Cheryl's ex Liam Payne makes surprise appearance to…

Cheryl's ex Liam Payne makes surprise appearance to support her at Sarah Harding tribute

Girls Aloud members, Cheryl, Nicola Roberts, Nadine Coyle and Kimberley Walsh were all reunited for the Primrose Ball on Saturday to honour their late band member, Sarah Harding. Cheryl, who wore an elegant floor-length halterneck gown in black that she accessorised with a neon pink clutch bag, was joined by her ex Liam Payne.

The former One Direction band member, who looked dapper in a suit and round rim glasses, was there to support his ex during the event. The pair began dating in 2016 and split in 2018 - a year after their son Bear was born.

The four Girls Aloud members glammed up for the event at The Londoner hotel to raise money for charity after Sarah's death last year from breast cancer aged 39. Kimberley, 40, arrived at the ball in a bronze off-the-shoulder satin gown which slept the floor as she left her blonde bob in loose waves to frame her face.

While Nadine, 37, was all smiles in a pink gown with a low-cut neckline and shimmering pointed heels. They were joined by Nicola, 36, who looked glamorous in a sequined gold dress with a feathered hem.

The Girls Aloud group are hoping the charity gala will raise funds for the Christie NHS Foundation Trust and Cancer Research UK, as part of the Sarah Harding Breast Cancer Appeal. The group was joined by Years & Years singer Olly Alexander, 32, Sarah's St Trinian's film co-star Ricky Wilson, 44, and pop legend Chrissie Hynde, 71, who took to the stage at the ball.

Girls Aloud members, Nadine Coyle, Cheryl, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh were all reunited for the Primrose Ball on Saturday to honour their late band member, Sarah Harding (CherylOfficial/Instagram)

It emerged earlier this week that Girls Aloud would reunite at a charity gala to celebrate their late bandmate Sarah after she died from cancer last year. The stars fulfilled their friend's dying wish to put on an event to raise funds for a study by Sarah's oncologist to find out why many young women die from breast cancer.

However, the band did not sing at the ball, with Kimberley saying “it doesn't feel right” to perform without Sarah. Speaking to The Sun, Kimberley said that Girls Aloud have vowed not to sing together at the event, which they have been working on for over a year.

She added: "We miss her so much. It’s just so hard to get your head around it — to realise that she’s gone... Before Sarah died, we chatted to her and she told us she wanted us to raise as much money as we could for charity”.

Sarah Harding died from cancer last year. In her memory, her bandmates have organised the Primose Ball (PA Wire/PA Images)

The Primrose Ball had been organised at the request of Sarah and named after her lyrics from their hit song The Promise where she sings "here I am walking Primrose". This will not be the first action the group have taken to pay tribute to Sarah. In July, the singers took part in a 5k charity run, titled Race For Life For Sarah, to celebrate Harding’s life and raise money for breast cancer.

The Sarah Harding Breast Cancer Appeal aims to fund research to identify new ways to predict which young women, with no family history of breast cancer, are likely to develop the disease, ensuring people can be identified earlier when treatment is more likely to be successful.