Kimberly Wyatt

Kimberly Kaye Wyatt (born February 4, 1982) is an American singer, dancer, choreographer and television personality. She is best known as a former member of the American pop/R&B girl group and dance ensemble the Pussycat Dolls. She joined the Pussycat Dolls in 2003, and left the group in 2010.[1]

Wyatt now lives in England and won the BBC's Celebrity MasterChef series in 2015. In 2016 Kimberly became the ambassador for the Bloch Dance World Cup.

Contents 1 Life and career 1.1 Childhood and early years 1.2 2001–2010: Career beginnings and the Pussycat Dolls 1.3 2010–present: Got to Dance, Her Majesty & the Wolves and solo music career 2 Personal life 3 Discography 3.1 Featured singles 3.2 Promotional singles 3.3 Album appearances 3.4 Music videos 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External links

Life and career
Childhood and early years

Wyatt was born in Warrensburg, Missouri, a town near Kansas City.[2] She began dancing at the age of seven.[2] At the age of 14 she earned a scholarship to study in New York's Joffrey Ballet and the Broadway Dance Center.[3] At the age of seventeen, she graduated from high school and flew to Las Vegas to audition for cruise ship and casino shows. She worked in a revue on Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas for two years.

2001–2010: Career beginnings and the Pussycat Dolls

Main article: Pussycat Dolls

The Pussycat Dolls performing "Buttons" in Aberdeen, Scotland during the Doll Domination Tour In 2001, Wyatt moved to Los Angeles despite getting an offer from Hubbard St. Dance Co.[2] In 2002, Wyatt became one of the dancers on the comedy sketch show, Cedric the Entertainer Presents as a Cedsation.[4] In 2003, she was a dancer in Nick Lachey's music video for the single "Shut Up." Robin Antin was the choreographer, and it was here that she asked Wyatt to join the Pussycat Dolls.[2] Wyatt does the standing oversplit in most of Pussycat Dolls music video, which she called her trademark move.[5]

Wyatt's first vocal role in the Pussycat Dolls came when she recorded a solo song called "Don't Wanna Fall in Love" for the Deluxe Edition of their second album, Doll Domination. After Jessica Sutta, 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, Kimberly has gone on to pursue a range of projects, including as a judge on the British reality show Got To Dance.[6]

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

Wyatt became one of three judges of Sky1's dance show, Got to Dance, alongside Ashley Banjo 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 Aggro Santos' track "Candy". "Candy" was the lead track for the film StreetDance 3D. The song charted at #5 on the UK Singles Chart. In October 2010, it was announced that Wyatt along with Paula Abdul and Travis Payne would be judges on Live to Dance, the US version of Got to Dance.[7] The show aired for one season on CBS and was not renewed.[8] Taio Cruz performed "Higher" on ITV's Daybreak on and BBC One's Let's Dance for Comic Relief with Wyatt filling in for Kylie Minogue.

In 2009, Wyatt told Digital Spy that she was recording her first solo album and confirmed that she has already worked with rappers Paul Wall and Baby Bash and producers from "The Cold Chamber" like Mickaël on the record. She said the album would be released within a year.[9] Wyatt performed her brand new single "Derriere" for the first time on an episode of Got to Dance on February 24, 2013. As of July 2015, no album has been released.

In 2010, Wyatt teamed up with former Jupiter Rising member Spencer Nezey, forming the group Her Majesty & the Wolves. Their album 111 was released in the UK on July 11, 2011.[10]

On 7 March 2013, Wyatt appeared on BBC Radio 1's Innuendo Bingo.[11]

In March 2015, it was announced that Wyatt would take part in ITV's Give a Pet a Home show which works alongside the RSPCA in Birmingham.[12] In July 2015, she won the final of Celebrity MasterChef on BBC One, beating Sam Nixon, Rylan Clark and Scott Maslen.[13]

In November 2015, Wyatt became a School Sport Ambassador in the UK for the Youth Sport Trust, promoting health and well-being for young women through dance. [14]

Personal life
Wyatt got engaged to the English model Max Rogers in September 2013 after dating for two and a half years, and married on February 22, 2014. On August 18, 2014, she announced she was pregnant with her first baby.[1] On December 2, 2014, Wyatt gave birth to a girl named Willow. She is based with her family in England.[15]

Discography
See also: Pussycat Dolls discography and Her Majesty & the Wolves § Discography

Featured singles

Year

Single

Peak positions

Certifications (sales thresholds)

Album

UK [16]

IRL [17]

EUR [18]

POL [19]

2010 "Candy" (Aggro Santos featuring Kimberly Wyatt) 5 14 20 5 UK: Silver[20] Aggro Santos.Com

Promotional singles

Year

Single

Album

Notes

2010 "Not Just a Doll" Digital download Available through Amazon.com and iTunes.[21][22] 2013 "Derriere"

Album appearances

Year

Song

Artist

Album

Notes

2008 "Don't Wanna Fall in Love" Pussycat Dolls Doll Domination Included on the Deluxe edition.[23]

Music videos

List of music videos

Title

Year

Director(s)

"Candy" (with Aggro Santos) 2010 Emil Nava[24]

"Glaciers" Jess Holzworth[24]

"Stars in Your Eyes" Justin Harder[24]

"Goodbye/Goodnight" 2011 TBA[24]

Filmography
Year

Title

Role

2002 Cedric the Entertainer Presents Dancer 2004 Starsky & Hutch Nightclub Dancer 13 Going on 30 Dancer 2005 Be Cool Pussycat Doll 2008 Celebracadabra Herself 2009 Just Dance Dancer Poor Paul Actress 2009–2014 Got to Dance Judge 2010 Shooting Stars Guest (as 'Kimberley White') Never Mind the Buzzcocks Guest 2011 Live to Dance Judge Daybreak As guest performing "Higher" with Taio Cruz Celebrity Juice Guest Chris Moyles' Quiz Night Guest 2011, 2012 Ask Rhod Gilbert Guest 2011 8 Out Of 10 Cats[25] Herself 2012 Mad Mad World Herself, panellist Britain Unzipped Guest The Xtra Factor Guest 2013 Fake Reaction Guest Got to Dance - Tylko Taniec (Poland) Guest judge 2014 The Jump Herself, contestant Duck Quacks Don't Echo Herself, contestant Sweat the Small Stuff Herself, panelist 2015 Give a Pet a Home Herself, celebrity contributor Murder in Successville Herself, cameo appearance (1 episode) Celebrity MasterChef Herself, winner Through The Keyhole Guest Storage Hunters: Celebrity Special Herself, participant 2016 Bruce's Hall of Fame with Alexander Armstrong Herself, participant Now You See It Herself, Participant Saturday Show Guest Lorraine Kimberly's Kitchen Garden sector