Spooky season is upon us, but you will absolutely not find Girls Aloud star Nadine Coyle trick-or-treating, watching scary films, or scouring her local graveyard for spirits.

In 2006, the 38-year-old, Derry-born singer and notorious Gemini was the only member of Girls Aloud to opt out of ITV series Ghosthunting With Girls Aloud, telling furious host Yvette Fielding that she was “so, so scared… of ghosts, birds, dead things – anything”.

Nearly 17 years on, and celebrating Halloween is still off the cards. “I’m completely terrified,” she tells PinkNews via Zoom from her home in London, curled up on the sofa in a white hoodie, sipping from a cup of tea.

“Absolutely not. No ghost hunting. No seancing. I feel bad even saying the word.” She feigns a gasp: “Do I even say the word? Who knows what you’re conjuring up!”

Read the rest of the interview here: https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/19/girls-aloud-nadine-coyle-lgbtq-ally-hun-rupaul-drag-race/