NICOLE SCHERZINGER PURR-FECT NIGHT OUT AS SHE IS HONOURED WITH TOP THEATRE AWARD

From Pussycat Doll to West End phenomenon, Nicole Scherzinger's second act is proving her most successful yet - as her win at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards at Claridge's hotel in London demonstrated.

- KATHRYN WILSON

Nicole, looking a true screen icon in The Atelier (left), took home the prize for Best Musical Performance for her role as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard and told the audience it was "the role of a lifetime".