Cheryl has said she wants to remember Girls Aloud bandmate Sarah Harding as she was before her cancer diagnosis, following Sarah's death last year.
Cheryl – who first grew close with Harding when Girls Aloud was formed in 2002 – has said sheThe 39-year-old said remembering how the singer was ‘before her illness’ helps her to ‘move forward.’
‘Her fun, bubbly side, her close-to-the-edge risky side, and her deeply soft and vulnerable side are some of the intricacies that made up Sarah in all of her glory,’ the Call My Name hitmaker said in a piece for British Vogue. ‘In the last few days spent with her, we got to laugh, cry, reminisce, cook, watch spiritual programmes and pray together.‘Those are the parts I will keep in my heart as I let the illness recede into the background.’
The remaining members of Girls Aloud are hosting a fundraising gala for cancer research in October, which will feature performances from the likes of‘I asked her over and over again how we could help. Was there anything she truly wanted or needed?’, Cheryl shared, adding that the gala was her bandmate’s idea.‘Finally she said to me, “I would love you to create an evening, a gala of some kind for me.
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