Girls Aloud's Nicola Roberts supported as she fights tears on Good Morning Britain over Sarah Harding grief
22.09.2023 - 09:53
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Good Morning Britain viewers have sent messages of support to Nicola Roberts after she made an emotional appearance on the show. The Girls Aloud star was live in the studio of the ITV news programme on Friday (September 22) to chat to hosts Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard.
Alongside Dr Hilary Jones, Nicola paid tribute to her late bandmate, Sarah Harding, who tragically died aged 39 in 2021 after being diagnosed with breast cancer. She was on the show with Dr Hilary to talk about the fundraising efforts she and her bandmates Cheryl, Kimberley Walsh and Nadine Coyle have done to fulfil Sarah's dying wish.
One of Sarah's final wishes was to find new ways of spotting breast cancer early, when it is more treatable. The new Breast Cancer Risk Assessment in Young Women (Bcan-Ray) project will become one of the first in the world to identify which women are at risk of getting the disease in their 30s.
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The project, which will run in Greater Manchester, is being made possible thanks to funding from the Christie Charity, Cancer Research UK and the Sarah Harding Breast Cancer Appeal, which is supported by Sarah's family, friends as well as Nicola, Cheryl, Kimberley and Nadine.
Speaking about the study before her death in comments shared exclusively with the PA Media news agency, Sarah, who was treated at the Christie cancer hospital in Manchester said: "Research is incredibly important in the fight against cancer. Although this research may not be in time to help me, this project is incredibly close to my heart as it may help women like me