Kimberley Walsh’s father John is firing back at the Daily Star Sunday’s claims that the girl group were were taking an indefinite hiatus after their ‘Tangled Up’ tour ends in May, branding the report as “utter nonsense.” John told his local paper, the Bradford Telegraph & Argus: “It’s just a fantasy. The national papers put this story out every now and again but it is just utter nonsense. To be honest, Kimberley gets sick to death of reading them.”

Dad added, “The band might well have a break of a few weeks or something, but that wouldn’t be until the end of the year. If Kimberley ever tells me that Girls Aloud is splitting up properly, then she would want Telegraph & Argus readers to have the proper story direct from her.” Read more.