Girls Aloud: Off the Record

Episode 3 (1x3)

Uitzenddatum: Apr 25, 2006

Hillary got the girls together to go through their schedule for the promotional tour of New Zealand and Australia, but Sarah was absent, having been to the hospital because of illness. However, when it came time to fly, Sarah was better and with the girls. Landing in New Zealand and recovering from the long flight, it was time for the first part of promotion. Polydor hired some local hair stylists and wardrobe people to style the girls for what they thought was a radio interview, but the staff turned up late. When they arrived, they ended up styling Nadine, Nicola and Sarah from the official wardrobe, with Cheryl having already gotten dressed in her own clothes (Kimberley had fallen ill). This led to a massive argument between Cheryl and the head stylist over the delay and the changed plans, which now included the girls going on TV instead of on the radio, with Cheryl fearing that she'd look out of place not dressed in wardrobe. This led to their first day of promotion running late. The girls were next shown rehearsing for their first show of the tour, in a small theatre in Auckland. The girls got annoyed that Polydor had sent them the wrong backing tape for "Sound of the Underground", and there were more wardrobe problems. But when it was time for the show, and seeing the large crowd that had turned up, Girls Aloud were motivated to give a great performance for their New Zealand fans, who went away very impressed. The next morning, it was time to fly to Sydney, Australia - and not too wisely, Cheryl had decided to launch an assault on Nadine's mini bar the night before. Having drunk three cocktails and wine, Cheryl was feeling incredibly ill, and had vomited up the toast she had eaten. After arriving at the hotel, she again vomited outside on the ground, with the group's manager, Hillary Shaw, comforting her. Nadine tells the cameras she is not responsible for Cheryl's discomfort, while Kimberly jokes that "she's holding her 100% responsible." Once in Sydney,