Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts has said she struggled to cope with the band’s decision to go on hiatus.

The five-piece, who also feature Nadine Coyle, Cheryl Cole, Sarah Harding and Kimberley Walsh, announced a temporary separation in 2009 and are thought to be reuniting this year to mark their tenth anniversary.

Roberts has told Contact Music that making a solo album helped her get back to music.

She said: “Before I started making the album, I felt so frustrated that I wasn’t making music and I felt like I couldn’t see music in my life for a long time. I didn’t know how I was going to have music in my life until the band had another record.

“It really made me sad. I felt like I wanted to be a singer and I used to write little and then all of a sudden the band went on a break and management were trying to find different things for me to do, this TV work, that TV work, and it was just like, ‘This is really sad, actually.’ Really not sitting well with me at all.”

She continued: “I was frustrated and angry inside every day. That’s what the song ‘Fish Out of Water’ [from album Cinderella's Eyes] was about, what, am I supposed to just find another career because the band is on a break? That’s how I felt.”

Coyle has moved to the USA since the girls put the band on hold, whilst Harding has had low-key acting and presenting success, Walsh has joined the West End production of ‘Shrek: The Musical’ and Cole has achieved a significantly boosted profile through a judging gig on The X Factor and a successful solo career.

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If you follow us on twitter @GirlsAloudMedia you might of seen me tweet this on Tuesday.

We got Santa to say Merry Christmas to you all! Pretty cool huh :p

Sorry i couldnt put snow on here this year, it wouldnt work

Although there has been a 2 year break since the band last performed together, each girl has been successful as they have pursued their own projects.

Nicola and Cheryl have both tweeted today about it, with Nicola posting this great unseen picture of the group

Join in with #AloudDay on twitter, tweet the hashtag #AloudDay, share pictures and videos with your followers and you can even tweet us on @GirlsAloudMedia if you like!

Reminisce back to 2002 with some Popstars: The Rivals footage on our video site, AloudSound

http://aloudsound.net/channel/25/popstars-the-rivals/

HAPPY #AloudDay!

Kimberley Walsh reckons a musical featuring Girls Aloud’s songs would be an “amazing” idea.

With a Spice Girls musical already in the pipeline, the 29-year-old thinks her own band could follow suit.

Kimberley, currently starring as Princess Fiona in Shrek the Musical, said: “I do think Girls Aloud the musical would be pretty amazing because the songs really lend themselves to a big extravaganza.”

The singer joined Shrek at Theatre Royal Drury Lane earlier this month after taking over from Amanda Holden.

Kimberley said: “Amanda sent me a gorgeous bunch of flowers and champagne for the first night, which was really nice of her.

“And she decorated the dressing room all lilac and pink like a princess tower. She just enjoyed it so much and just told me to have an amazing time.”

The show sees Kimberley don a fat suit and green ogre make-up, as well entertain the audience with a series of burps and farts.

“Whatever audience you’ve got farting will always work – especially mine. I get wolf whistles sometimes for a fart.” she said.

She also has to speak in an American accent, which impressed Canadian singer Michel Buble on his visit to the show.

“Michael Buble thought it was good. He said ‘I can’t believe you’re not American’,” she revealed.

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Talk of Girls Aloud attending Pride of Britain Awards came today’s hot Twitter topic after @PrideOfBritain Twitter tweeted this:

Girls Aloud and JLS to be at #PrideofBritain Awards to be shown on ITV1 on October 5th.

Fans have replied asking if its all 5 Girls attending but there has been no reply. With recent talks of Nadine being in the UK soon, it could be possible for all girls to attend.

What we do know 100%, is that Cheryl Cole will definitely be in attendance honouring Britain’s bravest, after she went to Afghanistan to support the troops.

Win Tickets to see Kimberley in Shrek The Musical and meet her after the show!

To celebrate Kimberley’s stage debut playing Princess Fiona the hit show Shrek The Musical, we are giving Girls Aloud fans the chance to win tickets to see her on 20th October at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London! And not only that – you’ll get to meet her too!

