Kimberley Walsh has paid tribute to her late Girls Aloud bandmate Sarah Harding on the first anniversary of her death.
Sarah sadly passed away aged 39 on September 5, 2021, after being diagnosed with advanced breast cancer in 2020.
Taking to Instagram on Monday, Kimberley penned an emotional tribute to her late friend.
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She wrote: “Sarah passed away a year ago. I can still hardly believe it to be honest but it feels more real than ever today.”
“Thinking of her always and of everyone who loved and miss her too 💔.”
Girls Aloud members Kimberley, Cheryl, Nadine Coyle and Nicola Roberts publicly reunited for the first time in nine years back in July, as they took part in A Race for Life for Sarah.
The 5k run at Hyde Park was organised to raise money for Cancer Research UK in honour of Sarah’s tragic passing.
Before the race kicked off, Cheryl delivered an emotional speech to the crowd as she paid tribute to Sarah.
She said: “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.”
The bandmates are currently planning more fundraising activities in Sarah’s honour, including a huge gala dinner in the coming months.
While Cheryl, Nadine, Nicola and Kimberly are working together to remember Sarah, sadly they won’t be reuniting on stage.
Earlier this year, Kimberly told the Mirror: “There won’t be any reunion of any sort.”
“I mean, because of losing Sarah, that’s just not on anybody’s radar right now and that’s why I think as a group, we’ve tried to focus on doing something positive together for her instead, which is actually a really nice focus for us.”
“We’re kind of really just hoping to raise as much money as we possibly can and that will feel like a huge achievement for us,” she added.
