BREAKING: Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding has died

Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding has died aged 39, after suffering with advanced-stage breast cancer.

On Instagram, her mother Marie wrote: "It is with deep heartbreak that today I'm sharing the news that my beautiful daughter Sarah has sadly passed away.

"Many of you will know of Sarah's battle with cancer and that she fought so strongly from her diagnosis until her last day."

Harding announced the shock news of her breast cancer diagnosis in August 2020, saying the disease had spread to other parts of her body.

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