Who’s the richest Girls Aloud member in 2024? Net worths, ranked – as bandmates Cheryl, Kimberley Walsh, Nadine Coyle and Nicola Roberts reunite for a greatest hits tour
Bands often come with their fair share of drama, so when the world’s most popular groups from the past successfully get back together, it’s always cause for celebration.
Last month, British-Irish sensation Girls Aloud announced it would be embarking on a reunion tour in 2024 to celebrate its biggest hits – including “Sound of the Underground”, “Love Machine” and “Jump” – and the memory of bandmate Sarah Harding. She died at the age of 39 in 2021 following a battle with breast cancer, sending shock waves through the music industry.
Girls Aloud was formed in 2002 through reality show Popstars: The Rivals, and announced its split in 2013. While some friendships remained tight over the years, others became strained. However, after Harding’s passing, the four singers decided to put their differences aside to celebrate her and their legacy.
But how do the members’ fortunes stack up following their decade-long career and the time that has passed since? Here are their net worths, ranked, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
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4. Kimberley Walsh, 42
Estimated net worth: US$10 million
After releasing solo album Centre Stage in 2013, Walsh quickly changed course, focusing on theatre and television work instead. She appeared in reality shows The Masked Dancer and Strictly Come Dancing, and showed off her acting skills on the West End in productions of Shrek: The Musical, Sleepless: A Musical Romance and Elf: The Musical.
Now married to former boy band singer Justin Scott, Walsh lives a fairly low-key life with her husband and three kids.
3. Nadine Coyle, 38
Estimated net worth: US$13 million
After Girls Aloud split, Nadine Coyle attempted a solo career that sadly never really took off. After releasing a debut album and EP, her first solo tour was cancelled in 2018 and never rescheduled. Instead, she moved to the US where she opened a bar called Nadine’s Irish Mist.
During her time in Los Angeles, the Irish star got engaged to American footballer Jason Bell and the pair had one daughter together, Anaíya Bell, who was born in 2014. The couple have since split, the bar closed its doors, and Coyle relocated back to Northern Ireland to raise her daughter away from the limelight.
Coyle and her bandmate Cheryl were famously embroiled in a long-standing feud over the years, so the reunion news hopefully means that’s all water under the bridge now.
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2. Nicola Roberts, 38
Estimated net worth: US$13 million
Nicola Roberts was undoubtedly one of the best voices in the group, but much like her bandmates, her solo career failed to take off. She released debut album Cinderella’s Eyes in 2011, which peaked at No 17 in the UK charts, and while she worked on new music afterwards, nothing was ever released. Instead, Roberts started writing music for other artists, including bandmate Cheryl and Little Mix.
However, Roberts made a triumphant return to the stage when she won The Masked Singer in 2020 performing as “Queen Bee”. Since then, she’s done a variety of notable performances, including Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022.
1. Cheryl, 40
Estimated net worth: US$40 million
Born Cheryl Tweedy, the singer changed her last name to Cole when she married British footballer Ashley Cole. Following their split, she changed her name again when she briefly wed French restaurateur Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini. After being known by three different surnames, she eventually decided to stick to her first name, Cheryl.
- The British-Irish girl group formed in 2002 through reality show Popstars: The Rivals and was hugely popular during the noughties, with hits like ‘Love Machine’ and ‘Jump’, but split in 2013
- Sarah Harding tragically passed away at the age of 39 in 2021 following a battle with breast cancer, and the remaining 4 members have reunited despite feud rumours for a tour in 2024