FROM her innocent childhood to those wild years as a party girl, Sarah took her motto from her idol, Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe: “Fear is stupid. So are regrets.”
With Girls Aloud she dominated the charts for a decade and earned her nickname “Hardcore Harding”.

Sarah Harding died yesterday from breast cancer at the age of 39[/caption]

From left to right: Sarah Harding, Kimberley Walsh, Cheryl Tweedy, Nadine Coyle and Nicola Roberts[/caption]
Sarah, who died yesterday from cancer at the age of 39, enjoyed flings with big-name stars, got sober in rehab and rode a wave of public goodwill to win Celebrity Big Brother in 2017.
Here we chart in pictures a life filled with risk, passion and adventure.
A life that would have made Marilyn proud.

Sarah as a baby with her father John[/caption]

Adorable toddler Sarah takes a nap[/caption]

Sarah at home aged 17[/caption]

Sarah on stage at Party in the Park in 2003[/caption]

Girls Aloud performing during Strictly Come Dancing results show in 2012[/caption]

A young Sarah in her early days[/caption]

Sarah with Javine Hylton and Aimee Kearsley, to Sarah’s left, who missed cut for the bandon Popstars: The Rivals[/caption]
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