Its not uncommon for girl pals to gather for a boozy reunion when a friend returns from foreign soil.
What’s rare, however, is excluding the one coming home.
SARAH HARDING, KIMBERLEY WALSH and NICOLA ROBERTS sent out a clear message to their estranged GIRLS ALOUD bandmate NADINE COYLE by hitting town en masse without her last night.
CHERYL COLE was another notable absentee, though she’s currently working on her second album in Los Angeles.
Nadine, on the other hand, is back in the UK – but obviously not in her colleagues’ good books.
The star has grown apart from Sarah, Kim and Nicola in recent months and the trio – with Cheryl – are planning a 2011 Girls Aloud comeback without her.
Hence, it wasn’t altogether surprising that the three friends snubbed Nadine on a night out at the Mandarin Hotel.
Still, at least she can fully focus on her solo career without distraction.
I reckon her first single should be a cover of weepy power ballad All By Myself.