Sarah Harding: podcast appearances and interviews

Sarah Harding was an English singer, model, and actress. Her career began in 2002 after she successfully auditioned for the ITV reality series Popstars: The Rivals, which led to her joining the girl group Girls Aloud. The group achieved significant success with twenty top ten singles in the UK, including four number one hits, and released six albums, two of which reached number one; they also received five BRIT Award nominations and won Best Single in 2009 for The Promise. During the group's hiatus, Harding pursued acting, appearing in several productions such as Bad Day, the BBC television film Freefall, Run for Your Wife, and St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold. She contributed three solo songs to the soundtrack of St. Trinian's 2 and worked as a model for Ultimo lingerie. Harding rejoined Girls Aloud in 2012 to celebrate their tenth anniversary before the group announced their split in 2013. She also appeared briefly in the soap opera Coronation Street and released her first extended play record, Threads, in 2015. In 2017, Harding won Celebrity Big Brother 20. In August 2020, she announced her diagnosis of advanced breast cancer and revealed in March 2021 that her condition was terminal. Harding passed away on 5 September 2021 at the age of 39.