Girls Aloud unite in honour of Sarah Harding at Race for Life 5K

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Girls Aloud stars Cheryl Tweedy, Nicola Roberts and Nadine Coyle were reunited in honour of their bandmate Sarah Harding at a special Race for Life event in her name. They joined hundreds of people gathered in Hyde Park on Sunday morning to take part in Race For Life For Sarah, a Cancer Research 5k run in her memory.

Much-loved singer Sarah, who grew up in Stockport, died at the age of 39 in September, a year after revealing she had breast cancer. Her Girls Aloud bandmates Nicola, Cheryl and Nadine were all at the event wearing pink T-shirts with Race For Life wording.

The band's fifth member Kimberley Walsh joined in remotely as she was unable to be in London for the event. A huge crowd dressed in pink – many with pink dyed hair, wigs, and even pink tutus – took part in London, with other runners across the country pledging to join in remotely to help raise funds.

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Cheryl said at the event she still cannot quite believe the death of bandmate Sarah Harding is real. The singer said: “It doesn’t feel like she’s gone at all,” adding: “To be honest, I’ve never experienced or anticipated this grief."

“You know, I’ve lost grandparents when I was younger and I lost a friend when I was younger but nothing like this, the feeling of shock and disbelief and it still lingers now to be honest. I still can’t quite believe it’s real.”

When asked if a Girls Aloud reunion without Harding could be a possibility, Cheryl added: “It hasn’t even been a year. It doesn’t feel like she’s gone at all.”

Cheryl said it was great that the surviving Girls Aloud members Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh could be involved in Race For Life For Sarah. She