WENN Nicole Scherzinger has admitted that she knew UK fans weren't supportive of her move to the X Factor, but she feels she has won people over with her time on the series. The judge moved from a host on X Factor USA to a full time judge on the 2012 series of the ITV show. Even though she had the backing of head honcho Simon Cowell, the US star says she knew reaction to her amongst UK audiences was mixed. "I am having a jolly old time on the show," the ex Pussycat Doll told Heat. "I didn't have the warmest reception coming over here, to be honest, so I'm embracing the love now. The 'Scherzlove' has really surprised me." She added that Simon is her number one fan: "[Simon] calls and texts me all the time. He's texted me, saying, 'You're killing it', and, 'I'm hearing great things about you'. I reply saying, 'That's how I do, sucker!'" The singer went on to say that she felt less pressure moving t...

She said: "Nicole was jealous of Ashley. She felt threatened by her - like people would prefer her because of the way she looked. "Ashley had that iconic American thing going on - blonde hair, blue eyes. It was the look Nicole seemed to want but could never have. "No one could understand why Nicole was so jealous. She was an exotic beauty with a look that most girls would kill for. "But she always had a thing about blonde girls. Ashley knew that Nicole was jealous of her and it made her feel uncomfortable. It was a hideous undertone in the group." The group got together in 2003 but Carmit says just a couple of years later, Nicole was starting to act like a diva and wanted to be the biggest star in the burlesque band. She told The Sun newspaper: "I think Nicole got it into her head that she was the real star and would be better off on her own. "She started travelling in her own tour bus and the divide between her and the rest us just got bigger. Nicole...

11:28, Wednesday, 28 November 2012 Nicole Scherzinger has been accused of being jealous of former Pussycat Dolls bandmate and I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! star Ashley Roberts . According to ex-Doll Carmit Bachar - who is still pals with Roberts - the blonde babe had to see a spiritual healer after the girlband parted ways. Carmit also claims that Scherzinger's envy of Ashley was one of the main reasons for their split, telling The Sun: "Nicole was jealous of Ashley. She felt threatened by her like people would prefer her because of the way she looked. "Ashley had that iconic American thing going on blonde hair, blue eyes. It was the look Nicole seemed to want but could never have. No one could understand why Nicole was so jealous. She was an exotic beauty with a look that most girls would kill for. But she always had a thing about blonde girls. Ashley knew that Nicole was jealous of her and it made her feel uncomfortable. It was a hideous undertone in the...

Nicole Scherzinger reportedly felt threatened by her former Pussycat Dolls bandmate Ashley Roberts. The superstar pop singers previous girl band dissolved in 2010. Original group members Nicole, Ashley, Melody Thornton, Jessica Sutta, Kimberly Wyatt and Carmit Bachar then went on to pursue solo endeavours. Apparently part of the reason that the Pussycat Dolls disbanded was Nicoles emulousness. Ashley was just too blonde. Nicole was jealous of Ashley. She felt threatened by her like people would prefer her because of the way she looked, ex Pussycat Doll Carmit told British newspaper The Sun. Ashley had that iconic American thing going on blonde hair, blue eyes. It was the look Nicole seemed to want but could never have. No one could understand why Nicole was so jealous. She was an exotic beauty with a look that most girls would kill for. But she always had a thing about blonde girls. Ashley knew that Nicole was jealous of her and it made her feel uncomfortable. It was a hideous undert...

WENN.com Lewis Hamilton headed straight to the X Factor studios two days after finishing his Formula 1 Grand prix 2012 season to visit girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger. No one can say the ex Pussycat Doll doesn't make the effort with her man - we're always seeing her on a jet plane, flying to wherever he is in the world, planning her busy schedule around his. But now that this year's season is over it seems the tables have turned - Lewis has finally found time to instead support girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger at her place of work. The racing driver turned up to the studio in Battersea, London to see Nicole as she coached her acts through X Factor rehearsals on Monday. The relaxed pair sported matching slouchy outfits and were seen leaving the venue with huge grins on their faces - guess they were happy to see each other! Lewis looked happy as can be despite coming fourth overall in the 2012 season on Sunday during the final Brazilian race, as well as bowing out of his place in ...

