Girls Aloud kicked off the last ever episode of Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway in style, with the foursome acting as the Star Guest Announcers for the ITV show's swan song.
The ITV series is going out in style with its biggest show in its 22-year history, after Ant and Dec confirmed they were going to place it back on hiatus.
Ahead of kicking off their reunion tour next month, Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, Kimberley Walsh and Nicola Roberts wowed in an array of stunning looks.
Flaunting her incredible figure, Cheryl slipped into a sheer black lace bodysuit and leather flares with her glossy brunette tresses swept into a curled ponytail.
While Nicola opted for a revealing pale pink dress, Kimberley slipped into a plunging black suit.
Girls Aloud kicked off the last ever episode of Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway in style, with the foursome acting as the Star Guest Announcers for the ITV show's swan song
Ahead of kicking off their reunion tour next month , Cheryl, Nadine Coyle , Kimberley Walsh and Nicola Roberts wowed in an array of stunning looks
Rounding out the band's glamorous ensembles, Nadine was dressed to impress in a daring white cut-out dress.
Opening the show, Girls Aloud quipped that Declan Donnelly had agreed to pay for the entire finale, earning cheers from the audience but an incredulous reaction from the presenter himself.
It's no doubt a full-circle moment for the band, who appeared on Takeaway several times during their heyday, as well as being pranked in a hilarious Undercover segment.
The group confirmed news of the tour in November last year and are set to hit the road across next month and June to mark 21 years since their formation.
The show will reportedly feature nods to their iconic looks including the red sequinned gowns and Jean Paul Gaultier bustier ensembles from their 2013 greatest hits show Ten: The Hits Tour - their sixth tour.
'They have been taking trips down memory lane by looking at pictures from their old tours and they are using their outfits from back then as inspiration...
'Some of the old looks were really sexy, including their Gaultier-inspired corset dresses and the bright red sequinned gowns...
Saturday Night Takeaway is going out in style with its biggest show in its 22-year history, after Ant and Dec confirmed they were going to place it back on hiatus
Flaunting her incredible figure , Cheryl (far left) slipped into a sheer black lace bodysuit and leather flares with her glossy brunette tresses swept into a curled ponytail
While Nicola (second left) opted for a revealing pale pink dress, Kimberley (second right) slipped into a plunging black suit
Rounding out the band's glamorous ensembles, Nadine (far right) was dressed to impress in a daring white cut-out dress
'They want to make sure there are nods to these. It's been so exciting for them to start putting the finishing touches on the tour and see it all come together.'
In announcing the tour in November, the foursome revealed the group have not recorded new music but just want to celebrate their back catalogue.
Cheryl revealed they had been discussing the plans for some time but put the idea on ice when Sarah Harding - who died in September 2021 - was diagnosed with cancer.
She said in a statement: 'We all started talking about the possibility of doing something to celebrate Girls Aloud's 20-year anniversary a few years ago. The anniversary seemed like an obvious thing that we would celebrate.
'But when Sarah fell ill all priorities changed. She passed away a year before the anniversary and it just didn't feel right, it felt too soon.'
The group plan to use the tour to 'celebrate' their late friend.
It comes after Ant and Dec admitted leaving the iconic show was far from an easy decision, as they discussed their emotional farewell during an appearance on Friday's This Morning.
Chatting to hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary on the final extravaganza, the pair explained it felt like 'the right time' to leave the iconic show 'on a high'.
Praising its 22 years of broadcasting, Dec said: 'When we first came to the decision to rest it - and we did it because 20 series feels like a good time to do it - we told our management first.
'We said, 'We want to rest it but we reserve the right between now and then to change our minds several time,' and we have. But I think we know in our heart of hearts it's the right thing to do.'
Ant agreed echoing: 'For the show and for us personally, it's the right thing at the right time.'
While teasing a slew of hotly-anticipated surprises for the grand finale, the Geordie duo admitted they remain unsure if the show will ever be back on screen.
Opening the show, Girls Aloud quipped that Declan Donnelly had agreed to pay for the entire finale, earning cheers from the audience
The show's combination of live, high energy, feel good fun has seen the format achieve multiple BAFTA and National Television Awards since launching in 2002
Cherishing their memories on the show, Ant said: 'You want to make sure that you get enough new stuff in and fun stuff in so it's not just all a look back.
'We don't know when the show will be back and we don't know if we will ever do Ant versus Dec again, so whoever wins is the ultimate!', Dec added.
The presenting pair also admitted there will be 'tears' once the show has wrapped, and that it has been 'quite hard' in the final days before broadcasting.
Ant said: 'I'm sure there will be tears. It's been quite hard this week knowing it's the final week in rehearsals and script meetings and everything.
'We've kind of kept a lid on it until now. Until we got here and saw the stage, we thought, oh, it seems quite final.'
Last year Ant and Dec announced they'd quit Saturday Night Takeaway ahead of the 20th series, shocking their fans across the nation.
The pair will continue their exclusive working relationship with ITV, hosting hit shows including I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, Britain's Got Talent and Limitless Win, all of which air across ITV1 and ITVX.
Ant said at the time: 'We love making Saturday Night Takeaway, but reaching the milestone of 20 series seemed like the perfect time to pause for a little while and catch our breath.'
Dec added: 'We still have a momentous 20th series to look forward to first so we will do our best to go out (for now) with a bang in 2024!'
The series has spawned numerous iconic segments, including Win the Ads, Undercover, Get Out Of Me Ear, The End of Show Show and the Happiest Minute of the Week.
