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Heterosexual Life-Partners: Kimberley and Cheryl are very...

“Heterosexual Life-Partners: Kimberley and Cheryl are very close, to the point that the band's fanbase enjoy reading into this, nicknaming them "Chim". In fact, the first time Cheryl and Kimberley met, Cheryl blurted out that she thought Kimberley had beautiful skin. Cheryl also once caused a minor meltdown in the fanbase by jokingly proposing to Kimberley on Twitter. And called Kimberley her◊ wife. Kimberley: “@CherylCole: @kimberleyjwalsh !!! Marry me???” Lmjao...what have you started Nadine and Sarah were known to be very close prior to the latter's death, and Nadine was often seen experiencing some of the most emotional reactions throughout the bits of The Girls Aloud Tour dedicated to her memory.”
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Summary

Cheryl Cole and Kimberley Walsh are close friends and bandmates, and fans have informally dubbed them “Chim.” Cheryl once posted a joking marriage proposal to Kimberley on Twitter, which sparked a brief online reaction, but there is no evidence of a romantic or life‑partner relationship, nor of her calling Kimberley her wife or commenting on her skin. The claim of a heterosexual life‑partner status is inaccurate.

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  • Cheryl (singer) - Wikipedia

    "Cheryl Cole Attending Kimberley Walsh 26th Brithday [sic] Party". The Insider. 26 November 2007. Archived from the original on 17 August 2009.

  • Kimberley Walsh - Wikipedia

    The climb, organised by Gary Barlow, ... member Cheryl, Alesha Dixon, Fearne Cotton, Denise Van Outen, Chris Moyles, Ben Shephard, Ronan Keating and Barlow himself. In March 2011, Walsh teamed up with Tess Daly and Joanna Page to work with Maltesers to promote Red Nose Day 2011. Walsh became OK! magazine's new weekly columnist in August 2010. The column is called "Kimberley Calls The ...

ok.co.uk
metro.co.uk
mumsnet.com
  • “Chim” Cheryl Cole and Kimberley Walsh | Mumsnet

    No chim isnt real, neither are any of the westlife any other teen boy band or girl group same sex couples that started in fan fic and were given some cutesy portmanteau name. Especially not those that may concern cheryls rather resent ex and ...

tapatalk.com
  • Chim; Cheryl Cole & Kimberley Walsh - Page 12 - The L Chat

    I haven't been following these two long enough to know the story here. I think the "chim rings" theory started after Cheryl's divorce announcement. She was spotted wearing a silver ring with a ball chain attached.

thegirlsaloud.fandom.com
  • Chim | The Girls Aloud Wiki | Fandom

    Chim is the pairing of Cheryl Cole and Kimberley Walsh in Girls Aloud. They are the closest and most popular pairing in Girls Aloud. In the early days (And now) Cheryl was close with other band member Nicola Roberts and also lived with her and Kimberley was close with (And still is) another band member Nadine Coyle and also lived with her.

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