Walsh was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, and grew up with two sisters and one brother in its Allerton suburb. She attended Sandy Lane First School, Stoney Lee Middle School and Beckfoot Grammar School and had her first taste of fame starring in an advert as a child.
In 2000 she tried out for the role of Maria Sutherland in the soap opera Coronation Street, losing out to Samia Smith. Later she appeared in the television series This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper as Gillian Oldfield, and in the same year she starred in a BBC Educational Schools programme called Focus. In 2001 Kimberley played Tracy in Dream Back.
While studying for a BA degree in English and Media at Trinity and All Saints College, University of Leeds, in 2002 during her second year Walsh auditioned for a reality television show dedicated to assembling a new girl group: Popstars: The Rivals. She and future bandmate Nicola Roberts did not originally make the final ten, but Walsh was brought back to the competition when original finalist Hazel was found to be over the age limit - she resultantly dropped out of university. On the show she performed:
"Baby Can I Hold You"
"Emotion"
"Unbreak My Heart"
"Chain Reaction"
Walsh was the fourth girl to be voted into Girls Aloud, much to the delight of her friend and new bandmate, Nadine Coyle, with whom she had become good friends during the course of the show.
While in Girls Aloud, Walsh has been popular among the band's male fan base. In April 2004, Heat magazine named her toned stomach as the fifth best in the world, ahead of superstar Beyoncé and singer Rachel Stevens. In 2005, Walsh was ranked forty-fourth in the "100 Sexiest Females In The World" list published by FHM magazine; in 2006, she was ranked at sixty-six.
Walsh co-hosted the 25 August 2006 episode of The Friday Night Project with Cheryl Cole and Sarah Harding, on which she did an impression of Pop Idol and X Factor judge Simon Cowell.
Another Suitcase in Another Hall
Kimberley Walsh Lyrics
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Never fooled myself that my dreams would come true
Being used to trouble, I anticipate it
But all the same I hate it, wouldn't you?
So what happens now?
(Another suitcase in another hall)
So what happens now?
Where am I going to?
(You'll get by you always have before)
Where am I going to?
Time and time again, I've said that I don't care
That I'm immune to gloom that I'm hard through and through
But every time it matters all my words desert me
So anyone can hurt me and they do
So what happens now?
(Another suitcase in another hall)
So what happens now?
(Take your picture off another wall)
Where am I going to?
(You'll get by you always have before)
Where am I going to?
Call in there months time and I'll be fine I know
Well maybe not that fine, but I'll survive anyhow
I won't recall the names and places of each sad occasion
But that's no consolation here and now
So what happens now?
(Another suitcase in another hall)
So what happens now?
(Take your picture off another wall)
Where am I going to?
(You'll get by you always have before)
Where am I going to?
The song "Another Suitcase in Another Hall" by Kimberley Walsh is an introspective ballad that meanders through the complex emotions of a woman who has grown accustomed to heartbreak and loneliness. The opening lines "I don't expect my love affairs to last for long, Never fooled myself that my dreams would come true" establish the singer's guarded outlook on love, and how she guards herself from vulnerabilities. The subsequent lines "Being used to trouble, I anticipate it, But all the same, I hate it, wouldn't you?" reveal her doubts and fears, and her need for consolation.
Throughout the song, the woman questions what will become of her and her broken relationships. The repeated refrain "So what happens now? Another suitcase in another hall" emphasizes the transitory nature of her relationships and her feeling of being abandoned once again. The lines "Time and time again, I've said that I don't care, That I'm immune to gloom that I'm hard through and through" illustrate how she tries to protect herself from emotional pain and closed herself off from the possibility of love. However, the lines "So anyone can hurt me and they do" show that her walls eventually crumble, and she is left vulnerable and exposed.
The song ultimately ends on a sense of resignation, with "I won't recall the names and places of each sad occasion, But that's no consolation here and now." Here the singer reflects on the bittersweet moments of moving on from past relationships but is still facing the pain of what she has experienced. Overall, this song is a contemplative reflection on love's transience, the pain of loss, and moving forward.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't expect my love affairs to last for long
I know my romantic relationships are usually short-lived
Never fooled myself that my dreams would come true
I never deluded myself into thinking my aspirations would be fulfilled
Being used to trouble, I anticipate it
I'm accustomed to adversity, so I brace myself for it
But all the same I hate it, wouldn't you?
Despite this, I still dislike it. Wouldn't you?
So what happens now?
What occurs at this point?
(Another suitcase in another hall)
I'm moving on from this place with yet another suitcase
Take your picture off another wall
Remove your photo from another wall
Where am I going to?
Where will I end up?
(You'll get by you always have before)
You'll cope; you've overcome setbacks previously
Time and time again, I've said that I don't care
Repeatedly, I've claimed that I'm indifferent
That I'm immune to gloom that I'm hard through and through
I'm impervious to sadness, completely tough
But every time it matters all my words desert me
Despite this, when it counts, my words abandon me
So anyone can hurt me and they do
Therefore, anyone can harm me, and they do
Call in there months time and I'll be fine I know
In three months, I'll be okay, I'm sure
Well maybe not that fine, but I'll survive anyhow
Perhaps not great, but I'll persist in any case
I won't recall the names and places of each sad occasion
I won't recollect the specifics of every sorrowful event
But that's no consolation here and now
Regardless, that's not comforting at this time
Contributed by Charlie G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.