Nicole Scherzinger has stated that she will always have a part of the Pussycat Dolls in her.

The singer started a solo career in 2007 after finding fame in the dormant US pop group and she has become one of the leading stars to have come from the band.

Speaking in a new issue of Wylde, the X Factor UK judge suggested that the Pussycat Dolls represent more than just music, with the group promoting female independence.

And it seems that spirit is something that will always live on in the US beauty. Scherzinger said:

"Instead of a feminist, I'm a 'feline-ist'. I'm always a Pussycat. Everyone always has a Pussycat Doll inside of them."

She added: "When I think of that I think of a woman who is growing into herself, knowing who she is, owning who she is, loving and accepting who she is. Not only that but being fearless - that lioness part in her to go after what she wants. Even when she doesn't feel fearless, she keeps going. I guess that's what I mean by a 'feline-ist' - being someone who is loving and accepting of herself, who is getting to know why they are as a woman, as a girl."

The singer also posed for a photoshoot for the magazine, with Scherzinger seen wearing a black veil.