Nicole is best known for being
a lead singer of one of the
biggest girl groups in the
world, The Pussycat Dolls, who
sang the hit ‘Don’t Cha’.The contestants deserved
a standing ovation from
an excited Manu.CHEMISTRY’
THE GLOBAL SUPERSTAR AND
AUSTRALIA’S GOT TALENT
JUDGE LIFTS THE LID ON
HER FEELINGS
B
eing on a judging
panel on a reality TV
show is no foreign
spot for Nicole
Scherzinger to find
herself in.The Grammy
nominated triple threat was
the lead singer of one of the
best-selling girl groups of all
time, The Pussycat Dolls, and
has graced the stage in the
revival of Andrew Lloyd
Webber’s musical Cats on
London’s West End. Having
also been a judge on The X
Factor US and UK andThe
Masked Singer US, it was a
no-brainer when she
saidyes to joining
Australia’s Got Talent.
“I’m so excited, I’m
over the moon,” the
41-year-old singer
tells New Idea.
Nicole, who will sit
alongside comedic
actor/entertainer
Shane Jacobson, stage
and screen star Lucy
Durack and My KitchenNICOLE SCHERZI NGER
‘WE HAVE GREAT
Rules’ presenter Manu Feildel,
says she doesn’t have any
particular strategy ahead of her
first season. “I’m honestly just in
the moment. I’m not really jaded
by anything.
“I just think this show is
unlike anything I’ve ever seen
before and I guess I’m the
perfect candidate because I’m
very expressive and have a wide
range of emotions – whichyou’re able to see on the show- which is reflective of how
amazing the talent is.”
While it appears Nicole
believes Australia has got talent,
she also believes the talent on
the judging panel are already
forming solid relationships.
“We just met the day before
filming and the judges are
so lovely,” she says. “We
naturally have a great chemistry- we all bring something really
different to the panel.”
In fact, Nicole reveals that she
found herself inclined to spend
time with Shane Jacobson, who
she says embraced her with his
larrikin charms.
“I kind of hit it off with
Shane,” she says.
“He was so warm and he
knew that I was a newbie
coming into Australia – even
though Manu is from another
country as well, he’s lived in
Australia for 19 years – so Shane
kind of took me under his wing.”
Still, she wouldn’t say no to
being seated side-by-side the
judge with the French accent.
“They sat me next to Manu
and I was like, ‘I don’t even know
this guy!’” she laughs.
“But, we went straight in, we
totally connected, and he’s got
such a great sense of humour.”
- we all bring something really