Cheryl and Jade Thirlwall have sent fans into meltdown after a picture of them together in 2008 was unearthed.
The Girls Aloud star, 42, and former Little Mix star first met in 2008 when Jade auditioned for The X Factor at the age of 15. Cheryl was a judge on the show at the time.
And last week, 17 years after meeting, Cheryl and Jade, 32, reunited at the Harper’s Bazaar Women Of The Year.
Cheryl made a rare appearance as she stepped into the spotlight to present Jade with the Musician award at this year’s ceremony.
But after their glam reunion, a photo of Cheryl and Jade taken the year they met on The X Factor was unearthed – and fans couldn’t believe how different they looked.
In the 2008 snap, then-15-year-old Jade was seen with short bob-cut hair and wearing a bejewelled silver vest as Cheryl, who was 25 at the time, sported a navy tailored dress as she wrapped her arms around her.
Cheryl and Jade Thirlwall have sent fans into meltdown after a picture of them together in 2008 was unearthed
And last week, 17 years after meeting, Cheryl and Jade reunited at the Harper’s Bazaar Women Of The Year
Of the before and after snaps, fans of the pair commented: ‘Nobody understands how much this means to me fr,’;
‘I LOVE THIS !!’; ‘The angels of the north ❤️,’; ‘Best geordies reunite ❤️,’; ‘Two queens ✨,’;
‘My two worlds colliding we need a collab,’; ‘Love u girls and Thanks for the music of my Life!’; ‘That’s #herstory babyyy,’; ‘I bloody love this !’; ‘This healed me.’
At the Harper’s Bazaar ceremony, Cheryl, who made her first public appearance last month following the funeral of Liam Payne, looked incredible in a satin black gown.
Jade turned heads for the event in a figure-hugging bright red one-shoulder gown featuring ruching and asymmetric hemline.
Carving out her own path away from one of the most successful girl bands in recent history, Jade is only continuing to rise.
Meanwhile Cheryl has been carefully making her comeback into the spotlight since Liam’s tragic death.
Aside from her Instagram tribute to Liam in the first few days following his passing, Cheryl has refrained from speaking about the late star publicly and has tiptoed back into the limelight.
But after their glam reunion, a photo of Cheryl and Jade taken the year they met on The X Factor was unearthed – and fans couldn’t believe how different they looked
At the Harper’s Bazaar ceremony, Cheryl, who made her first public appearance last month following the funeral of Liam Payne , looked incredible in a satin black gown
Long gone are the days when Cheryl would regularly be seen on our TV screens on reality TV shows such as, Popstars: The Rivals, The X Factor and The Greatest Dancer.
Now, from female empowering events, to becoming the face of Nivea’s new age-defying skin care campaign, the star is being selective with her public appearances.
Similarly after being supported by her bandmates at Liam’s funeral, Cheryl has been returning the favour as she marked her first public outing with Nicola Robert’s West End theatre debut for Hadestown.
She also made a short, but high-profile, return to Saturday night television as she sent Vicky Pattison a good luck video message on Strictly Come Dancing.
The Girls Aloud star made her first public appearance since Liam’s funeral at the gala night of Hadestown in October.
Celebrities are often invited to all sorts of premieres, opening nights and press opportunities.
But Cheryl appears to be being incredibly picky with what she attends, choosing to spend the night at the Lyric Theatre in London in order to support her bandmate Nicola who is currently starring in the West End show.
Cheryl looked sensationally stylish in a rich brown suit, with a brown turtleneck top underneath.
Cheryl officially returned to work in August after she was announced as the face of a new range with Nivea
Cheryl has kept a low profile following Liam’s death as she navigated the tragic situation which left her son Bear, eight, without a father (pictured in 2023 in Dubai)
Keeping warm during the evening, she paired her autumnal look with a brown floor-length coat as she posed for snaps.
Meanwhile she was also pictured on a night out ahead of the anniversary of Liam’s death as she celebrated Nicola’s 40th birthday with an intimate dinner at the Lanesborough Hotel in London’s Belgravia.
She was pictured leaving the five star hotel in an elegant black satin dress, paired with a tailored blazer and a chunky gold chain necklace.
Cheryl also officially returned to work in August after she was announced as the face of a new range with Nivea.
In the her new campaign with the skincare giant, Cheryl showcased her age-defying skin in a clip littered with nods to her career over the years.
The striking clip showed Cheryl strutting out of a car into a studio where she sat and read a newspaper adorned with the lyrics to her 2009 song Fight For This Love alongside the date ‘August 2025’.
A message then flashed up, and revealed: ‘A New Era, Tomorrow’. The social media team captioned the clip: ‘This is right up our street. Tomorrow. 9am. A new era of skincare… guess who’s joining us?’
The caption from Nivea was a nod to one of Cheryl’s catchphrases during her stint as an X Factor judge – when she would often say ‘you are right up my street’.
