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  • Nicole Scherzinger Says Bulimia Caused Rift With Pussy Cat Dolls

    Nicole Scherzinger, once a member of the all female band the Pussy Cat Dolls, says bulimia was to blame for the rift between her and her band mates. The singer claims she suffered from the eating disorder from approximately age 18, right up through her mid-30s. Yahoo! News reports she recently apologized to the other members of the band for her behavior that she says was a result of her illness.

    Scherzinger apologized to her former bandmates–Carmit Bachar, Ashley Roberts, Jessica Sutta, Melody Thornton and Kimberly Wyatt. She said she kept her illness a secret, and as a result would never open up to her band mates and tell them about the problems she was experiencing. She says the bulimia was a result of horribly low self-esteem. She also said describe her lack of self confidence as ‘crippling.’

    “There were a lot of moments when I was with them that I was distant and stand-offish. I never opened up to them to talk about my problems and I would shut myself away–and push them away–because I was battling this horrible secret illness, bulimia,” she said during a recent interview.

    Nicole Scherzinger didn’t deal with her bulimia for many years, which likely means there may be more people besides her band mates with which she caused rifts. Often times those with eating disorders distance themselves from those around them–often in an effort to conceal their illness.

    The ‘Boomerang’ singer is presently dating Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton. Her relationship, along with her career, appear to be blossoming. Hopefully this is the start of a whole new life for Nicole Scherzinger. Perhaps her apology to the remainder of the Pussy Cat Dolls will allow her to truly heal.

  • Pussycat Dolls’ Kimberly Wyatt Pregnant With Her First Child: A Baby Girl

    Getting pregnant for the first time is a big deal. Newly married Kimberly Wyatt, a former Pussycat Doll, wanted a way to tell the world. What better way than with an interview and photo-shoot with Hello! Magazine?

    Wyatt has known she was pregnant since her honeymoon in April with her husband, Max Rogers. They are expecting a baby girl, with a due date in December.

    Although the public was in the dark, Ashley Roberts, best friend and band-mate of Wyatt, has known for significantly longer. “Ashley knew straight away,” Wyatt told Hello!. “We are like sisters. Ashley knows everything about me, so she only looked at me and guessed right away. When I told her, it was so emotional – she was thrilled for us, which was lovely.”

    Roberts may have known, but Wyatt managed to conceal her pregnancy status through a nude photo shoot and her TV show, Got to Dance. “I feel like in the last day or two I have literally gone ‘pop’,” she said.

    With the pregnancy, it remains to be seen whether Wyatt would be interested in a reunion with her former band-mates. Nicole Scherzinger is trying to make it happen, and Roberts is already on board. “The Dolls hold a special place in my heart. Nobody can touch us. Hopefully we’ll get back together,” Scherzinger told the Daily Star.

    If a reunion were to happen, the group might have some competition from the satirical group, Frisky & Mannish, who did a cover of the Pussycat Dolls’ song, “Beep”. “The original song, like so much pop, is beyond ridiculous. The Pussycat Dolls censor their sexy lyrics throughout, replacing particularly naughty words with an electronic beep, but it hardly requires a stretch of one’s imagination to fill in the blanks,” Frisky & Mannish wrote in a piece for the Guardian, “The simple idea of amplifying the innuendo and fully embracing the end-of-pier sensibilities lurking beneath the twerking worked surprisingly well.”