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Sarah Harding as you haven't seen her before: acting in bloody thriller
Last updated at 15:26pm on 09.02.08With a brown wig and bloody nose, this is Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding as you've never seen her, in a new thriller.
Pop star Sarah looks unrecognisable as she covers her blonde elfin crop for a performance in upcoming movie Bad Day.
The film marks Sarah's second on-screen outing after her cameo in the St Trinians movie last year - but this time she actually has to act.
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Wigging out: Sarah Harding is bruised and bloodied in the upcoming thriller Bad Day
Sarah, 26, plays Jade Jennings opposite former Casualty star Claire Goose in the low-budget movie, which was filmed in just two weeks in London.
Claire plays vigilante cop Rebecca Ryan, who goes a revenge rampage to find the killers of her daughter Lynn.
In one scene, Sarah looks quite the femme fatale as she smokes while dressed in a white macintosh in the back of a car.
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Screamer: Sarah's character Jade Jennings is throttled on-screen
The film also stars former Byker Grove actress Donna Air, who shows her tough side playing feisty police officer Abby Barrett.
Sarah made her big-screen debut in the St Trinian's remake alongside her Girls Aloud bandmates Kimberley Walsh, Nadine Coyle, Cheryl Cole and Nicola Roberts.
Recent reports claim Sarah and comedian Russell Brand have been lined up to star in a new Carry On movie.
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Femme fatale: Sarah's long-haired brunette look is a far cry from her blonde elfin crop
Having just returned from a holiday in Thailand, Sarah is denying reports she is quitting the girl group to concentrating on an acting and presenting career.
She has been approached to present a new fashion show for ITV alongside Fearne Cotton and Peter Crouch's girlfriend Abbey Clancy.
Bad Day is set to premiere in Wandsworth, south London on February 18.
Girl fight: Claire Goose (left) lashes out at Donna Air (right)
Bathroom trouble: Donna Air's underwear-clad character Abby Barrett in a scene from the film
Don't mess with Claire: The former Casualty star Claire Goose plays a grieving mother on the rampage
