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The Passions of Girls Aloud
StarringGirls Aloud
Opening theme"Can't Speak French" (Passions Mix)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes4
Production
Running time1 hour
Original release
NetworkITV2
ReleaseMarch 14, 2008
Related
Popstars: The Rivals
Girls Aloud: Home Truths
Girls Aloud: Off The Record

The Passions of Girls Aloud is a four-part[1] television series starring girl group Girls Aloud.[2] The series premiered on ITV2 on March 14, 2008.[3]

Premise

The show will be based around each member achieving something they have always wanted to do, other than sing:[4]

Episodes

Cheryl (March 14, 2008)

Cheryl's aspiration is to be a street dancer. She has received training in ballet, ballroom and tap, but has never done any hip-hop or street dance.[5] She meets with Kenrick "H2O" Sandy, a choreographer, in London and learns basic street dancing. She takes a gymnastic lesson and also learns how to pop and lock. Cheryl's main problem was her lack of confidence. After her , she flies to Los Angeles with her mother Joan. After going sightseeing around Hollywood, Cherl meets with Kennis Marquis, Diddy's choreographer, at the Millennium Studios. He teaches her about dancing with style and swagger. He takes Cheryl shopping for hip hop fashion, so that she fits in with the L.A. street dancers. The next day, Cheryl heads to Compton, one of the most dangerous areas of L.A., to dance with Tommy the Clown and his friends. He teaches her "krumping" and she participates in a bloc party. Cheryl dances with two professional dancers to work on her routine further the next day. She auditions for a part in Will.i.am's video for his new single "Heartbreaker". She gets the part. The show ends with an advancing screening of the music video, which Cheryl's bandmates, family and friends all attend.

Sarah (March 21, 2008)

Sarah's aspiration was to play polo.

Kimberley (March 24, 2008)

Kimberley decided to audition for a West End production of Les Miserables. Walsh stated in an interview with Metro that the experience was hard because "the range for musicals is huge and you have to sing everything clearly. I haven’t used my upper register for years."[6]

Nicola (March 31, 2008)

In Nicola's episode, she designs a make-up line for people with fair skin.

Controversy

It was reported on the 13 November 2007 that Nadine Coyle would not be taking part.[7] Nadine was initially going to conduct an orchestra, but pulled out of the television programme. This is said to be due to the programme's bosses refusing to let her undertake charity work.[8] Sarah Harding later stated in an interview that Nadine simply found the work too hard.[9]

As a part of Passions, the Girls Aloud website posted a competition called "Be A Model for Nicola", which was meant to give one fan the chance to model for Nicola as part of her final task.[10] However, it was later revealed that the winner would actually be attending the show and getting a makeover by Nicola.[11] Nicola said that she tried to stick to her word, but the production company had the final decision.[11]

References

  1. ^ "The Passions Of Girls Aloud". ITVMedia.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
  2. ^ Alex Fletcher (2007-09-13). "Girls Aloud star to dance in Compton". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
  3. ^ "GA TV". GirlsAloud.co.uk. 2008-02-19. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
  4. ^ "Why it's OK to love Girls Aloud". Times Online. 2007-10-27. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
  5. ^ "The Passions Of Girls Aloud". The Mirror. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
  6. ^ "Girls Aloud happy for Nadine to lead". Metro (Associated Metro Limited). 2008-03-10. Retrieved 2008-03-16. {{cite web}}: Text "Metro]]" ignored (help)
  7. ^ "Nadine pulls out of Girls Aloud TV show". RTÉ.ie. 2007-11-13. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
  8. ^ "Nadine pulls out of show". The Mirror. 2007-11-13. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  9. ^ "Sarah Harding: I'm a lairy gobsh*te - but a softie inside". Celebs On Sunday. 2008-02-24. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  10. ^ "Be A Model For Girls Aloud". Girls Aloud. 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
  11. ^ a b "Nicola's modelling Competition". Girls Aloud. 2008-01-21. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
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