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Cheryl has cancelled a live show as she mourns the death of Sarah Harding. The 38-year-old star has been left devastated after her Girls Aloud bandmate passed away earlier this month following her cancer battle, and she has axed her planned performance at this weekend's Birmingham Pride event as a result.

Cheryl has announced to fans that she will not be performing at Birmingham Pride this weekend, as she is still processing the death of former bandmate Sarah Harding. The former Girls Aloud singer was due to be headliner act at the event but has pulled out after the death of Sarah who tragically lost her battle with breast cancer aged 39 on September 6.

Cheryl has pulled out of her headline slot at Birmingham Pride tomorrow (September 25).The Girls Aloud singer said she was not “emotionally, physically or mentally able to perform”, citing grief over the death of former bandmate Sarah Harding, who passed away earlier this month.In a lengthy post on her Instagram Stories page, Cheryl wrote: “It has been a long and emotionally exhausting 12 months with such twists and turns and I feel now I just need some time to sit with my feelings and process

As Cheryl continues to mourn the tragic death of her Girls Aloud bandmate Sarah Harding, the singer has told her fans she doesn’t feel ’emotionally, mentally, or physically’ ready to return to the stage ahead of Birmingham Pride.

Cheryl will still headline Birmingham Pride, just three weeks after Sarah Harding's death. The 38-year-old pop star is set to return to performing on September 25, after her former Girls Aloud bandmate lost her battle with cancer on September 5, at the age of 39.

Nadine Coyle and Kimberley Walsh have led tributes to their late Girls Aloud bandmate Sarah Harding one week after she tragically passed away. The singer, 36, who revealed how she was 'absolutely devastated' after it was announced that Sarah had passed away aged 39 on Sunday 5 September, took to Instagram to describe how Sarah was 'always an inspiration, always a shining light, always my friend'.

Sales and streams of Girls Aloud's back catalogue have soared in tribute to late member Sarah Harding.

Cheryl has paid tribute to her Girls Aloud bandmate Sarah Harding after her death at the age of 39, describing her as “stunning, unique, crazy, quirky, kind and soft hearted”. The singer revealed last August that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer, which had spread to other parts of her body.

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Gogglebox star Sandi Bogle has paid tribute to her late friend Sarah Harding in an emotional post on her Instagram page. The Channel 4 favourite took part in Celebrity Big Brother in 2017 with the late Girls Aloud singer, who died of breast cancer Sunday, September 5.

BBC Breakfast came under fire on Monday after it spelt Sarah Harding's name wrong in a tribute following her tragic death on Sunday 5 September aged 39.

After more than 10 years sharing a stage, a dressing room and your dreams with someone, it’s no wonder that Cheryl is still struggling to process the devastating death of her band mate Sarah Harding.

Cheryl has revealed she's "in disbelief" as she made a heartbreaking tribute to Sarah Harding following her tragic death on Sunday 5 September. Former Girls Aloud star Cheryl, 38, added she was "at a loss for words" at the news that Sarah had died age 39 following her battle with breast cancer.

As a Girls Aloud fan since their formation on prime time Saturday night TV in November 2002, it’s difficult to articulate just how much the band - and the unparalleled part Sarah Harding in it - means to me.Processing a celebrity death can be strange, to say the least. Articulating the grief you feel for somebody you didn’t know personally feels uncomfortable.