Nicole Scherzinger wishes she was "more slutty".

She said: "I don't feel I have to justify myself to anyone. I come from the most religious family - my grandfather is a priest - and if they support me in all this, and they do, then I'm OK.

"I'm being sassy and classy; I'm having fun. I'm not coming from a dark place. To be honest with you, I sometimes wish I were more slutty. I'd probably be a lot more successful if I were."

Although the former Pussycat Doll is more comfortable with her risqu image now, in the early days of the burlesque-inspired pop band she struggled with being told to lose weight to complete the look.

She revealed to the Independent on Sunday newspaper: "I simply did as I was told. You know, I didn't have the confidence to go around in all that lingerie.

"I'm a crazy bitch now, of course, and I'm all over that, I love it, I embrace it. But back then? Back then, I wasn't comfortable at all. I'd never warn stuff like that in my life."