Cheryl: ‘I felt so helpless’
Cheryl recalled the moment she discovered her bandmate Sarah Harding’s cancer was terminal, confessing, “The helplessness was overwhelming.”Girls Aloud star Sarah died from breast cancer in September last year, aged 39, and now Cheryl, along with the other band members – Kimberley Walsh, Nicola Roberts and Nadine Coyle – are planning to run Race For Life and organising a gala in Sarah’s memory.In the new interview, Cheryl, 39, revealed she’d asked her friend if there was anything she could do to make her happy or comfortable.The singer said, “Towards the end, she asked me to create a gala in her honour to fund a crucial study that her doctor was working on, so I am committed to doing just that.”Cheryl described Sarah as an “integral part of us all”, and said the girls reuniting for the race was the “most natural thing to do” to support others who may be going through the same experience.Sarah went public with her diagnosis in August 2020, revealing the cancer had advanced to other parts of her body. Seven months later, she stated that the disease was terminal and she didn’t expect to make another Christmas.Nadine explained how Sarah was passionate about helping others who had been dealt the same cards as her.