Nicole Scherzinger and Lewis Hamilton are usually on different time zones, so it's nice to see that the pair are hanging out a bit more now she's UK based whilst appearing on the X Factor. Nicole Scherzinger was surprised yesterday by her boyfriend Lewis Hamilton. Copyright [Rex] In fact, Nicole Scherzinger and Lewis Hamilton showed their romantic sides yesterday, as Lewis turned up to surprise his girlfriend at the X Factor rehearsals - and they were even wearing matching caps. We love a good his and hers ensemble. [Related article: Nicole Scherzinger makes a major mistake on X Factor live show ] [Related article : Nicole Scherzinger raids Lewis Hamilton's wardrobe ] Lewis Hamilton turned up at a London studio where Nicole Scherzinger was sitting in on her boys' rehearsals. With the X Factor semi-finals fast approaching this weekend, Nicole is probably feeling the pressure. She has James Arthur and Jahmene Douglas remaining in the competition, and we reckon that t...

Nicole Scherzinger /Twitter Nicole Scherzinger showed off a strategic updo on last night's X Factor while suffering her first loss with Rylan's departure. X Factor hair stylist Jamie Stevens, who works on the contestants before every show, has given us his top tips to achieve the look. Check out his step-by-step below Pin away fringe area Braid hair on each side working from the ear to the crown Put your hair into 2 x ponytails one at the crown, incorporating the plaits into this and one 2 x inches below Tong the hair in sections in each ponytail Shake out the curls Randomly and loosely pin sections of the hair into the centre of the style using Kirby grips to cover the ponytails so it creates an elongated shape at the back, leaving loose hair out for an undone 'mohican' effect Tong the fringe area horizontally and backwards, then backcomb roots using pintail comb and hairspray Brush the fringe back with a soft bristle brush and loosely pin into the crown to connect w...

Nicole Scherzinger once sported a 'horrible' blonde style because she wanted to look like Jennifer Lopez. The 'Poison' singer decided to copy the Latin beauty and change her long, dark locks - but it had disastrous results. She said: 'I dyed my hair blonde once and it was horrible. I was in my early 20s and trying to look like J-Lo. It didn't work.' Nicole, 34, also admits she doesn't always take her make-up off after a night out partying. She told heat magazine: 'I fall into bed with it all on. For my skincare regime, I use Murad toner and La Prairie products. For the morning after, Nicole has no secret to hide her hangovers, instead relying on classic concealment techniques. She said: 'I wear an SK-II mask, drink loads of water and put on loads of moisturiser.' The former Pussycat Dolls singer also gets her make-up artist to draw up her looks in watercolours so she can see what she will look like before she appears on television. She explai...

WENN Nicole Scherzinger may be a bona fide anglophile since decamping to Britain for the X Factor but she's admitted she still has trouble with some aspects of UK culture- namely our roads! The X Factor judge has confessed it's been hard leaving behind her life in the US: "I was panicking about coming over. Leaving my family, my house, my friends, my everything. I don't have a car - but thank God, as I wouldn't know how to drive it here! I was scared," she told Closer. We're sure Nic can rely on Formula One champ Lewis Hamilton for lifts! The US singer admits that whilst her long-term relationship with Brit Lewis has helped her adjust to life over here, there are some things that get lost in translation: "Lewis will say, 'Are you taking the Mick?'" she explained, referring to the popular Brit expression meaning is someone joking. "And I'm like, 'Who is Mick?'" Oops! Meanwhile if Simon Cowell has his way, Nicole could...

24 Nov 2012 22:38 Bizarre analogies, talking to the wrong camera and mistaking James for Rylan - it wasn't Nicole's finest week, all things considered She may have had a nightmare, but at least she looked good, eh? As the weeks of X Factor live shows have gone on, our love for Nicole Scherzinger has only grown, thanks to her hilarious catchphrases ('schamazeballs', for one), her wild gestures and her no-nonsense critiques. (Well, they're slightly nonsense, but in a good way - you get us, yeah?) However, on tonight's show, Nicole had - well, a bit of a mare, to be honest. It pains us to say it, but it wasn't her best night at the office. Let's examine the evidence... 1. She couldn't find the right camera As Dermot turned to her to present her next performer, Nicole had a bit of a panic. "Which camera am I on?" she asked, looking from the camera that was actually on her to another, before saying "I guess I'm here" and settling ...

