Girls Aloud fans give same response to Cheryl snap as band jump on plane ahead of first show of reunion tour

Girls Aloud fans were quick to make the same quip as the group officially jetted off for the first show of their huge reunion tour. The much-anticipated tour, the Girls Aloud Show, will kick off on Friday night (May 17) in Dublin.

Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, Kimberley Walsh and Nicola Roberts announced back in November that they would be reuniting for a UK and Ireland tour in memory of their late bandmate Sarah Harding.

The band announced the tour with a video which saw Nadine Coyle, Cheryl, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh reunite at a drive-in cinema where clips of the band performing their hit tracks including Sound Of The Underground, Love Machine, Call The Shots and Biology were played.

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They confirmed their tour will be a "celebration of Sarah, our music and our incredible fans" and in recent weeks have been hard at work getting the show ready to hit the road as they prepare to perform for thousands of fans up and down the country.

Following the end of rehearsals, a string of images were posted featuring the four bandmates and their dancers with the caption reading: "Rehearsals? Done. Choreography? Ready. Outfits? Fitted. Girls? Aloud. #TheGirlsAloudTour begins tomorrow! We’ve been working so hard to make this show special for all of you. It’s been over 10 years since our last tour and we can’t wait to get back on stage with you."

And on Thursday night (May 16), Cheryl revealed the girls were on their way to Dublin as they posed for a group selfie on the plane. "Ready for take off," she captioned the post to