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Kimberley Jane Walsh (born November 20, 1981) is an English singer and member of
pop group Girls Aloud.
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Early life
Walsh was born in in Bradford, West Yorkshire, and grew up with two sisters and
one brother in its Allerton suburb. She had her first taste of fame starring in
an advert as a child. In 2000 she tried out for the role of Maria Sutherland in
the soap opera Coronation Street, losing out to Samia Smith. Later she appeared
in the television series This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper as
Gillian Oldfield, and in the same year she starred in a BBC Educational Schools
programme called Focus. In 2001 Kimberley played Tracy in Dream Back.
Girls Aloud
In
2002, Walsh auditioned for a reality TV show dedicated to assembling a new girl
group: Popstars: The Rivals. She and future bandmate Nicola Roberts did not
originally make the final ten, but Walsh was brought back to the competition
when original finalist Hazel was found to be over the age limit. On the show she
performed:
"Baby Can I Hold You"
"Emotion"
"Unbreak My Heart"
"Chain Reaction"
Walsh was the fourth girl to be voted into Girls Aloud, much to the delight of
her friend and new bandmate, Nadine Coyle, with whom she had become good friends
during the course of the show.
While in Girls Aloud, Walsh has been popular among the band's male fan base. In
April 2004, Heat magazine named her toned stomach as the fifth best in the
world, ahead of superstar Beyonce and singer Rachel Stevens. In 2005, Walsh was
ranked forty-fourth in the "100 Sexiest Females In The World" list published by
FHM magazine; n 2006, she was ranked at sixty-six.
Walsh co-hosted the 25 August 2006 episode of The Friday Night Project with
Cheryl Cole and Sarah Harding, on which she did an impression of Pop Idol and X
Factor judge Simon Cowell.
Cannabis controversy
On
8 June 2006, Walsh publicly apologized for smoking cannabis after being caught
on camera smoking a spliff. She immediately owned up to it when questioned about
the photo, which was taken on 31 December 2005, whilst she was attending a
friend's party. She told The Sun newspaper that she had got caught up in the
moment and was deeply sorry, and that she realised what she did was wrong,
especially since she is in a position where young fans look up to her.[1]
However, it was reported on 9 June 2006 that Walsh's father, John, denied that
she had ever smoked cannabis, and that she was just holding a rolled up
cigarette that wasn't even lit. He also claimed that Victoria Newton at The Sun
pressured Kimberley into apologising for something that she hadn't done,
threatening that if she didn't then Newton would make the story worse. [2]
Despite this, Walsh admitted in an interview with The Sun's sister paper, The
Times, on 20 October 2006 that she had taken a couple of puffs on the spliff,
but didn't see the incident as a big deal. [3]
Personal life
As
of May 2006, Walsh was dating and living with Triple 8 singer Justin Scott.
Episode 5 of Girls Aloud: Off the Record featured a segment where Scott and
Walsh were interviewed at their London residence which they had been sharing for
about a year.
Trivia
Walsh is often nicknamed "Kimba", both by her fellow bandmates and by her fans.
Walsh's sister Sally appeared in Eastenders in 2005.
In
2005, schoolchildren in Bingley named their new school bus after Walsh.
Walsh is the only member of Girls Aloud who has gone to university.
Walsh is a born and bred Bradford City supporter, although she rarely attends
games now.
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