United Kingdom, June 9 -- Nicole Scherzinger was "never satisfied" with herself until she landed her role in Sunset Boulevard.

The former Pussycat Dolls singer - who first played Norma Desmond in the revival in London's West End before transferring over to New York's Broadway - credits the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical for changing her life because she didn't think she'd achieved her "full potential" before stepping onto the stage in the show.

Speaking on the red carpet at the Tony Awards on Sunday (08.06.25), Nicole told E! News: "I always felt like I wasn't living in my full potential, my full purpose, and I was never happy with myself, never satisfied.

"It's because I knew I had so much more to give, and this role in this opportunity ...