Kimberley Walsh

Infobox musical artist
Name = Kimberley Walsh


Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Kimberley Jane Walsh
Alias =
Born = birth date and age|df=yes|1981|11|20
Died =
Origin = Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Instrument = Singing
Genre = Pop
Occupation = Singer
Years_active = 2002 to present
Label = Polydor (2002 to present)
Fascination Records (2006-present)

Associated_acts = Girls Aloud
URL =

Kimberley Jane Walsh (born 20 November 1981) is an English singer and member of pop group Girls Aloud. Walsh also acts as band-mate Cheryl Cole's advisor on The X Factor. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7637352.stm Kimberley is guest judge on X Factor] BBC News, 26 September 2008]

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..Fact|date=June 2008 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 attending the Bradford based theatre school Stage 84 for many years. In 2000 she tried out 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 "" 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. [ [http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,4-2006260436,00.html Kimberley: I'm a big dope | The Sun |HomePage|Showbiz|Bizarre ] ]

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. [ cite news | url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/search/display.var.789774.0.my_daughter_doesnt_smoke_dope.php | publisher=Telegraph & Argus | title='My daughter doesn't smoke dope' | date=2006-06-09 | accessdate=2008-01-16 ]

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". [ [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,14932-2411764,00.html The Trojan horses of pop - Times Online ] ]

ingles with Girls Aloud

References

External links

* [http://www.girlsaloud.co.uk Girls Aloud official web site]
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