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Nicola Roberts shares Sarah Harding snaps as she marks Girls Aloud's first No 1

The singer has posted a string of pictures of Girls Aloud recording Sound Of The Underground, which was their first single and went to the top of the charts

Nicola Roberts attends GLAMOUR Women Of The Year Awards 2022 at Outernet in London.
Nicola Roberts marked the anniversary of Girls Aloud's first chart-topper. (PA Images/Alamy)

Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts shared a string of pictures of her late bandmate Sarah Harding as she marked the anniversary of the group's first number one.

The singer said looking through shots of the group recording the Sound Of The Underground video in 2002 made her feel like she'd been "transported back to that freezing cold shoot in an empty warehouse where none of us could hardly believe what was happening or even knew what to do".

Roberts and Harding made the video with bandmates Cheryl, Nadine Coyle and Kimberley Walsh after they all won their positions in Girls Aloud on TV show Popstars: The Rivals.

Read more: Kimberley Walsh says dealing with grief over Sarah Harding is 'daily challenge'

The pictures shared on Instagram showed them backstage on the video shoot and many were of Harding, who died in September 2021 at the age of 39 after battling breast cancer.

Girls Aloud pop group band December 2002 Popstars The Rivals
The group had their first number one in 2002. (PA Images/Alamy)

"Happy Anniversary to the song that changed our lives!" Roberts, 37, wrote.

"20 years ago today Sound Of The Underground went to number 1 and stayed there for 4 consecutive weeks.

"Thank you @peterloraine @polydorrecords for these behind the scenes pictures.

"I’ve been sitting here going through them all and feel like I’ve been transported back to that freezing cold shoot in an empty warehouse where none of us could hardly believe what was happening or even knew what to do."

Fans of the group were thrilled to see the throwback images.

One posted: "Oh. OH. Oh, wow. Wow, wow, wow! That's history right there! Thank you for sharing these! GA forever!"

Sarah Harding reacts to winning during the live final of Celebrity Big Brother, at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. (Photo by Ian West/PA Images via Getty Images)
Sarah Harding died in 2021. (PA Images via Getty Images)

"Beautiful photos!" said another.

"Thank you so much for sharing these memories. Happy 20th anniversary SOTU!"

Somebody else urged: "Keep feeding us Nic!!!"

One fan said it was "so emotional" seeing old pictures of Harding.

"Sarah is missed so much," said another.

Read more: Nadine Coyle says Girls Aloud could reunite for 20th anniversary to honour Sarah Harding

Girls Aloud went on to have a huge career after winning the TV talent show, and had a string of hits including Jump, Love Machine and No Good Advice.

Watch: Kimberley Walsh says Girls Aloud may never perform again without Sarah Harding