Girls Aloud's Nadine Coyle rushes to save Cheryl as she struggles on stage
Girls Aloud star Nadine Coyle stepped in on stage as pal Cheryl struggled during the finale of their tour this week - gesturing that she should sing her line. The pair were performing The Promise alongside bandmates Kimberley Walsh and Nicola Roberts at the Belfast SSE Arena when Cheryl, 40, touched Nadine's elbow and signalled she needed help with the song.
And while Irish singer Nadine, 38, looked panicked at the request, she was seen nodding before belting out Cheryl's line: "If you wanna forgive me start again, if you wanna be with me in my arms..." As the encore drew to a close the girls - who were in matching gold gowns - then threw their arms in the air for a big finish.
The footage was today shared by fans who had spotted the moment on Monday night. And Nadine's support for Cheryl show their friendship has come a long way since they clashed after the girls split in 2013. Following claims the decision was mutual, Nadine broke her silence in an exclusive interview with The Mirror, insisting she was "blindsided" by the decision to break up. She also accused the others of "plotting" behind her back, saying she was only told just minutes before gong out on stage for the final performance of their Ten: The Hits Tour.
Cheryl gestured to Nadine as she asked for her help
She said: "I didn’t want the band to end, it was as simple as that. I didn’t think we were going to end – we had done all the promo saying we were all together, having a great tour, wearing Victoria’s Secret wings and stomping up and down the catwalk every night, loving every single minute of it.
"And then, on the very last night of the tour, our management and publicist came up to me and said the girls wanted to split up the band. I was thinking, 'What?!'I was in hair and make-up, about to get into my costume, and the show was starting in 20 minutes."
Cheryl later hit back, telling Attitude magazine that Nadine was "full of s***".
She said: "She was the one who wanted to make a solo record. Which is why we took the hiatus. She wants to come out and say we broke the band up? No! She shouldn’t tell porkie pies. Okay, so do you want us to tell the truth? She wasn’t going to make another Girls Aloud record until she got a solo deal. I feel she held us to ransom and then made her solo record deal. It’s the truth. She’s saying that we broke the band up. So there you go."
Thankfully it now seems the girls have buried the hatchet.
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