3 December 2020 Nicole Scherzinger I was a shy kid, but somehow I knew I would make it as a performer. I’d always be telling my mum that I was going to be a famous singer. In my school yearbooks I would write, ‘Remember me when I’m famous.’ I knew I had a gift.
3 December 2020 Nicole Scherzinger It turns out that understanding the British public is not rocket science. The British appreciate honesty and they also have a bonkers, off-the-wall sense of humour like me.
3 December 2020 Nicole Scherzinger I’ve always been too hard on myself to behave like I’ve arrived or even to enjoy whatever success I’ve had. I’ve always envisioned myself higher than where I was and I still do. With each success I think, ‘That’s nice but I’m supposed to go there!’
3 December 2020 Nicole Scherzinger Growing up, my mom was very strict about how I dressed and how I behaved, and I said to myself that I wasn’t going to be like that. But now I know I’m going to be exactly like my mom. I’m going to be worse!
3 December 2020 Nicole Scherzinger My bulimia was my addiction. Hurting myself was my addiction… The music is what saved me. That’s the only thing I can trust.
3 December 2020 Nicole Scherzinger Although religion was around me my whole life I never felt it was forced upon me. It is my centring, my grounding, the soul of me. I feel I’m nothing without it.
3 December 2020 Nicole Scherzinger I don’t really believe in diets. I love food… If I deprive myself, I’m going to want it more. I snack on yogurt, raw cashews and cherry tomatoes.
3 December 2020 Nicole Scherzinger Girl power is about loving yourself and having confidence and strength from within, so even if you’re not wearing a sexy outfit, you feel sexy.
3 December 2020 Nicole Scherzinger I’m going to take care of the man I’m with. I grew up in a household where my mum takes care of my dad – she cooks, she does everything – and that’s the kind of girl I am.
3 December 2020 Nicole Scherzinger A lot of songs are empowering because everybody who has been through a hard time in a relationship or in their lives can relate to it.
