‘I FEEL LIKE I HAVE IT ALL ON STAGE'

Singer Kimberly Wyatt on stepping out as an actress and being empowered as a Pussycat Doll after their ‘ups and downs’

- ELLIE KIRWIN-JONES

Kimberly Wyatt shot to fame in the Pussycat Dolls back in 2003, alongside fellow bandmates Nicole Scherzinger, Carmit Bachar, Ashley Roberts and Jessica Sutta. The fierce girl group, renowned for their sizzling dance routines and sassy lyrics, had a string of hits, including Don’t Cha and When I Grow Up.

In 2019, just seven weeks after giving birth to her third child, Ford, with husband Max Rogers, the star reunited with the girls for the Pussycat Dolls’ first performance in more than a decade on The X Factor. The couple also share daughters Willow, six, and four-year-old Maple Lyla.

Admitting that her body was still recovering from a caesarean birth at the time, Kimberly revealed that performing on stage again was “an incredible way to celebrate what a woman’s body can do”.

Now the star is focusing her attention on acting. As well as starring in the sci-fi thriller Override, she will also be making her theatre debut in the political thriller Dead Lies.

Here, the 39-year-old talks to new about the upcoming Pussycat Dolls tour and why she’s thrilled to get the opportunity to be in a play...

Hi, Kimberly! How are you feeling about performing in Dead Lies?