Pussycat Dolls shrug off Lil Kim’s ‘tour axe’ as they strip off to racy outfits for final London gig
THE Pussycat Dolls shrugged off the Lil Kim ‘tour axe’ while stripping to some striking outfits at their packed London gig on Tuesday night.
Lady Marmalade star Lil Kim, 52, didn’t appear for the final night of the Pussycat Dolls’ run at London’s O2 Arena, with the headline act fed-up of her unpredictable behaviour.
A source said: “Kim didn’t show up to their gig in Manchester on Saturday night, and it was all very last minute. It threw everything into chaos and a sign just went up at the last minute to say she wouldn’t be performing.
“As a result, she hasn’t been asked back for the closing night in London tonight, which was seen as the grand finale.”
But shrugging it off entirely, Nicole Scherzinger and her glam bandmates Ashley Roberts and Kimberly Wyatt looked sensational in racy outfits at the gig.
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The girls opted for silver leotards, with Ashley wowing in a two piece and showing off her toned physique.
Kimberly had her long pins on display with cut out tights on and white boots.
And Nicole looked as glamorous as ever in her dazzling bodysuit, embellished with sequins.
The Pussycat Dolls all rocked beautiful makeup looks and styled their hair down, while having the time of their lives on stage.
The girls wowed their fans and put Lil Kim’s tour axe.
No official reason for support act Kim’s absence in Manchester was given, though some fans claimed she was ill.
However, others noticed she had shared social media videos of herself on her tour bus in the build-up to the gig where it looked she was playing video games.
One fan wrote on TikTok: “She was on the tour bus prepping for GTA 6.”
Another posted: “Omg we were there last night how bad is that, not even a comment on sorry she’s no show or anything, playing GTA in the trailer apparently, previous videos of her trying glad she didn’t show.”
Kim also came under fire from baffled fans at a previous gig in Paris when a music video playing on the big screens behind her during her set appeared to be synced from her phone and private messages kept popping up before the feed was quickly pulled.
Kim, whose real name is Kimberly Denise Jones, shot to fame in 1994 after being discovered by late rap legend The Notorious B.I.G.
The larger than life star then invited Kim to join the Brooklyn-based rap group Junior M.A.F.I.A, before she launched her solo career with her double-platinum album Hard Core, which debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200.
Grammy-winner Kim’s biggest hits in the UK are all collabs, including the 2001 number one ‘Lady Marmalade’, a cover commissioned for the Moulin Rouge soundtrack, and 2003 track ‘Can’t Hold Us Down’ with Christina Aguilera, which reached number six.
The Sun contacted representatives for the Pussycat Dolls and Lil’ Kim.