Nicola Roberts poses for fun snaps with her Girls Aloud bandmates as they support at Strictly

Nicola Roberts looked sensational as she posed for a series of hilarious snaps with her Girls Aloud bandmates on Saturday as they came out to support her at the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special.

The 37-year-old singer wowed in a white and gold gown, while Cheryl, Kimberley Walsh and Nadine Coyle all donned chic ensembles for the festive snap.

Captioning her post, Nicola wrote: “When your girls bring you so much Christmas love!”, while also paying tribute to her late bandmates Sarah Harding, who passed away last year.

In one image, Nicola and her girls posed for a stunning snap in front of a Christmas tree, and the four of them hugged.

However, the laughs soon break in as they lose their composure, with something clearly tickling them as they pose for photos.

At one point, Kimberley, 41, who looked gorgeous in a gold top and black leather pants, walks away from the shot as her bandmates are seen breaking out into laughter behind her.

Meanwhile, Nadine, 37, dazzles in a sleek white pantsuit, while Cheryl, 39, shows off her style in bright mustard pants teamed with a black jumper and sleek black blazer.

Captioning her post, Nicola wrote: ‘When your girls bring you so much Christmas love! Great to have you in the audience at Strictly to support me ♥️

‘We are ending our year with such gratitude in our hearts as we have managed to raise over a million pounds for breast cancer research…as requested by our electric girl Sarah. We think of you and miss you every day, Sarah.

It comes after Nicola explained how being on Girls Aloud has made her “slow” to learn dance steps.

The pop star is preparing to waltz with Giovanni Pernice on the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special and admitted she was “beating herself up” as she struggled to learn the moves.

Nicola confessed that her process of learning the dance has been ‘quite slow’ and it wasn’t until her fourth training session that she began to understand the routine.

She and Giovanni offered insight into their training sessions, explaining: ‘My process is quite slow.

“When you’re in a band, you have weeks to perfect a two-hour show, so there will be certain numbers that you pick up quickly or numbers that can take, a good couple of weeks to really sink in, and that’s my process, so I I have learned over the years.

‘Obviously, strictly speaking, you don’t have the luxury of time. It wasn’t until after the fourth session that I felt like we were in a good space.

“Before that, I was torturing myself and I didn’t understand the routine, I didn’t understand the technical aspects, and the position is still not there all the time and it’s a lot to think about, so it’s been very fast, but I like it. to be professional. and I like to do a good job, and I’ve had a great time!’

Giovanni added: “She’s really good, she’s a slow learner, but with her experience I can see that she’s a good dancer.” We are doing the Waltz and we have opted for quality and there is a lot of quality there.’

Nicola will star alongside stars Rosie Ramsey, Larry Lamb, Ricky Haywood-Williams, Alexandra Mardell and George Webster in the one-off special, which will air on Christmas Day.

And Nicola has revealed that she’s already gotten advice from her Girls Aloud bandmate Kimberley Walsh as she prepares to hit the Strictly dance floor.

Speaking about being on the show, Nicola said: “It’s all encompassing, as soon as you walk through the door, it’s very much like Strictly Land, which I think is magical and it’s even more magical that it’s Christmas.”

“Obviously Kimberley made the show and she would explain to us back then what it’s like, but until you’re actually in it and feeling it for yourself, it’s pretty hard to understand. It’s like walking into a Strictly Grotto.

Kimberley competed on the main series Strictly in 2012 with her dance partner Pasha Kovalev, eventually reaching the final before losing to Louis Smith and Flavia Cacace.