Cheryl Cole’s temporary X Factor replacement Nicole Scherzinger was snapped in London today, en route to film the boot camp auditions.
The 32-year-old Pussycat Doll singer had only just arrived back in the UK after a spa weekend with her boyfriend Lewis Hamilton, 25, in Monaco.
But she was back to business in England’s capital to start work on her ITV talent show duties while Cheryl, 27, recovers from her bout of malaria.
Dressed in a tropical yellow and black dress and peep-toe heels, Nicole looked as stunning as usual.
The singer was spotted leaving her London hotel, where she is staying with her British Formula One driver beau.
Scherzinger is filling Cole’s shoes during the boot camp sessions, following her guest appearance with Simon Cowell, 50, and Louis Walsh, 57, during the Manchester auditions.
Although the boot camp stage is usually filmed in front of a live audience, this year they will be shot behind closed doors as they whittle the contestants down to a group of 24.
The talent show’s Twitter page said: ‘Due to unusual circumstances, we are not inviting an audience to watch the contestants perform at The X Factor boot camp next week.’
Nicole, who won Dancing with the Stars in the US this year, was originally brought in to cover Dannii Minogue during her maternity leave but when Cheryl came down with Malaria, the order of the show became complicated.
After her luxurious break in France over the weekend, Nicole will be refreshed and reinvigorated to step up to the X Factor challenge and save the day.
