Aking Centre Stage - ‘i'll Never Rule Out A Third Child!'

Kimberley Walsh talks to ok! About hitting expanding her brood and why she won’t make a return to pop music

- Gemma McCartney

When we catch up with Girls Aloud singer Kimberley Walsh, she’s in the middle of performances of Sleepless: A Musical Romance alongside fellow West End star and The Wanted singer Jay McGuiness.

The 38-year-old is bursting with pride that the show is one of the first to be back on stage amid the coronavirus pandemic, but says they’re taking no chances and she’s “tested every day” for the virus.

Away from her successful theatre career, Kimberley is mum to sons Bobby, six, and four-year-old Cole with her husband Justin Scott, 38, and gushes in our interview about their close relationship and how they make it work when she is busy performing.

Although, she adds, “We’re definitely going to have to organise a couple of date nights in the next few weeks, so we can have a little bit more time together.”

Sadly, questions about fellow members of Girls Aloud are off-limits after it was announced that Sarah Harding is battling breast cancer, but she’s more than happy to discuss her own personal life.

Here, Kimberley reveals how she’s coped over the last few months, how she feels about hitting the big 4-0 next year and the high standards she sets herself...

How did you find the lockdown experience as a mum with two young children?

Initially, I was quite overwhelmed at the thought of being stuck at home for, well, we didn’t know how long it was going to be! But after a few weeks, I worked out what it was going to be like and I didn’t actually find it that bad. The boys had each other, which was great. There were parts of it that were tough – the homeschooling was hard!