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Nicole Scherzinger opens up on her struggle with abandonment issues after her biological father 'left her at three years old'


The former Pussycat Dolls singer's Hawaiian father Alfonso Valiente walked out on Nicole and her mother Rosemary Elikolani when she was just three years old.

While Nicole grew up with a loving stepfather Gary Scherzinger, who adopted her as a child and took his surname, the actress admitted the abandonment still affected her (pictured with her mother Rosemary and sister Keala) Nicole also opened up on her Pussycat Dolls success and how she felt growing up in a band so young (pictured with bandmates Kimberley Wyatt, Jessica Sutta, Ashley Roberts, Carmit Bachar and Melody Thornton) After such a stunning performance on London's most iconic theatre strip, the star is said to now be returning to America and heading to Broadway, when Sunset Boulevard opens in New York City.

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