Spa days, drunken snogs and special Superman games with the kids – inside Cheryl, Kimberley & Nicola’s unbreakable bond

AS Girls Aloud stars Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh raced to enactment bandmate Cheryl astatine Liam Payne’s funeral, it was wide the trio are person than ever. 

Paying their respects to the tragic One Direction star, the begetter of Cheryl’s beloved lad Bear, the girls proved their 22 twelvemonth relationship genuinely is unbreakable, arsenic they showed up to comfortableness the devastated singer. 

Despite starting Girls Aloud with Nadine Coyle and the precocious Sarah Harding successful 2002, the enslaved betwixt Cheryl, Nicola and Kimberley has ever appeared stronger, with Cheryl calling them “the champion friends anyone could ever inquire for.” 

Cheryl, 41, and Kimberley, 43, adjacent had sons Cole and Bear conscionable months isolated and person raised their boys together, with Kimberley noting that she and Cheryl “parent successful the aforesaid way.”

That’s not to notation Nicola, 39, having input too, helping to babysit and often joining their families for a slap up Sunday lunch. 

So wherefore has this been the 1 showbiz relationship that has weathered the storms of fame? It seems the ladies’ unshakeable, playful bond, from cute nicknames and cheeky banter to motherhood and naughty bum grabs mightiness beryllium the answer.

CUTE NICKNAMES

Nicole, Kimberly and Cheryl person ne'er been abbreviated of praise for 1 another, often bigging each different up publically and giving a glimpse into their relationship with cute selfies connected social media.

It led fans to affectionately statement Cheryl and Kimberley ‘Chim’, a hybrid of their names, with galore hoping the brace were enjoying a concealed emotion affair.

The mania was fuelled successful nary tiny portion by cheeky pics of Cheryl grabbing Kimberley’s bum, oregon shots of them with their arms wrapped astir each other’s waists.

It surely didn’t assistance erstwhile Cheryl admitted successful 2019 to enjoying a concealed buss with Kimberley.

“I snogged Kimberley once,” she confessed. “It was a drunken nighttime out, but still, I person a batch of explaining to bash to Bear.”

Despite a cheeky peck, the girls person ever remained conscionable friends, with Cheryl calling Kimberley her “safety network” and “soulmate” and referring to some Kimberley and Nicola arsenic “amazing, inspiring, gorgeous souls.” 

Meanwhile, Nicola labeled Chez a ‘superwoman’ pursuing her divided from Liam successful 2018. 

AT-HOME SPA DATES 

Kimberley has revealed the ladies often get unneurotic for drawback ups, but with the world of motherhood and household beingness taking over, their girlie clip is ne'er without its interruptions.

Recalling 1 hilarious day-date, Kimberley explained however Nicola ended up babysitting her sons, Bobby, ten, Cole, seven, and 3 twelvemonth aged Nate. 

“Nicola came implicit for a small spa date, we had a facial attraction astatine mine, but I’m not definite it was rather arsenic relaxing arsenic she was hoping for,” Kim said.

“The world was she was connected childcare duties portion I had my facial. I could perceive what was going connected with my eyes closed and Bobby was making her bash flying successful the air, jumping connected her backmost similar Superman, making her tally around, playing guns and each sorts... truthful I’m not definite it was the astir relaxing spa day she has ever had.”

MUM’S THE WORD

When it comes to motherhood, Cheryl and Kimberley person recovered that raising their sons has inevitably brought them person together.

Cheryl gave commencement to small Bear conscionable 3 months aft Kimberley had her 2nd baby, Cole, and the boys are champion buds arsenic a result. 

Speaking erstwhile the kids were smaller, Kimberley said, “It’s really beauteous to beryllium going done (parenthood) astatine the aforesaid time.

"Cole and Bear are conscionable starting to beryllium due buddies. They’re giving each different their dummies, passing each different food. It’s very, precise cute.”

Kimberley antecedently said the boys “usually spot each different astir erstwhile a week” and explained she and Cheryl person a akin outlook connected having kids. 

“She’s truthful warm, similar me,” she said. “I deliberation erstwhile you’re truly adjacent to somebody, you consciousness similar you bash benignant of each genitor successful the aforesaid way.”

CHEEKY DIGS  

When Girls Aloud announced their reunion gigs earlier this year, Nicola couldnt defy immoderate cheeky banter astatine Cheryl’s expense, proving conscionable however comfy the pals are with each other. 

When Nicola shared the news connected her Instagram, a instrumentality remarked, “I did not expect to beryllium backmost successful my fangirl beingness astatine 31 years old… but I’m SO present for it.”

To which Nicola changeable back, “I don’t deliberation Chez expected to beryllium singing Love Machine past 30 but she’s truthful present for it.”  

The quip was a hilarious notation to an infamous remark Cheryl had made astir singing their deed opus successful the future.

Speaking successful a 2006 documentary, she said, “There’ll beryllium nary reunions, though. Could you imagine? 30-odd-year-old (singing ‘I’m conscionable a emotion machine’? Nah. No thanks.”

REGULAR SUNDAY ROASTS 

Nicola has revealed the girls stitchery circular each other’s houses for Sunday roasts, with Cheryl her prime for champion chef.

When asked successful 2017 who made the amended grub, Nic said, “I don't privation to upset anyone, but I'm going to say, due to the fact that Kim has 2 babies, she's a small spot much slapdash. She's benignant of like: ‘whatever's successful the fridge, we'll propulsion that retired and premix thing up’.

"Whereas Cheryl is more, 'I'm cooking a roast' and the potatoes are done to perfection, she's timed everything, everything's good thought out, she's stuffed the chickenhearted with lemons. Sorry Kim!" 

Nic added that the pack relish down time. "We conscionable chill astatine the house, that's each we do,” she explained.

“Go astir successful our scruffs. Chill successful the location with the kids. Make a cupful of tea, gossip, ticker world TV."