Overview
- On the July 17 episode of Hot Ones, Scherzinger recounted Prince crouching behind a bush by a Las Vegas hotel pool wearing shoulder pads and heels to get her attention.
- She referred to Prince as “my mentor, my friend and my brother” and credited his integrity and wisdom with fueling her purpose and vision in the industry.
- The anecdote gained widespread attention just days before her final Sunset Boulevard performance on Broadway, a role that earned her a Tony Award in June.
- Scherzinger is currently mentoring contestants on Netflix’s Building the Band series, which premiered on July 9 and features Liam Payne as a judge.
- She previously shared that Prince attended her 2014 West End revival of Cats and told her she was an “analog singer” who needed music as big as her voice.