Nadine Coyle pens heart-wrenching tribute to Girls Aloud's Sarah Harding with 'last image' of star
Singer Nadine Coyle has shared a tribute to Sarah Harding, recalling the last time they were in Newcastle touring together.
The Girls Aloud band member published the throwback picture to her 483,000 followers on Instagram. The photograph shows Nadine and Sarah, 11 years ago in the Utilita Arena Newcastle, after performing a Girls Aloud show.
The singer shared the throwback before performing in the same arena over a decade later, this time without her bandmate and friend Sarah.
Nadine captioned the post: "This was the last time Sarah and I were in this arena together!!! This was when we finished the show and stayed laughing in our dresses!!
"We are here again tonight and thinking about this time i was lucky enough to get to spend with Sarah!!!
"When they say love like there is no tomorrow, it makes so much more sense now!! Xx"
When Nadine and bandmates Cheryl, Nicola and Kimberley announced they were heading back on the road for The Show tour, they said that it would be a fitting tribute to Sarah.
The group rose to fame on Popstars The Rivals in 2002, before scoring a record breaking number of successive UK top 10 singles. The group went on an indefinite hiatus in March 2013 following the conclusion of the Ten: The Hits Tour.
Band member Sarah Harding then died of breast cancer on 5 September 2021, at the age of 39.
The singer had announced she was diagnosed with advanced-stage breast cancer in August 2020, saying the disease had spread to other parts of her body.
Her mother Marie announced her death, posting on Instagram: "It is with deep heartbreak that today I'm sharing the news that my beautiful daughter Sarah has sadly passed away.
"Many of you will know of Sarah's battle with cancer and that she fought so strongly from her diagnosis until her last day."
"She slipped away peacefully this morning. I'd like to thank everyone for their kind support over the past year.
"It meant the world to Sarah and it gave her great strength and comfort to know she was loved.
"I know she won't want to be remembered for her fight against this terrible disease - she was a bright shining star and I hope that's how she can be remembered instead."
Girls Aloud vowed to keep her memory alive and held The Primrose Ball, in honour of Sarah, saw them raise over £1 million for The Sarah Harding Breast Cancer Appeal, a branch of The Christie Charitable Fund.
