Before Nicole Scherzinger joined The Pussycat Dolls, she competed in the reality series “Popstars” in 2001 and, alongside four other women, formed the group Eden’s Crush. The girl group’s debut album, “Popstars,” did reasonably well on the Billboard 200 albums chart, peaking at number six, but by the end of the year, the women disbanded as their record label went out of business. After the fallout of Eden’s Crush, Scherzinger had the opportunity to join the Black Eyed Peas. Unfortunately, Scherzinger’s then-boyfriend, 311 frontman Nick Hexum, wasn’t on board.
During a Google+ Hangout in 2013, Black Eyed Peas rapper will.i.am revealed that he had initially wanted Scherzinger to join his group. “She should come be in our group, but her boyfriend said no. Her boyfriend said no … She was supposed to be in the Peas,” will.i.am shared. Singer Fergie would eventually join the group in 2002. However, the rapper was responsible for helping Scherzinger get into The Pussycat Dolls.
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Scherzinger and Hexum reportedly met at a party in Hollywood in 2000 and began to date shortly after. In a clip reposted by VH1’s “Behind the Music,” Scherzinger revealed that Hexum wanted her to become a solo star and took control of her career. “I was a lot younger than him, and it was just so, like, whatever Nick says, goes,” she revealed. The couple became engaged but called it quits in 2004.
