Yahoo News Girls Aloud fans give same response to Cheryl snap as band jump on plane ahead of first show of reunion tour
Girls Aloud fans were quick to make the same quip as the group officially jetted off for the first show of their huge reunion tour. The much-anticipated tour, the Girls Aloud Show, will kick off on Friday night (May 17) in Dublin.
Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, Kimberley Walsh and Nicola Roberts announced back in November that they would be reuniting for a UK and Ireland tour in memory of their late bandmate Sarah Harding.
The band announced the tour with a video which saw Nadine Coyle, Cheryl, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh reunite at a drive-in cinema where clips of the band performing their hit tracks including Sound Of The Underground, Love Machine, Call The Shots and Biology were played.
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They confirmed their tour will be a "celebration of Sarah, our music and our incredible fans" and in recent weeks have been hard at work getting the show ready to hit the road as they prepare to perform for thousands of fans up and down the country.
Following the end of rehearsals, a string of images were posted featuring the four bandmates and their dancers with the caption reading: "Rehearsals? Done. Choreography? Ready. Outfits? Fitted. Girls? Aloud. #TheGirlsAloudTour begins tomorrow! We’ve been working so hard to make this show special for all of you. It’s been over 10 years since our last tour and we can’t wait to get back on stage with you."
And on Thursday night (May 16), Cheryl revealed the girls were on their way to Dublin as they posed for a group selfie on the plane. "Ready for take off," she captioned the post to her 3.4 million followers.
But it didn't take long for fans to make the same joke at the expense of a young Nadine who was caught lying about her age on Iris Popstars. In 2001, Nadine lied about her age to compete on the TV talent show - she was 16 but the minimum age requirement to take part was 18.
In a famous clip, she accidentally let her real date of birth slip and said: “Date of birth is the fifteenth of the sixth '85, making me a Gemini." And it's fair to say that all these years later, fans haven't forgotten it.
@mikie_ol said: "I hope Nadine has her passport." @hunsnet commented: "Hope youve all got your passports girlies." @cheryldaily wrote: "Cheryl remembered her password and Nadine remember her passport! HALLELUJAH." @adamgabbett wrote: "At least @nadinecoyle remembered her passport." @seanbuschman added: "Nadine found her passport."
Others, however, were thrilled that the first show of the tour was just a matter of hours away with rumours about the set list already circulating. But tumours suggest the group will end their tour setlist with I’ll Stand By You, in tribute to Sarah, who died aged 39 in September 2021 from breast cancer.
