“Rebecca Cook Published January 9, 2026 11:40pm Updated January 9, 2026 11:40pm Nicola Roberts has said she is ‘heartbroken’ she won’t be able to perform (Picture: EPA/Andy Rain) Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts has said she is ‘heartbroken’ after being forced to pull out of her final week of shows on the West End to”, — write: metro.co.uk
Published January 9, 2026 11:40pm Updated January 9, 2026 11:40pm
Nicola Roberts has said she is ‘heartbroken’ she won’t be able to perform (Picture: EPA/Andy Rain) Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts has said she is ‘heartbroken’ after being forced to pull out of her final week of shows on the West End to undergo surgery.
The pregnant singer, 40, had been playing the role of Persephone for the musical Hadestown, which tells a version of the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus.
In the tale, Orpheus is a singer-songwriter who tries to save his lover Eurydice from the underworld, ruled by Hades.
The Hadestown production shared a message from Roberts on its X account in which she said she was ‘sad and disappointed’.
In the message, Roberts added: ‘Today I have learnt that I have to undergo a small surgical procedure and have been informed by my doctor that as a result I will be unable to complete my final week of Hadestown shows. Everything is ok.
‘I am heartbroken I won’t get to share the stage with my incredible cast who I love dearly and perform for the passionate Hadestown audiences I’ve had the privilege to get to know over these last five months.
The Girls Aloud star had been playing Persephone on the West End (Picture: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) 
The singer showed off her baby bump in a post on Instagram (Picture: Instagram) ‘I have adored playing the role of Persephone, it has been a dream come true and I’m so upset not to be able to fulfil my final week and to leave the show without a proper goodbye.
‘I’m so sorry to anyone who had organised trips and booked tickets for my last week. This is completely out of my control and really I have to follow my doctor’s instructions.’
Roberts had starred alongside Dylan Wood as Orpheus, Cedric Neal as Hermes, Chris Jarman as Hades and Desmonda Cathabel as Eurydice.
It comes after the Girls Aloud star last month announced she’s expecting her first child with her fiancé, Mitch Hahn.
The couple have been engaged since 2024 (Picture: Instagram) The singer posted on Instagram on Christmas Day to reveal her baby bump and share the news that the couple will soon be welcoming a new addition.
She wrote: ‘Mitch and I have had the most magical Christmas Day sharing the most precious news with our families. We’ve been keeping a secret. We are five months pregnant! We can’t wait to meet our little one in the spring.’
Nicola and the former footballer, 37, have been engaged since last year during a trip to Spain.
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