Kimberly Wyatt

Kimberly Wyatt
Kimberly Kaye Wyatt (born February 4, 1982) is an American television personality, actress, singer, and dancer. She is a former member of the pop group The Pussycat Dolls (2003–2010) and Her Majesty & the Wolves (2010–2014). As an actress, she is known for her roles as Siyotanka in Poor Paul (2009–2011) and Sasha in Almost Never (2019–2021). Wyatt also became a judge on various dance competition shows, including Got to Dance (2009–2014), Live to Dance (2011), Got to Dance Poland (2013), and Taking The Next Step (2016–2018).
Early life
Wyatt was born in Warrensburg, Missouri, a town near Kansas City, Missouri, and is of English, Scottish, German, 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 Broadway Dance Center. 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. In 2001, Wyatt moved to Los Angeles despite getting an offer from Hubbard St. Dance Co.
Career
2002–2009: The Pussycat Dolls
In 2002, Wyatt became a dancer on the comedy sketch show Cedric the Entertainer Presents. In 2003, Robin Antin saw Wyatt in Nick Lachey's music video "Shut Up" and asked her to join the Pussycat Dolls, along with Nicole Scherzinger, Melody Thornton, Carmit Bachar, Ashley Roberts, and Jessica Sutta. The group achieved worldwide success with the singles "Don't Cha", "Stickwitu", "Buttons", and their multi-platinum debut album PCD (2005). During that time, Wyatt was a contestant on the magic reality show Celebracadabra in 2007. Their second and final studio album Doll Domination (2008) contains hit singles "When I Grow Up", "I Hate This Part", and "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)". Wyatt does the standing oversplit in most of group's music videos, which she called her trademark move.
Despite their commercial success, the group was plagued by internal conflict due to the emphasis on Scherzinger and the subordinate treatment of the other members. In February 2010, for these reasons, Wyatt, Sutta, Roberts, and Thornton had announced their departures from The Pussycat Dolls and the group disbanded.
2009–2018: Her Majesty & the Wolves and television
In 2009, Wyatt played Siyotanka in the politically incorrect comedy series Poor Paul. From 2009 to 2014, she was a judge of the British dance competition show Got to Dance for five seasons. In 2010, she was featured on Aggro Santos' hit single "Candy"; the song peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart. Also in 2010, Wyatt formed the electropop duo Her Majesty & the Wolves with Spencer Nezey from Jupiter Rising and they released their debut single "Glaciers" in August. Their debut studio album, 111, was released on July 11, 2011, preceding the singles "Stars in Your Eyes" and "Goodbye, Goodnight". The duo performed live for the next 4 years, until 2014. In 2011, she was a judge on the dance competition show Live to Dance, the American version of Got to Dance, along with Paula Abdul and Travis Payne.
In 2014, Wyatt competeted in the winter sports talent show The Jump and in 2015 she won the final of the cooking reality show Celebrity MasterChef. From 2016 to 2018, she was judge of the British dance competition Taking The Next Step for three seasons.
2019–present: The Pussycat Dolls reunion and acting
From 2019 to 2021, Wyatt played Sasha, a controlling and arrogant music manager, in the CBBC series Almost Never. On November 29, 2019, The Pussycat Dolls confirmed their comeback and, on February 7, 2020, they released a new single, "React", with a live performance on the finale of The X Factor: Celebrity. They announced a 36-date world tour, but plans were canceled due the worsening situation arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and the group ended the reunion in 2021. In 2022, she was a contestant on Dancing on Ice.
Personal life
Since 2010, Wyatt has established herself in the United Kingdom, and resides in Surrey. In 2011, she began a relationship with model Max Rogers and they married in February 2014. They have three children, two daughters and a son. Wyatt revealed in October 2019 that she was sterilized after giving birth to her third child.
In 2015, Wyatt became an ambassador of Youth Sport Trust, promoting health and well-being for young women.
Filmography
Television
Film
Discography
Featured singles
Promotional singles
Other appearances
Music videos
Awards and nominations
References
External links
1982 births
Living people
21st-century American singers
21st-century American women singers
American choreographers
American contemporary R&B singers
American dance musicians
American expatriates in the United Kingdom
American female dancers
American people of English descent
American people of Scottish descent
American people of Swiss-German descent
American women choreographers
American women pop singers
Dance teachers
Dancers from Missouri
Participants in American reality television series
People from Warrensburg, Missouri
Reality cooking competition winners
Singers from Missouri
The Pussycat Dolls members