Kimberly Kaye Wyatt (born February 4, 1982) is an American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality. She is a former member of the pop/ R&B girl group and dance ensemble

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. She is also a member of the

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duo Her Majesty & the Wolves, alongside Spencer Nezey. From 2009 to 2014, Wyatt was a judge on the

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dance competition show ''

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''. She won

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's ''

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'' in 2015, and the following year, she became the ambassador for the Bloch Dance World Cup. Since 2019, she has starred in the

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series ''

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'', and in 2022, Wyatt competed in the fourteenth series of ''

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'' with professional partner

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Life and career

Childhood and early years

Wyatt was born in

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, a town near

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, and is of

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, Scottish,

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, and Swiss-German descent. She began dancing at the age of seven. At the age of 14, she earned a scholarship to study in New York's Joffrey Ballet and the

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. At the age of seventeen, she graduated from high school and flew to

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to audition for

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and

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shows. She worked in a

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on Royal Caribbean's

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for two years.

2001–2010: Career beginnings and the Pussycat Dolls

In 2001, Wyatt moved to Los Angeles despite getting an offer from Hubbard St. Dance Co. In 2002, Wyatt became one of the dancers on the comedy sketch show, ''

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'' as a Cedsation. In 2003, she was a dancer in Nick Lachey's music video for the single "

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." Robin Antin was the choreographer, and it was here that she asked Wyatt to join the

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. Wyatt does the standing oversplit in most of Pussycat Dolls music video, which she called her trademark move. Wyatt's first vocal role in the Pussycat Dolls came when she recorded a cover of

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's hit song " Don't Wanna Fall in Love" for the Deluxe Edition of their second album, ''

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''. After

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, Wyatt was the second member to announce her departure from the group. She confirmed her departure in '' Loaded Magazine''. She said the Dolls gave her more than she could ever have before and gave her a great platform to help her in the industry. Since leaving, Wyatt has gone on to pursue a range of projects, including as a judge on the British reality show ''Got To Dance.''

2010–2018: ''Got to Dance'', Her Majesty & the Wolves and solo music career

Wyatt became one of three judges of Sky1's dance show, ''

'', alongside

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and Adam Garcia, in 2010. In September 2010, it was announced that ''Got to Dance'' would return for a second season. That year, she was also featured on

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' track "

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". "Candy" was the lead track for the film ''

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''. The song peaked at number five on the

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, becoming Wyatt's ninth top ten hit in the United Kingdom, including eight (with two number ones) as part of the Pussycat Dolls. In October 2010, it was announced that Wyatt along with

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and

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would be judges on ''

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'', the US version of ''Got to Dance''. The show aired for one season on CBS and was not renewed.

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performed "Higher" on ITV's '' Daybreak'' on and BBC One's ''

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'' with Wyatt filling in for

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. In 2009, Wyatt told

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that she was recording her first solo album and confirmed that she has already worked with rappers

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and

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and producers from "The Cold Chamber" like Mickaël on the record. She said the album would be released within a year. Wyatt performed her brand new single "Derriere" for the first time on an episode of ''

'' on February 24, 2013. As of July 2015, no album has been released. In 2010, Wyatt teamed up with former

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member Spencer Nezey, forming the group Her Majesty & the Wolves. Their album ''111'' was released in the UK on July 11, 2011. On March 7, 2013, Wyatt appeared on

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's Innuendo Bingo. In October 2014, Wyatt launched her perfume 'Kaydance'. In March 2015, it was announced that Wyatt would take part in ITV's ''

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'' show which works alongside the

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in Birmingham. In July 2015, she won the final of ''

'' on BBC One, beating

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and

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. In November 2015, Wyatt became a School Sport Ambassador in the UK for the

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, promoting health and well-being for young women through dance.

2019–present: The Pussycat Dolls reunion

In 2019, Wyatt began starring in the

series ''

''. On November 29, 2019, after months of speculation for a possible Pussycat Dolls reunion, Wyatt along with Bachar, Roberts, Scherzinger, and Sutta confirmed their reunion on

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radio where they also announced a tour originally scheduled for 2020. A live performance on the finale of '' The X Factor: Celebrity'' followed, which included a medley of previous singles and their new song, "

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". British media regulator

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received over 400 complaints from viewers who criticized the band's perceived provocative nature of their performance. "React" was released in February 2020 to moderate success. In October 2021, she was announced as a contestant on the fourteenth series of ''

''.

Personal life

In 2011, she began a relationship with model Max Rogers and they became engaged in September 2013. The couple married in a private ceremony in February 2014. They have three children together, two daughters and a younger son. Wyatt revealed in October 2019 that she was sterilized after giving birth to her third child. Since 2010, she has established herself in the

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, and resides with Rogers in

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Discography

Featured singles

Promotional singles

Album appearances

;Notes

Music videos

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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