Pete Waterman visited Kimberley, 20, to tell her that she had not made it to the final ten. She was gutted.
But then one of the ten who had made it - Hazel - was found out to be too old under the show’s rules and was booted out.
Louis then went to her house and was able to tell her that she was able to go through to the final ten.
Afterwards Kimberley said: “Louis came to my house and pretended he just wanted to do an interview about how I felt about losing out.
"Then he told me not to audition for anything else as I was back in. I couldn’t believe it. I started screaming and crying with joy.
"My whole family were screaming: ‘Yes, Yes’.”
On Popstars: The Rivals on 30th November Kimberley finally won a coveted place in Girls Aloud.
According to the Daily Star Kimberley Walsh once auditioned for a role in Coronation Street. A story in the Daily Star has revealed that Popstars: The Rivals finalist Kimberley Walsh auditioned for the role of Coronation Street stunner Maria Sutherland three years ago. In an added twist to the tale she was up for the role against former Hear’Say star Suzanne Shaw. Both hopefuls eventually lost out to actress Samia Ghadie who won the role after wowing producers with her audition. Kimberley then decided to quit acting in pursuit of a singing career.