24 Nov 2012 22:50 The boys prepare turkey and all the trimmings for their beloved mentor We never realised the Pilgrims had Tizer If our Twitter feed is anything to go by, America pretty much shut down on Friday as Yanks gorged theirselves on turkey, cranberries and pumpkin pie as they celebrated Thanksgiving . But whilst all that merriment was going on across the pond, poor old Nicole Scherzinger was stuck on official X Factor duty here in gloomy old Blighty, where we don't tend to eat things like pumpkin pie, let alone 'yams' (whatever they may be). Sensing that their mentor may be feeling a little homesick, Nicole's lovely boys - James Arthur, Rylan Clark and Jahmene Douglas - decided they'd rustle her up a lovely Thanksgiving dinner, or 'tea' as James would probably call it. Which could have ended up in a different type of sickness, but it turns out that the boys aren't half bad in the kitchen. James and Rylan discuss how best to stuff the bird On ...

23 Nov 2012 02:00 When it was announced Nicole was an X Factor judge, I was outraged - but she's brilliantly eccentric AND talks sense Judge: Nicole Scherzinger is beautiful and kind of weird ITV Roughly once a decade, when the sun sets in the north, the moon is in the right phase and the stars align perfectly, I am wrong about something. It happens so, so, so, so, so, SO* rarely that when it does, I always admit it straight away. Nicole, Im sorry. How can it have taken me this long to realise that YOU ARE SCHER-MAZING! I hang my head in shame at the memory, but when it was first announced that Nicole was an X Factor judge, I was outraged. I called her a bland fembot and raged at Simon Cowell (only here, not directly, obv. Am wrong, not insane) for fobbing us off with someone too dull for the US version. Last weekend, after Tulisa had trotted out some reliable old favourites from her catalogue of cliches (which all need to be hospitalised for exhaustion), the camera panned gratefu...

We've spent most of today wishing we were American so that we could eat pumpkin pie and tones of turkey all day. Nicole Scherzinger and Rylan Clark wished everyone a happy Thanksgiving with this Twitpic. Copyright [Nicole S Because it is Thanksgiving after all - a fact that Nicole Scherzinger and Rylan Clark have reminded us of with this cute Twitpic. [Related article: Nicole Scherzinger raids Lewis Hamilton's wardrobe ] [Related article: Gary Barlow calls Rylan Clark absolute s**** ] Nicole Scherzinger tweeted an adorable snap of her and Rylan Clark who had carefully spelled out the words: "Happy Thanksgiving, love Nicole and Rylan" in sweets. Nicole and Rylan went all out with paper turkeys and signs and everything. They also looked like proper little BFFs in the photo. Too cute. Nicole Scherzinger hasn't let the fact that she's currently in the UK put her off celebrating Thanksgiving . Nicole Scherzinger also tweeted this photo and said she was thankfu...

It's been just over 19 hours since Nicole Scherzinger directed us to her resurrected Instagram profile, and already we're worried about living without it. From London sight seeing trips to fish, chips and cheesy balls, the X Factor judge is snapping everything in sight! Including her backstage hair and beauty moments. Hurrah. Posting snaps of her glossy mane nailing the casual pony,and last minute lipstick applications before taking to the X Factor hotseat, following thenicolescherzinger has becoe our new favourite hobby. Will you be joining in the Instagram fun? KELLY BROOK SHOWS OFF SHOWGIRL NAIL ART JENNIFER LAWRENCE DOES CHRISTIAN DIOR HAIRSPIRATION: ELLA HENDERSON'S VINTAGE STYLE

WENN Nicole Scherzinger is probably the most glamorous person on the X Factor judging panel, so everyone was all ears when The Scherzinator revealed her top beauty secrets in a recent interview. Nicole Scherzinger, famed for her glossy hair, enviable figure, gorgeous eyes and flawless skin, has dished out her top beauty tips to Heat magazine. "For my skincare regime I use Murad toner and La Prairie products... Chanel and Dior do brilliant red lipsticks - they're my favourite. I'd wear it with a clean graphic eye with black liquid liner in a classic wing." However, Nicole - like all of us - admits that, when it comes to a late night out, she tends to skip the cleansing regime and hit the hay with her face all dolled up: "I fall into bed with [make-up] on." We've all done it, so we're not judging you Nicole. The former Pussycat Doll went on to reveal EXACTLY how she hides a hangover - and, as the Christmas party season is coming up, we imagine plenty...

