Nicole Scherzinger’s old comments about the Pussycat Dolls are coming back to bite her.
Long before the 47-year-old superstar scored her 2025 Tony for Sunset Boulevard, she was climbing her way through the pop scene — first with the short-lived girl group Eden’s Crush, and then as the breakout face of the Pussycat Dolls.
The Dolls exploded onto the charts with their 2005 debut PCD, led by the smash single Don’t Cha, which shot to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Hits like Stickwitu and Buttons soon followed, with Stickwitu even snagging a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
The lineup — Nicole, Carmit Bachar, Ashley Roberts, Jessica Sutta, Melody Thornton, and Kimberly Wyatt — was marketed as a united front, sharing the spotlight and the glory.
But behind the scenes, that image wasn’t as picture-perfect as fans thought.
Nicole Scherzinger ’s old comments about the Pussycat Dolls are coming back to bite her; (seen in July)
Long before the 47-year-old superstar scored her 2025 Tony for Sunset Boulevard, she was climbing her way through the pop scene — first with the short-lived girl group Eden’s Crush, and then as the breakout face of the Pussycat Dolls; (Nicole, Carmit Bachar, Ashley Roberts, Jessica Sutta, Melody Thornton, and Kimberly Wyatt)
In a resurfaced 2012 Behind the Music interview — now recirculating as the series marks its 28th anniversary — Nicole dropped a bombshell, claiming she carried the vocals while the rest of the Pussycat Dolls were mostly sidelined from the recording process.
‘I was the one singing,’ she admitted, even alleging the other Dolls hadn’t heard the tracks until after she’d already laid them down.
That resurfaced clip has gone viral all over again, reigniting fan backlash and stirring up the age-old debate about just how much of the Pussycat Dolls was really a ‘group effort.’
In the video, Nicole nervously laughed before spilling tea that rocked the fandom all over again.
‘Oh man, I hope I don’t get in trouble for the stuff that I say,’ she warned, moments before dropping her confession.
‘I’ll never forget I finished the album PCD,’ she continued in the confessional. ‘And [we] brought the girls into the studio and we played it for them… and that was the first time they ever heard the music.’
Nicole doubled down, making sure no one misunderstood her point.
‘Do you understand what I’m saying? We played the music for the Pussycat Dolls… It’s the first time they ever heard the songs.’
In a jaw-dropping 2012 Behind the Music interview, Nicole dropped a bombshell: she claimed she was the one carrying the vocals while the others were largely left out of the recording process
‘I was the one singing,’ she admitted, even alleging the other Dolls hadn’t heard the tracks until after she’d already laid them down
Fans were quick to reignite long-running debates
The comments quickly reignited old debates among fans.
One critic slammed her for dragging the group, writing, ‘This truly was such a nasty thing to divulge. lol. I don’t think Nicole ever got shorted on credit for her work in PCD, but I guess she wasn’t satisfied.’
Another piled on, saying, ‘As if we didn’t know that she was the main one. Hell she made it known that if one of the other girls had a little part, she wasn’t happy.’
But plenty of others rushed to defend her.
One supporter shot back, ‘I still don’t get the Nicole-lead-singer-hate thing. She’s not the first and she won’t be the last to sing mostly all the vocals for a group. Why does she get so much flack for being honest and unabashed about it?!’
The resurfaced clip surfaced just weeks after Nicole closed a major chapter in her career with a powerhouse farewell as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard.
She gave audiences chills in her final performance, taking the stage one last time as the tragic silent film star and shocking fans with a dramatic curtain call look that featured theatrical blood trickling down her neck.
Critics hailed her haunting portrayal in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s dark classic, a role that not only earned her rave reviews but also a Tony Award.
‘Do you understand what I’m saying? We played the music for the Pussycat Dolls… It’s the first time they ever heard the songs,’ Nicole claimed
!['I’ll never forget I finished the album PCD,' she continued in the confessional. 'And [we] brought the girls into the studio and we played it for them... and that was the first time they ever heard the music'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/08/19/23/101371715-15015639-image-a-13_1755640906346.jpg "Nicole Scherzinger's Viral Comment on Pussycat Dolls Divides Fans 10")
‘I’ll never forget I finished the album PCD,’ she continued in the confessional. ‘And [we] brought the girls into the studio and we played it for them… and that was the first time they ever heard the music’
Reflecting on the journey, Nicole shared an emotional message with fans on Instagram: ‘Today, the sun sets on Sunset Blvd for the final time.
‘After living and breathing Norma Desmond for the past two years, it’s almost impossible to grasp that today is the last show. What began as a limited run, then extended, now somehow, nearly 10 months on Broadway have flown by.
‘Norma’s story is for anyone who’s ever felt alone. Lonely. Abandoned. Outcast.
‘For anyone who never felt like they belonged. For those who once loved something deeply and had it taken from them, aching to reclaim it. For the dreamers. The fighters. The believers. The warriors. For those unshakable in their purpose and power, doing what they love most.
‘”This is my life. It always will be. There is nothing else.”‘
She concluded with a heartfelt note: ‘Norma has changed me forever. Thank you, Broadway “for the magic in the making.”’
