Kimberly Wyatt has hinted that the Pussycat Dolls reunion tour ‘could be their last’ after canceling US dates due to poor ticket sales.
The 44-year-old singer, along with two other members of the girl group Noughties – Nicole Scherzinger and Ashley Roberts – announced their return earlier this year with a new single and world tour.
They kicked off the European leg on September 9 at the Royal Arena in Denmark and will conclude at the O2 in London on October 13, with many of those shows selling out.
But in a humiliating blow, the band was forced to cancel 33 dates they had planned in their native country, the US and Canada after poor sales left arenas 80 percent empty.
Even after dropping the price of the seats to just $30, organizers had no choice but to pull the plug just a month before they were to hold their first show in Palm Desert, California, on June 5.
In an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail, Kimberly hinted that this could be the last time the group reunites for tour.
Kimberly Wyatt has hinted that the current Pussycat Dolls reunion tour ‘could be their last’ after canceling US dates following poor ticket sales
The singer, 44, along with two other members of girl group Noughties – Nicole Scherzinger and Ashley Roberts – announced their return earlier this year with a new single and world tour
She said: “I think it’s something really special to go on stage knowing it could be your last because you don’t miss any of those moments.
“I think we’re all in the same situation here and we can handle this as grown women.”
The hitmaker continued: ‘It doesn’t feel like it’s so much about proving ourselves.
“It’s really about embracing the fact that we did something great together and that nostalgic element is still there.
“It’s another opportunity to stand up for each other and come together as three and really take into account that you never know when your last performance will be.”
When asked what it was like to be reunited with her former bandmates after such a long time, Kimberly said, “Wow. I mean, a lot of life has passed. Like it’s unbelievable that I’ve lived so much since then.
‘I created a new life for myself in Surrey with my husband and my three children to have a dance academy, do radio and DJing.
‘As if I’ve lived a whole new life.
“This tour is about being really open about who we are and who we’ve become after all these years, but also just a real acceptance because we’ve been given the space to reimagine what this means to us.”
The Pussycat Dolls’ comeback has been marred by controversy since its initial announcement due to the exclusion of three of the group’s founding members (LR Kimberly, Melody Thornton, Ashley, Nicole, J Sutta and Carmit Bachar in 2005).
The Pussycat Dolls’ comeback has been marred by controversy since it was first announced due to the exclusion of three of the group’s founders, Carmit Bachar, Jessica Sutta and Melody Thornton.
Carmit and Jessica have since revealed that they were both blindsided by the reunion and were never even asked to attend, with the latter going so far as to call it a “cash grab.”
When asked by a fan if she would meet the rest of the Pussycat Dolls, Jessica replied, “No, I won’t. They have been planning it for a year and have shamelessly not asked Carmit and me.
‘We discover it all at the same time as you. I was not contacted about the group’s decision to move forward, and I learned about these plans at the same time as the public.”
Carmit subsequently called the trio’s move “disappointing on a personal level,” but added that she remains “proud of the role I played in shaping what The Pussycat Dolls became.”
“My intention in sharing this is not to sow division, but to honor the truth and the fans who have supported us over the years,” she continued.
‘Transparency and respect are values that I deeply cherish. At this time, I choose to focus on my well-being and move forward with positivity and purpose.”
