Kimberly Wyatt
Kimberly Wyatt is well known as the stunning pussycat Doll who can stretch her leg far over her head (and does so on numerous occasions) so with this in mind she’s decided to show us good old Brit’s how to do it too in a number of London workshops.
I caught up with Kimberly to talk about dance, life and of course, the uncertain future of the Pussycat Dolls after that Jai Ho cover….
Hey Kimberly, what have you been up to lately?
Hey! I’m good, I’ve been doing a couple of shows and things and during the rest of the week I’m going to do a bit of shopping and hang out with the rest of the girls and see a couple of shows here in London. I’m looking forward to having some time off in London.
You’re hosted some dance classes on Sunday and another today, what made you decide to do that?
Well my first passion in life was always dance and I had done a few classes for scholarship kids in Los Angeles and I knew I had to just reach out there and the first step of that was setting up my website Beautiful Movements and really living out my bigger purpose in life which is to inspire people and from that platform came another opportunity to teach a workshop in Australia and I jumped at it, then when I was coming to London I knew I had to do something for my fans here too because everyone is so amazing and have always been so receptive to the Pussycat Dolls and to me as an individual.
What will the eager dancers be up to during the day?
Well the workshop is really about living a wonderful lifestyle and always believing in yourself so the first thing we do is a warm up and an introduction of myself and my life story and then I go through the warm up and we do some walking across the floor which is why I tell the ladies to bring their heels because it’s so important for dancers out there who are ever going to work in the business are going to have to know how to dance and walk in heels and for any normal person out there who does business or is walking down the street and wants to turn head and shine with confidence then this workshop can help with that.
So, for someone with two left feet, what do you think is the best advice to them if they want to keep fit, but are too scared to go to a dance class in case they get embarrassed?
Well I think that’s the first thing in life that holds people back, whenever you want to accomplish anything you can’t be scared of what people might think, and its all about facing fears because when you face the fear and accomplish that goal, you realise that you can do anything in life!
Plus, in order to become a dancer then you have to know that ballet is the basis of all dance, so I would say that my advice would be to start with a ballet class and go from there. Listen to your teachers and understand what they’re saying to you and be in tune with your body. I think if you believe in yourself then you can do anything you set your mind to.
Tell us how you got into dancing in the first place and how did that lead you into joining the Pussycat Dolls.
Well I’ve been dancing since the age of seven and when I was dancing I did quite a few competition and conventions and I met wonderful teachers who gave me scholarships to New York and I would go in the summer to train there.
Once I graduated early from high school I flew to Las Vegas because I found an audition online for cruise ships and my first job at 17 was working on the ships all around the world but I soon found that I’m not very good at the seas and I get quite seasick so I looked for a job back on dry land and that took me to Los Angeles and I happened to get an audition for Nick Lachey & Jessica Simpson’s reality show Newlyweds and that’s when I met Robin Antin who is the creator of the Pussycat Dolls and she asked me straight up if I would join the group and I had no clue it would land me the job of a lifetime!
I’ve been all over the world since then and met so many people and shared my love for dancing and entertainment and singing and inspiring others.
Aww, I love you already! But you’re just about to complete a 7-month tour with the girls, are you just exhausted now?
You know, it’s been like a whirlwind, sometimes it’s super gruelling having gone at it for so long, but there’s other times when you sit back and think wow, ive seen and accomplished so much and touched the lives of so many people it makes it all worth it.
Right now we’re all sitting down together and reminiscing about times that we’ve had and these past years together and understanding what a fun journey this has been.
So, what are you going to be doing with your time off?
Well there’s no time off when it comes to me! Whenever I have time to myself I work on my site, Beautiful Movements, and I’m always working on my writing and teaching classes as well as my own music and a fashion line and I should have a storefront open for Beautiful Movements quite soon which contains tops from my own art.
So will the clothes be Pussycat Dolls inspired and a bit raunchy?
Um, I would say it’s quite different from the Dolls and really comes from my own individual inspiration which stems from Andy Warhol and Edie Sedgwick. I love colour and anything that’s outside of the box and I even have body fader shirts which are like the old school ones which are heat sensitive and change colours which I’m so excited about because I always wanted one as a kid but could never afford it.
So, you know there are loads of girls who look up to you and plaster posters of you and the rest of the Pussycat Dolls all over their bedroom walls; so how do you find life as a role model?
At first I didn’t know how to handle it because I came to London and I’d be walking into the hotel and there would be people lined up outside to shake my hand and say hello and I’d be like; “why do you want to meet me, what have I done that make me inspiring to you?” it was just over the years of self-discovery that I because to understand that you own everything wonderful that comes into your life and it’s your choice as to whether you embrace being a role model and doing your best to be the example of leading a happy lifestyle, or you chose the latter.
