Girls Aloud's Big Reunion

Cheryl Tweedy and her fellow band members set to meet up again for one-off TV special

The five-piece girl group, which was created out of 2002 reality TV show Popstars: The Rivals, will be filming a one-off special to mark their 20th anniversary.

The band, which has been inactive since 2013, last performed together for the TV special The Big Reunion in 2013.

The news, which will no doubt thrill the girl group's legion of fans, was announced on social media by Cheryl, with the caption: "To all the girls, it's time to get back together... I'm so excited to share this incredible news with you all! 20 years since we first auditioned for Popstars, we're reuniting for our incredible fans."

The official Girls Aloud account added: "We are so excited to announce that we are reuniting for a one-off ITV special to celebrate 20 incredible years of Girls Aloud.

The group, which also included the late Sarah Harding, Kimberley Walsh, Nicola Roberts and Nadine Coyle, scored 21 UK Top 10 singles during their time together, including four number ones.

They also had four UK number one albums and won multiple Brit Awards and other accolades.

Tickets for the one-off show at London's The O2 will go on sale on Friday 3 March.