Nicole Scherzinger has opened up about her abandonment issue after her biological father “left her when she was a child.”
The former Pussycat Dolls singer’s Hawaiian father, Alfonso Valiente, “left Nicole and her mother Rosemary Elikolani when she was just three years old.”
While Nicole, 45, grew up with a loving stepfather, Gary Scherzinger, who adopted her as a child and took her last name, the actress admitted the abandonment still affected her .
Speaking on the How to Fail with Elizabeth Day podcast, Nicole said: “I definitely have abandonment issues and it’s because my real biological father left me, I think when I was three.
“And so I didn’t think it would ever affect me, but I guess somewhere it did affect me. So I definitely have my own issues with it, for sure.
Nicole Scherzinger, 45, has opened up about her battle with “abandonment issues” after her biological father left her when she was a child.
Former Pussycat Dolls singer’s Hawaiian father Alfonso Valiente left Nicole and her mother Rosemary Elikolani when she was just three (Nicole pictured as a child)
Nicole also has a younger half-sister, Keala. His younger brother shares the same mother as the singer but has different fathers.
“I unfortunately have really big abandonment issues, which is wonderful for my character, Norma in (Sunset Boulevard). You see, it all ties into this.
“It brought me back and Norma has huge abandonment issues. She feels so abandoned in her life, so empty, so alone, and it’s all connected to it. It’s like it’s just a line meant to say that I was meant to play this role one day.
Nicole also spoke about her success with the Pussycat Dolls and how she felt growing up in such a young group.
She added: “It was crazy, I was so young. We were all so young and my neurotic brain never turned off. So I’ve never really lived in the present.
“I think that was my biggest failure at the time. I was always thinking about the future: “what’s the next hit?” How can we improve things? What do we do next? “.
“And that was probably my biggest failure at the time, was not enjoying the fruits of our labor and we worked so hard, but I love the girls.
“We really were a brotherhood, always will be, I believe. I was really proud of the work we were doing, the music we were making with the honor of being produced by Ron Fair and Jimmy Irvine.
Speaking on the How to Fail with Elizabeth Day podcast, Nicole said: “I definitely have abandonment issues and that’s because my real biological father left me, I think when I was three ” (Nicole’s father, Alfonso, in photo)
While Nicole grew up with a loving stepfather, Gary Scherzinger, who adopted her as a child and took her last name, the actress admitted that the abandonment still affected her (pictured with her mother Rosemary and sister Keala).
Nicole also has a younger half-sister, Keala. Her younger brother shares the same mother as the singer but has different fathers
Nicole also spoke about her success with the Pussycat Dolls and what it felt like growing up in such a young group (pictured with bandmates Kimberley Wyatt, Jessica Sutta, Ashley Roberts, Carmit Bachar and Melody Thornton)
“And I loved the music and the fact that we could connect with people from all over the world. It’s crazy to think about it.
Nicole landed a starring role in the West End’s stripped-down version of Sunset Boulevard and has since been praised for her performance and won awards.
But after months of rehearsals, shows and events, the sensational singer is happy to take some time out from her very chaotic schedule.
Sharing an album of beach photos from Portugal last month, Nicole revealed she was ready to “let go” and “feel the sun”.
Nicole wrote: After five months without respite, I was able to escape for the weekend. Feeling the sun on my skin again. Eat everything in sight. Breathe. Let go. And finally, take it all in…’
After such a stunning performance at London’s most iconic theater, the star is now reportedly back in America and heading to Broadway, when Sunset Boulevard opens in New York.
How to Fail with Elizabeth Day is available wherever you get your podcasts
