Kimberley Walsh

Kimberley Walsh

Kimberley Jane Walsh (born 20 November 1981) is an English singer for the pop group Girls Aloud. Walsh also acted as band-mate Cheryl Cole's advisor on The X Factor during the judges' houses stage of the show, helping Cole to decide who to put through to the live shows. Walsh is best known for her extremely sexy legs, as was realized when the photographers of the UK tabloids were unable to take enough photographs of her marvelous thighs when sitting in the back of a car in 2005, knees raised in the air and revealing her thongs. This was a major act of provocation to many males.

Biography

Walsh was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, to Diane and John Walsh. She grew up with elder sister Sally, younger brother Adam and younger sister Amy in the suburb of Allerton.. Walsh's eldest sister, Sally, appeared on the soap opera, Emmerdale, between 1997 and 2000, playing the role of Lyn Hutchinson.

Kimberley Walsh attended Sandy Lane First School, Stoney Lee Middle School and Beckfoot Grammar Secondary School, and had her first taste of fame starring in an advert as a child along with sister Jennifer in a George for ASDA advert. She starred as Young Cosette in the West End production of Les Misérables. Kimberley also attended the Bradford based theatre school Stage 84 for many years. In 2000 she auditioned 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 Walsh played Tracy in Dream Back.

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.

Walsh is a supporter of Bradford City. She also enjoys the games of pool and snooker with her friends.

Cannabis controversy

On 8 June 2006, Walsh publicly apologised 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.

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.

Despite this, Walsh admitted in an interview with The Times, on 20 October 2006, that she had taken a couple of puffs on the spliff, but claimed that "it hardly makes me Pete Doherty".

Discography

Main article: Girls Aloud discography

Studio albums

• 2003 – Sound of the Underground
• 2004 – What Will the Neighbours Say?
• 2005 – Chemistry
• 2007 – Tangled Up
• 2008 – Out of Control

Compilation albums

• 2006 – The Sound of Girls Aloud
• 2007 – Mixed Up
• 2008 – Girls A Live

DVDs

• 2005 – Girls on Film
• 2005 – What Will The Neighbours Say:Live From Hammersmith Apollo
• 2006 – Girls Aloud: Off The Record
• 2006 – Chemistry Tour: Live From Wembley Arena 2006
• 2007 – Style
• 2008 – Tangled Up: Live From The O2 2008
• 2008 – Ghost Hunting With Girls Aloud

External links

• Girls Aloud official web site
• Kimberley Walsh at IMDb