To win this once in a lifetime prize, just answer the following question:

So we all know that Kimberley is playing Princess Fiona in Shrek the Musical, but who voiced the role of Princess Fiona in the Shrek films?

Send in your answers by 7th October via email to girlsaloudfans@akauk.com

A winner will be picked at random and must be able to make their own way to the theatre on the 20th October.

Entrants under 18 must get permission from an adult and be accompanied by an adult to the show.

Good Luck!

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Check out the official first picture of Kimberley Walsh as Princess Fiona! http://t.co/IgqK1klb

You can also see her in action in this behind the scenes video of rehearsals – http://bit.ly/p2bbvJ

GIRLS Aloud are planning a spectacular gig at Wembley Stadium to round off a decade in the music biz next year.

I’m told all five Love Machines are committed to a farewell concert in front of a massive 80,000 fans – if they can sell enough tickets.

Although their plans are in the early stages of negotiations, I can reveal Cheryl, Nicola, Sarah, Kimberley and Nadine (surprisingly) will get back on stage for some gigs.

Other possibilities include an ITV2 behind-the-scenes documentary, an ITV1 “Audience With” show and a repackaged greatest hits album with some new tracks.

I caught up with Nicola this week and she told me: “We will all definitely be coming together to do something for our tenth anniversary.

“Personally, I would love to do the whole lot – a new album, tour, the full shebang.

“But it depends what everyone else wants to do. I’m really, really excited about it.”

After a bit more digging my own GA source let slip: “The early talk is a short three-week tour towards the end of the year, finishing at Wembley.

“The Wembley Stadium idea is to get a few of the hottest girlbands and female performers like Leona Lewis, The Saturdays and Alexandra Burke on board and bill it as Ladies Night, with them headlining.

“It would be a good way for the band to pretty much say goodbye – maybe forever.

“If it doesn’t come off fans will definitely get the chance to see all five singing together again.”

With Sugababes clinging on and The Saturdays failing to step-up to the mark, I’d love to see Girls Aloud come
back to Call The Shots again!

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*EDIT* @SupersonicPR‘s response

From the same column that said Cheryl will not rejoin GA recently. Not worthy of a response.

Fans who spoke to Nicola at her album launch the next day, were told the 4 girls were at Kimberley’s house catching up. Nicola wanted to tweet a picture of them all but as most were makeup-less and in trackies, they posed in the mirror hiding behind their phones! According to Nicola, Sarah didnt want to hide her face, which is why you can see her peeking!

The picture on twitpic.com currently has over 117,000 views!

Remember the embarressing advert using a Girls Aloud picture for an escort agency in Russia?

This time its happened again, but in Melborne, Australia!

A Twitter user had found the error and tweeted a picture of the advert.

Amusing!

Most of you know by now that Cheryl Cole’s Official Twitter page is @CherylCole

I wont post her tweets all the time here, same with Nicola’s or Nadine’s (Sarah and Kimberley don’t have twitter yet) but i thought her tweets were too lovely not to miss out.

Last night Cheryl found herself watching Hollyoaks Later on E4, where you might remember Amy, Kimberley’s sister is starring in. Amy plays Mercedes McQueen’s sister Jenifique in the spin-off show.

Just watched Amy Walsh on Hollyoaks later.. Finding it hard to wrap my head around her playing someone else but feel sooo proud of her!

That tweet had a few of the cast tweeting their excitement that Cheryl had watched them. Its funny how we don’t realise celebs are normal and watch TV just like us, curled on the couch with a tea and hobnobs!

Cheryl then tweeted something that all Girls Aloud fans will love:

Just been on a trip down memory lane…
I just watched the GA Tangled Up Tour DVD.. I love that we did ‘push it’ lmao.. I can not believe that was 2008…
Amazing memories.. Covered in goosebumps..

Who’s going to be watching their copy of the DVD tonight then?!