Nicole Scherzinger has proven she’s put her ‘tiff’ with Andrew Lloyd Webber behind her, saying: “We’re family.”
Nicole, 39, and musical legend Andrew, 69, had a rumoured clash two years ago, when the Pussycat Doll pulled out of Cats at the last minute in order to judge on The X Factor.
The TV star was scheduled to play Grizabella in a Broadway production of the musical, in New York, but when her old boss, Simon Cowell called her back to the judges’ panel of the ITV show, she left Andrew’s show.
At the time, Andrew said he was “furious” about the situation as he’d fought for “desperately talented” Nicole to get a part in the Broadway show.
Nicole later told RadioTimes.com: “I had every intention of doing Cats on Broadway, but the contract was never finalised. I am incredibly blessed to be given so many amazing opportunities, including Cats, but unfortunately we weren’t able to make it work this time around.
“I adore and respect Andrew, I’m so grateful for our friendship and can’t wait for the opportunity to create more magic together.”
And Nicole proved that friendship is intact by performing Andrew’s most iconic song from Cats, Memory, at London’s The Ivy on Tuesday.
The event was for the launch of Andrew’s new album, Unmasked, and to celebrate his 70th birthday.
Nicole was visibly emotional during the song, and afterwards she and Andrew hugged and posed together for photos.
Speaking to The Metro, the singer confirmed their friendship was absolutely fine, saying: “We’re family, family always sticks together.”
She event hinted that the composer could write music for a Pussycat Dolls reunion, saying: “You never know”.
Scherzy added that she would love to appear in a movie version of Cats one day, saying: “You ain’t going to find any Grizabella better than me!”
The star later took to Instagram to post some pictures from the her night with Andrew.
Alongside the snaps, she wrote: “Such an honour to support @AndrewLloydWebber at Unmasked Album launch last night in #London.
“Congratulations on this milestone in your career and thank you for inviting me to sing and celebrate with you! So much love and gratitude! 💙🎼🎭🧡.”
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It comes after some happy news for Nicole’s X Factor contestant, Kevin Davy White.
The finalist, who was in the singer’s ‘Overs’ category, announced on Instagram that he has popped the question to his long-term girlfriend, Amy Carter.
The French-born singer shared his delight with his 60.5k followers.
Next to some cute proposal photos, he wrote: “Something special happened as the sun went down and the moon was rising.
“My love, my best friend, and my moon became my fiancé. We are so excited and happy to share with you that we’re engaged!”
Kevin, 29, wowed viewers on the talent show last year, with his soulful voice and moving performances, making it all the way to the final where he lost out to group Rak Su.
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