Kimberley Walsh | |
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 Walsh in 2009 | |
| Born | Kimberley Jane Scott 20 November 1981 Bradford, West Yorkshire, England |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouse |
Justin Scott (m. 2016) |
| Children | 3 |
| Family | Amy Walsh (sister) Toby-Alexander Smith (brother-in-law) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
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Kimberley Jane Scott[1] (née Walsh; born 20 November 1981)[2] is an English singer, dancer, television personality and actress. She rose to fame in late 2002 when she auditioned for the reality series Popstars: The Rivals on ITV. The series announced that Walsh had won a place as a member of the girl group Girls Aloud.[3] The group achieved large success, having twenty consecutive top ten singles (including four number ones) in the UK, six studio albums have all been certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), two of which went to number one in the UK, and accumulating a total of five BRIT Award nominations. In 2009, Girls Aloud won "Best Single" with their song "The Promise".
During the group's hiatus, Walsh embarked on acting and presenting. In July 2010, she became a presenter on the music talkshow, Suck My Pop and presented coverage for the BAFTA Awards. In 2011, she appeared in Horrid Henry: The Movie as Prissy Polly. Musically, Walsh has featured on Aggro Santos's "Like U Like". In 2012, Walsh made her West End theatre debut, playing Princess Fiona in the London production of Shrek the Musical. She also fronted the 2009 Autumn/Winter collection for the fashion chain New Look and, in January 2011, she was revealed as the new face of Puma AG. In 2012, Walsh took part in Strictly Come Dancing, where she finished as one of the runners-up.
Since 2011, after making her West End debut in Shrek, Walsh has returned to perform in stage versions of films such as Elf in 2015, before Big and Sleepless in Seattle both in 2019.
- ^ Corner, Natalie (9 December 2015). "Kimberley Scott confirms she WILL be changing her name after getting married". Daily Mirror.
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