If you’re looking for a Pussycat Dolls reunion, chances are you’ll be waiting for a while.
At the Rookie Kids Fashion Show in Los Angeles last month, OG member Carmit Bachar exclusively told Us Weekly, "I mean, you know, it's complicated." It's true that I hope for the best. I'm thankful that we as a group were able to complete so much in a short period of time and I wish for the best.
Bachar continued by pointing out that "next year will be 20 years" since The Pussycat Dolls' breakthrough hit song "Don't You" from 2005 became popular and shot the group to international success.
She went on, "But you know, we learned a lot, and we could have conquered a lot more." "But hear me out: we have an amazing catalog that never gets old."
Bachar didn't elaborate on what would make a reunion on stage "complicated," but her pride in the Pussycat Dolls is unmistakably similar to that of Nicole Scherzinger, her former groupmate. The lead singer described her tenure with the band as a "whirlwind" in an interview with Us from July 2024, saying that "so much happened so fast for the Dolls."
At the moment, she declared, "I'm really proud of when we came back together." "We couldn't tour due to the pandemic, but we still got back together for our song 'React,' and we performed on The Factor, and I was proud of that," the singer said. We had not been together for ten years or so when we got back together for a week and performed that live.
The Pussycat Dolls ruled the airways in the mid-to-late 2000s with a string of popular singles, such as "Don't Cha," "Buttons," "Stickwitu," and "When I Grow Up." However, The Pussycat Dolls broke up in 2010 as a result of members of the girl group starting to go off and seek solo careers.
In an interview soon after the group disbanded, Scherzinger told Ryan Seacreast, "A couple of the girls have left the group because they want to do their own projects and stuff." We've been together for a solid six years, so I say anything makes them happy, but it's up to them what they want to do. It's not simple. I'm appreciative of it and I enjoy it. However, I believe that it's time for everyone to follow their own path.
While some members indicated they were ultimately relieved to see The Pussycat Dolls break up, others pointed the finger upon the group's previous management, citing Scherzinger's purported exclusive press and media access as reasons for the separation.
In a June 2016 interview with E! Australia's The Hype, ex-member Melody Thornton remarked, "I hate to say that, but I was [glad]," expressing her displeasure at being viewed more as a dancer than a singer.
Many people don't realize that I'm mostly a vocalist, so when I joined the group and they told me you will be dancing, I was like, 'I can't dance,'" she continued. "And I was like, 'Great, next chapter,' when it was over because it was a really difficult time for me." Read Also: Bachelorette Contestant Devin Claimed Good Guys Always Win
Bachar is still impacted by The Pussycat Dolls, despite the likelihood that the group won't be performing together anytime soon. The singer admitted to Us that her experience as a Doll had definitely influenced her sense of style while she was at the Rookie Fashion Show.
"I think I'm always a little bit edgy, funky, sexy, mixed together," she said, describing her unique style. "Obviously, a lot of people are familiar with me from The Pussycat Dolls. I have thus always combined all of my styles. In addition, I like to mix things up and go for classic pieces rather than strictly current ones. I constantly combine different things. I bring in new items together with vintage pieces. A small amount of each and every thing.
The singer's daughter Keala Rose, who was also present at the September event, has also affected her collaborative approach. (Bachar and her husband, Kevin Whitaker, share Keala.)
"Everything old is new again, which is funny, isn't it? "You don't know my style," she says to me when we go to a store. And I said, 'Try me,'" Bachar remarked. "I've really taken items out of vintage boxes that fit me, that fit her, and that are in style again."
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