I think that happiness is a journey not a destination in life and I try to live out that.
What has been the highlight of your career so far then?
Goodness, I think winning two VMA moonmen was so amazing. Not only for our music but for dance video and best dancing in a video, as I started as a dancer that meant so much to me, and being able to speak out on behalf of all dancers out there and letting them no we are what makes music look good and we’re the reason behind what makes every performance a blast to watch.
So what’s in the near future for you?
I have quite a few plans when I get back home to record some more songs and to write more blogs and developing my Beautiful Movements storefront with lots of different things that you should how fully be able to see quite soon.
I went on the site I love your tattoo which says.. Love life.
Thank you! I need my reminders! Life’s a journey and happiness is a journey and I try to live that every day, even if I’m brushing my hair and I see that tattoo I’m like “oh yeah, remember, it’s time to smile and live in the moment!”
We also noticed that on some of the Pussycat Dolls CD’s that Nicole is credited as ‘featuring,’ does this mean the end of the dolls as we know it?
The Pussycat Dolls has been such an incredible platform for us and it’s been such a light in our lives and offered us so many opportunities but at the end of the day it is a brand and a creation by Robin Antin and we’re just happy to have been a part it and I can’t say what will happen in the future because I don’t have a say. I am just so happy to be a part of it and I will ride the train until everyone makes me get off!
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Kimberly Wyatt is well known as the stunning pussycat Doll who can stretch her leg far over her head (and does so on numerous occasions) so with this in mind she’s decided to show us good old Brit’s how to do it too in a number of London workshops.
I caught up with Kimberly to talk about dance, life and of course, the uncertain future of the Pussycat Dolls after that Jai Ho cover….
Hey Kimberly, what have you been up to lately?
Hey! I’m good, I’ve been doing a couple of shows and things and during the rest of the week I’m going to do a bit of shopping and hang out with the rest of the girls and see a couple of shows here in London. I’m looking forward to having some time off in London.
You’re hosted some dance classes on Sunday and another today, what made you decide to do that?
Well my first passion in life was always dance and I had done a few classes for scholarship kids in Los Angeles and I knew I had to just reach out there and the first step of that was setting up my website Beautiful Movements and really living out my bigger purpose in life which is to inspire people and from that platform came another opportunity to teach a workshop in Australia and I jumped at it, then when I was coming to London I knew I had to do something for my fans here too because everyone is so amazing and have always been so receptive to the Pussycat Dolls and to me as an individual.
What will the eager dancers be up to during the day?
Well the workshop is really about living a wonderful lifestyle and always believing in yourself so the first thing we do is a warm up and an introduction of myself and my life story and then I go through the warm up and we do some walking across the floor which is why I tell the ladies to bring their heels because it’s so important for dancers out there who are ever going to work in the business are going to have to know how to dance and walk in heels and for any normal person out there who does business or is walking down the street and wants to turn head and shine with confidence then this workshop can help with that.
So, for someone with two left feet, what do you think is the best advice to them if they want to keep fit, but are too scared to go to a dance class in case they get embarrassed?
Well I think that’s the first thing in life that holds people back, whenever you want to accomplish anything you can’t be scared of what people might think, and its all about facing fears because when you face the fear and accomplish that goal, you realise that you can do anything in life!
Plus, in order to become a dancer then you have to know that ballet is the basis of all dance, so I would say that my advice would be to start with a ballet class and go from there. Listen to your teachers and understand what they’re saying to you and be in tune with your body. I think if you believe in yourself then you can do anything you set your mind to.
Tell us how you got into dancing in the first place and how did that lead you into joining the Pussycat Dolls.
Well I’ve been dancing since the age of seven and when I was dancing I did quite a few competition and conventions and I met wonderful teachers who gave me scholarships to New York and I would go in the summer to train there.
Once I graduated early from high school I flew to Las Vegas because I found an audition online for cruise ships and my first job at 17 was working on the ships all around the world but I soon found that I’m not very good at the seas and I get quite seasick so I looked for a job back on dry land and that took me to Los Angeles and I happened to get an audition for Nick Lachey & Jessica Simpson’s reality show Newlyweds and that’s when I met Robin Antin who is the creator of the Pussycat Dolls and she asked me straight up if I would join the group and I had no clue it would land me the job of a lifetime!
I’ve been all over the world since then and met so many people and shared my love for dancing and entertainment and singing and inspiring others.
Aww, I love you already! But you’re just about to complete a 7-month tour with the girls, are you just exhausted now?
You know, it’s been like a whirlwind, sometimes it’s super gruelling having gone at it for so long, but there’s other times when you sit back and think wow, ive seen and accomplished so much and touched the lives of so many people it makes it all worth it.
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