Cheryl has admitted to having an 'emotional and stressful' time as she and her Girls Aloud bandmates fulfilled a 'last promise' to their late friend Sarah Harding, with a fundraising ball in her honour.
It was back in September 2021 that Sarah's mum announced that the singer and Celebrity Big Brother winner had passed away at the age of just 39, after bravely battling terminal cancer. Sarah's death prompted an outpouring of grief from fans and stars across the world, with Cheryl and fellow Girls Aloud members Kimberley Walsh, Nadine Coyle and Nicola Roberts, each posting their own heartfelt tribute to Sarah, as they struggled to come to terms with her passing.
Earlier this year, Cheryl, Nadine and Nicola ran a special Race for Life in London for Sarah and now, just days after their Primark pyjama range, in aid of cancer charities went on sale, the trio and Kimberley joined forces to stage Sarah's Primrose Ball, in a touching nod to her famous 'here I am, walking primrose' line from Girls Aloud' s number 1 hit The Promise.
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While the quartet didn't perform together, they posed for photos at the event and Nicola took to the stage to perform solo, with other music guests on the night including Years & Years' Olly Alexander and Kaiser Chiefs' Ricky Wilson. Cheryl shared some photos from the night on her Instagram grid and it was in the accompanying post that the Geordie star opened up on the hard work that had gone into the event and how much it meant to the girls.
She wrote: "After an intensely emotional (& quite stressful) year of planning & organisation we managed to fulfil our last promise to Sarah. None of us can fight this awful disease by ourselves but by coming together, leaning on each other and fighting side by side we can surely try.
"We are deeply grateful and touched by each person that helped in our endeavour and are incredibly proud to say we have reached our target goal, making us able to fund the entire study !!.. and also help in other ways for those currently suffering through harsh treatments."
Thanking those involved in the Primrose Ball, Cheryl added: "To our host Fearne Cotton , and special guest performers Ricky Wilson, Will Young and Olly Alexander you have no idea how much weight you lifted off of our shoulders and how much light & warmth you brought into that room. I will be forever grateful for your time & generosity.
"Every single attendee & person that contributed in any way no matter how big or small THANKYOU! You have literally helped in the fight to change the lives of others !!"
