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Ashley Roberts: how life in the Pussycat Dolls almost broke me

In one of the biggest girl bands, she enjoyed global fame. But the pressure was so intense Ashley Roberts was left burnt out and addicted to prescription drugs

The Pussycat Dolls circa 2003, clockwise from left: Jessica Sutta, Ashley Roberts, Nicole Scherzinger, Carmit Bachar, Kimberly Wyatt and Melody Thornton Eight years after the Dolls disbanded, and after she had lost her father, Pat, to suicide following his own lifelong battle with mental illness, she resorted to eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing therapy, a type of psychotherapy used to heal trauma after distressing life events. Roberts is diplomatic, saying, “There was just so much going on, so many different levels.” In explosive tweets, one former temporary band member — Kaya Jones — launched an attack on the treatment of the group by music execs and Antin, who refuted the charges.

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