess said: "I did speak to Sarah one on one at one point, this was in the later stages when she was really poorly though, and she'd said to me 'I hope you four do something when I'm not here' and in that moment I couldn't entertain that conversation. I was trying to keep her up."

Throughout the concert, Sarah's memory was kept very much alive, with her iconic "Take a walk on the wild side of life," from Something New being played across the arenas. As the band wrapped up their performance, a huge screen appeared on stage during The Promise, allowing Sarah to shine once again as she belted out: "So here I am, a walking primrose, wondering when I'm gonna see you again," as fans and the band cheered for the late star. Moments before the four girls walked off stage, a photograph of Sarah appeared behind them alongside the text: "In loving memory of Sarah Nicole Harding. 17.11.81 05.09.2021."

If you have been affected by this story, advice and support can be found at Breast Cancer Support. The Macmillan Support Line offers confidential support to people living with cancer and their loved ones. If you need to talk, call us on 0808 808 0000.

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