Nicola and Kimberley attend Sarah’s engagement party
Sarah Harding held her engagement party last night, in London. Nadine and Cheryl were noticeably absent from last night’s party, although Nadine did tweet a nice message on Twitter (and im sure she phoned the bride-to-be too) saying she was sorry she couldnt make it:
I hope my lovely Sarah H has a great party tonight. Shame I can’t be there due to commitments in US. We will have to have another one. Xx
Crates of Moet & Chandon champagne were seen outside the venue earlier in the day, but the girls still left the party looking fresh-faced as if they hadn’t touched a drop.
Kimberley wore a black dress very similar to the one Cheryl wore at last years Pride of Britain Awards. Nicola wore a brown lace and burgundy underlay dress by Vivienne Westwood.
Sarah went for dark glamour with Forties-style hair and a daring split in her black floor-length gown.
Other famous faces who attended were Will Mellor, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Jason Statham, Jo Wood and Henry Holland. See pictures of the girls arriving and leaving on the forum below
She certainly has cause to celebrate, after getting engaged to long-term love Tom Crane this month.
But onlookers may have thought they’d stepped back in time when they saw a slightly dishevelled Sarah Harding being led out of Mahiki at 4am.
The Girls Aloud singer appeared to have turned over a new leaf in the last year, after earning a reputation for her hard partying ways.
But it was a hark back to 2008 when the 29-year-old was helped to her car in the early hours by her new fiance Tom Crane.
Wearing a houndstooth print dress and black leggings with a Chanel handbag, Sarah sported wild curly hair.
She may have been toasting her recent engagement with Tom and their friends, but the singer opted to leave her sapphire and diamond engagement ring at home.
Sarah became engaged to DJ Tom on New Year’s Eve during a luxurious holiday in the Maldives.
Sarah Harding and Tom Crane celebrating their engagement in the Maldives
They announced their plans to wed earlier this month, after four years together.
And now photographs of Sarah Harding and Tom Crane celebrating their engagement in the Maldives have emerged.
The couple are seen beaming with happiness as they walk along the beach at the five-star private resort of Velassaru in the Maldives, where Tom got down on one knee and asked Sarah to be his wife.
Tom is thought to have brought Sarah’s beautiful sapphire and diamond engagement ring weeks before their January break and secretly stowed it in his luggage before the pair flew out to the Indian Ocean island.
And Sarah was clearly delighted and immediately said ‘yes’ to Tom’s proposal during the romantic getaway on the 21-acre island, situated in the quiet South Male Atoll.
Tom took to his Twitter page to spread the happy news, declaring: ‘A late happy new year to you all…I feel like the luckiest man in the world!!!’
Tom and Sarah stayed in the resort’s Pool Villa, which boasted it’s own private swimming pool, dining area, outdoor shower and decked veranda, and were also given the use of their own private butler.
The couple have been dating since June 2007 but briefly split in 2008.
However, they reunited, and have since grown closer than ever since going into business together – Tom is the resident DJ at Sarah’s London nightclub Kanaloa – and setting up home last year.
SARAH HARDING would once have been able to name every bottle of booze in the bar – but these days she’s getting giddy over gills.
The former caner has landed herself a new hobby – fishing.
Sarah, who got engaged to DJ fella TOM CRANE on New Year’s Eve, revealed she likes nothing more than getting the rods out.
The GIRLS ALOUD star said: “Me and Tommy love it. We’re getting pretty good at it too.
“The first time we went out, we didn’t catch anything so we went out the following day at the crack of dawn.
“We got up at 4.30 to get out at first light. We were there for hours but it paid off. It was brilliant. I’ve had a few big ones now. One recently was huge, I didn’t know what was on the end of the line at first – it was massive but it got away.”
The newly engaged couple like their new pastime so much they have even started buying books about it.
Sarah added: “There are so many different types. It’s hard to remember their names so we’ve bought a few books.”
Sarah Harding says she is in no rush to get married like her Girls Aloud bandmates Cheryl Cole and Nadine Coyle.
In an exclusive interview with OK! Sarah Harding confessed she hasn’t got the same strong values as divorced Cheryl Cole and engaged Nadine Coyle.
She said about her partner Tom: “We’re not in a rush as we’re both career focused at the moment.
“When would I fit in a wedding when I’m working all the time?”
And the blonde singer admits that she may have been put off getting hitched so young after watching her bandmate and family member’s relationships unfold.
She continued: “My mum got married quite young, and I think I’d like to wait until I’m in my thirties. Your twenties are about sorting out your career.”
But supportive of her pal Cheryl, Sarah understands why some girls stay with cheating husbands.
She revealed: “I used to get cheated on quite a lot. I got through this needy stage at the beginning of a relationship and it can be quite scary for a guy.”
And on the topic of Coleen and Wayne Rooney she said: I think it’s disgusting. I think Coleen will put him through hell, but I understand she doesn’t want to split up the family. I think Wayne should be happy with what he’s got!”
Read the full story in the latest issue of OK! OUT NOW!
