Kimberley Walsh: Biography in Details
Who is Kimberley Walsh?
Kimberley Walsh is an English singer, television presenter, actress, and dancer who is one of the five of the band Girl Aloud.
She was ranked 37 in the FHM’s annual list of “100 Sexiest Women in the World” in 2009.
Recently, Kimberley worked as the presenter of BBC Morning and had risen to prominence in 2002 after appearing in the reality series Popstars: The Rivals on ITV.
Kimberley Walsh- Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education
Kimberley Walsh was born on 20 November 1981 in Bradford, West Yorkshire to father John and mother Diane Walsh. The 41-year-old singer and actress resembles the Caucasian ethnicity and has a Scorpio zodiac.
Growing up, she spends her time with three siblings, Sally Walsh, Amy Walsh, and Adam Walsh in Allerton, West Yorkshire.
What does Kimberly Walsh’s sister do?
Sister Sally is an actress who portrayed Lyn Hutchinson on the soap opera Emmerdale between 1997 and 2000. On the other hand, sister Amy joined the show’s cast in 2014 as Tracy Shankley.
Education
Kimberley Walsh joined Sandy Lane Primary School in order to pursue primary education.
Her inspiration to become an actress started after gaining fame as a child artist advert alongside her sister Sally in an Adsa advert. Thus, she learned acting from the Bradford theatre school and Stage 84.
Kimberley Walsh- Professional Life, Careers
The early career of Kimberley Walsh began the moment she starred as Young Cosette in a regional production of Les Misérables. Later, she starred in ITV’s The Book Tower in 1986.
Regarding singing, she first started singing as a member of the girl group Girls Aloud right after the 2002 reality series Popstars: The Rivals on ITV.
The 2009 band single of Kimberley Walsh, The Promise won her Best Single Award. Similarly, six of her studio albums got platinum certification by the British Phonographic Industry, two got her first rankings in the UK, and five BRIT Award nominations.
Timeline
- 2009: presented coverage of the live finals for The X Factor from South Shields for Joe McElderry.
- July 2010: became a presenter on the music talk show, Suck My Pop, and covered for the BAFTA Awards.
- 2011: characterized Prissy Polly in Horrid Henry: The Movie.
- September 2012: alongside professional dancer Pasha Kovalev, Walsh competed in the tenth series of the BBC reality dancing competition, Strictly Come Dancing, and became joint runner-up.
- 2012: West End theatre debut in the London production of Shrek the Musical as Princess Fiona.
- 2013: featured in the movie All-Stars, alongside Theo Stevenson.
- 2017: started a children’s clothing line called Kimba’s Kids along with her brother.
- 2018: Kimberly starred as Claire Butterworth in the 2nd series of the Channel 4 school drama Ackley Bridge.
- September 2019: signed with outdoor clothing company Regatta.
Studio Albums & Singles
In the band, Kimberley Walsh debut single Sound of the Underground became the 2002 Christmas number one and also ranked the best on the UK Singles Chart. The debut album was named the same Sound of the Underground in May 2003
Likewise, her next studio album Central Stage was released on 4th February 2013. She featured as a lead artist in the 2011 single Everybody Dance and the 2013 single One Day I’ll Fly Away.
Kimberley Walsh- Net worth, Salary
By singing electric pop and experimenting with dance-pop, Kimberley Walsh has around $10 million net worth. However, her exact salary is unavailable to the sources.
Through the band Girl Aloud, Kimberly along with her team earned a fortune of $39 million USD by May 2010, in the span of 8 years.
Kimberley Walsh- Rumors, Controversy
To date, there are no reported controversies about the singer cum actress Kimberley Walsh as she keeps her personal and professional lives separate.
Body Features- Height, Weight
Kimberley Walsh stands tall with a height of 5 feet and 5 inches and weighs around 60 kg.
She flaunts her brown wavy hair and hazel eyes in her fair round face.
Besides this, the wiki of her chest-waist-hip measurement, dress size, and shoe sizes are under update.
Social Media
Kimberley Walshis quite active on Instagram using the IG @kimberleywalshofficial where she has 768k followers.
Her recent IG post features her son Bobby with a book in his hand on World’s book day.
She then talks about how she asked her boy to find a boy wearing pajamas on the book cover if he really wanted to do the same that day.
She joined Twitter in 2010 where she now has a family of 615.2k followers. Also, Kimberly is active on her self-titled Facebook page with 86k followers.
Kimberley Walsh has her official website @kimberlywalsh.co.uk.Other than these, she is unavailable on social media platforms like TikTok and YouTube.
Kimberley Walsh’s Anniversary Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | January | Tuesday |
| 2025 | January | Thursday |
| 2026 | January | Friday |
| 2027 | January | Saturday |
| 2028 | January | Sunday |
Kimberley Walsh’s Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | November | Wednesday |
| 2025 | November | Thursday |
| 2026 | November | Friday |
| 2027 | November | Saturday |
| 2028 | November | Monday |