It's been just over 19 hours since Nicole Scherzinger directed us to her resurrected Instagram profile, and already we're worried about living without it. From London sight seeing trips to fish, chips and cheesy balls, the X Factor judge is snapping everything in sight! Including her backstage hair and beauty moments. Hurrah. Posting snaps of her glossy mane nailing the casual pony,and last minute lipstick applications before taking to the X Factor hotseat, following thenicolescherzinger has becoe our new favourite hobby. Will you be joining in the Instagram fun? KELLY BROOK SHOWS OFF SHOWGIRL NAIL ART JENNIFER LAWRENCE DOES CHRISTIAN DIOR HAIRSPIRATION: ELLA HENDERSON'S VINTAGE STYLE

WENN Nicole Scherzinger is probably the most glamorous person on the X Factor judging panel, so everyone was all ears when The Scherzinator revealed her top beauty secrets in a recent interview. Nicole Scherzinger, famed for her glossy hair, enviable figure, gorgeous eyes and flawless skin, has dished out her top beauty tips to Heat magazine. "For my skincare regime I use Murad toner and La Prairie products... Chanel and Dior do brilliant red lipsticks - they're my favourite. I'd wear it with a clean graphic eye with black liquid liner in a classic wing." However, Nicole - like all of us - admits that, when it comes to a late night out, she tends to skip the cleansing regime and hit the hay with her face all dolled up: "I fall into bed with [make-up] on." We've all done it, so we're not judging you Nicole. The former Pussycat Doll went on to reveal EXACTLY how she hides a hangover - and, as the Christmas party season is coming up, we imagine plenty...

Splash News Last night's X Factor caused quite a stir, resulting in favourite Ella Henderson getting booted off the show and it seems like the excitement of the whole thing got a little too much for judge Nicole Scherzinger, as she's now issued an apology for her use of the word 'effing' during last night's (November 18) results show. Nicole's act James Arthur was up against Tulisa's act Ella Henderson, both of which were favourites for the final. But it seems like everything just got a little too much for Nicole, who introduced James as 'the effing brilliant James Arthur'. On The Xtra Factor, Olly Murs and Caroline Flack apologised to viewers who may have been offended by Scherzinger's choice of language and the American judge also commented on her passionate choice of phrase. "I'm so sorry. You spend every day with these people, you spend so much time with them. Ella [Henderson] was the last female in the competition. I was passionat...

By Louise Saunders PUBLISHED: 03:54 EST, 19 November 2012 | UPDATED: 06:48 EST, 19 November 2012 They were left devastated earlier in the evening when show favourite Ella Henderson was eliminated from The X Factor following a shock sing-off with James Arthur. But Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh seemed keen to put their traumatic night behind them as they stepped out for dinner together on Sunday. While Louis appeared to be in relatively good spirits as he grinned alongside his blonde companion, Nicole looked as though she had the weight of the world on her shoulders as she arrived at C Restaurant in London's Mayfair. Glum: Nicole Scherzinger still seeemed to be utterly devastated at the shocking events of Sunday night's X Factor as she stepped out for dinner at Mayfair's C Restaurant with co-judge Louis Walsh Looking utterly downcast as she headed into the eaterie, the 34-year-old singer still seemed devastated at the shocking events of the evening. Despite her glum a...

By Sylvia Mulder PUBLISHED: 16:55 EST, 17 November 2012 | UPDATED: 16:55 EST, 17 November 2012 Nicole Scherzinger and Tulisa Contostavlos's sartorial choices have been a hot topic of conversation amongst X Factor fans. And it seems the style battle between the two mentors is still in full swing as they stepped out in completely different looks on Saturday's show. While Nicole sported an angelic look and showed off her incredible Pussycat Doll figure in a white mini-dress, Tulisa opted for a dramatic black lace floor length gown. Black or white? Nicole and Tulisa show off their style credentials as they step onto the X Factor stage The two brunette's seemed to have opted for opposite outfits on Saturday's X Factor live show. This week's theme was guilty pleasures, which may explain both judges style choiced as they clearly opted for outspoken outfits. Mentor of the boys, Nicole, put her slim physique in the spotlight in a mini-dress that showed off her toned pins ...