A Whole Lot of History

by Kimberley Walsh

Overview

In 2002 - along with Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding and Nicola Roberts - Kimberley Walsh won a place in the Popstars The Rivals band Girls Aloud, and her life changed forever.

Ten years later, after six platinum albums, twenty top-ten singles, a Brit Award, an entry in the Guinness Book of Records and a triumphant sell-out reunion tour, the girls have decided to go their separate ways. What better time for Kimberley - a professional, hardworking businesswoman as well as a multi-talented actress and songstress - to tell her story. What was it like behind the scenes of a such a hugely successful band? Was there any truth in the rumours of endless feuds within Girls Aloud? How did she manage to maintain such a strong loving relationship with her partner Justin during the 10 years she was in the band? And how does it feel when your best friend becomes the most famous person in the land?

Full of the warmth and laughter that makes Kimberley such a national treasure, with lots of insider secrets revealed too, this book is like curling up on the sofa for a gossip with a friend. There is lots still to come from the UK's favourite Northern lass. Just watch this space.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472209313
Publisher:	Headline
Publication date:	09/26/2013
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Since she shot to fame in 2002 after appearing on Popstars: The Rivals, Kimberley Walsh has been best known as one-fifth of Girls Aloud, the most successful British girl-band ever. Her career has gone from strength to strength, and after twenty top-ten singles with the band, she's now striking out on her own. A starring role in West End smash Shrek The Musical was followed by a glittering turn on Strictly Come Dancing, where she made it all the way to the final - a true test of her popularity. Now embarking on a solo career, Kimberley has finally decided to tell her story.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii

Prologue 1

1 The Entertainer 7

2 A Normal Childhood 19

3 'You Can't Sing, You'll Have to Mime' 30

4 'You've Got the Part' 45

5 'Oh My God? I'm Not Doing That?' 56

6 Almost- Maria 68

7 Falling At the Last Hurdle 78

8 'Kimberley's Going Home Tonight' 89

9 Every Young Girl's Dream 96

10 A Bunch of English Knackers 106

11 Drama Attached 116

12 Turning into Tigers 135

13 New Man, New Manager 145

14 I Can't Feel My Legs 159

15 Is There Anyone There? 168

16 Walk This Way 173

17 Hardly Pete Doherty 182

18 Calling the Shots 189

19 'Oh! You Can Sing, Can't You?' 194

20 'That Night' 203

21 It's About Time 215

22 You're a Liar, Ronan! 222

23 Hanging on for Dear Life 245

24 Taking a Break 253

25 On My Own 259

26 Eight Shows a Week 269

27 Something Old, Something New 280

28 Strictly Knackered 289

29 Good People Get Nervous 305

30 Ten 312

31 The End and the Beginning 323

32 What Happens in Vegas… 329

Index 335