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).[1] 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).

Kimberly Wyatt
Wyatt in 2019
Born
Kimberly Kaye Wyatt

(1982-02-04) February 4, 1982
Warrensburg, Missouri, U.S.
Occupations
  • Television personality
  • actress
  • singer
  • dancer
Years active2001–present
Spouse
Max Rogers
​
(m. 2014)​
Children3
Musical career
GenresPop
Instrument(s)Vocals
LabelsChime
Formerly of
Websitekimberlywyatt.com

Early life

Wyatt was born in Warrensburg, Missouri, a town near Kansas City, Missouri, and is of English, Scottish, German, and Swiss-German descent.[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. In 2001, Wyatt moved to Los Angeles despite getting an offer from Hubbard St. Dance Co.[2]

Career

2002–2009: The Pussycat Dolls
Main article: The Pussycat Dolls
The Pussycat Dolls performing "Buttons" in Aberdeen, Scotland, during the Doll Domination Tour

In 2002, Wyatt became a dancer on the comedy sketch show Cedric the Entertainer Presents.[4] 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.[2] 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.[5]

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.[6] In February 2010, for these reasons, Wyatt, Sutta, Roberts, and Thornton had announced their departures from The Pussycat Dolls and the group disbanded.[7]

2009–2018: Her Majesty & the Wolves and television

In 2009, Wyatt played Siyotanka in the politically incorrect comedy series Poor Paul.[8] From 2009 to 2014, she was a judge of the British dance competition show Got to Dance for five seasons.[9] In 2010, she was featured on Aggro Santos' hit single "Candy"; the song peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart.[10] 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.[11] Their debut studio album, 111, was released on July 11, 2011, preceding the singles "Stars in Your Eyes" and "Goodbye, Goodnight".[12] The duo performed live for the next 4 years, until 2014.[13] 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.[7][14]

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.[15][16] From 2016 to 2018, she was judge of the British dance competition Taking The Next Step for three seasons.[17]

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.[18] 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.[19][20][21] 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.[22] In 2022, she was a contestant on Dancing on Ice.[23]

Personal life

Since 2010, Wyatt has established herself in the United Kingdom, and resides in Surrey.[24] In 2011, she began a relationship with model Max Rogers and they married in February 2014.[25] They have three children, two daughters and a son.[26] Wyatt revealed in October 2019 that she was sterilized after giving birth to her third child.[27]

In 2015, Wyatt became an ambassador of Youth Sport Trust, promoting health and well-being for young women.[28]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2002–2003 Cedric the Entertainer Presents Dancer
2007 Celebracadabra Contestant
2009–2011 Poor Paul Siyotanka Recurring role
2009–2014 Got to Dance Judge
2011 Live to Dance Judge
2013 Got to Dance Poland Guest judge Episode: "Final"
2014 The Jump Contestant Season 1
2015 Celebrity MasterChef Contestant Season 10
Storage Hunters: Celebrity Special Herself Christmas Special
2016 The Keith & Paddy Picture Show Penny Episode: "Dirty Dancing"
2016–2018 Taking The Next Step Judge
2017 Would I Lie to You? Contestent
2019–2021 Almost Never Sasha Main role
2022 Dancing on Ice Contestant Season 14
2023 Don't Look Down Participant Channel 4 show in aid of Stand Up To Cancer charity [29]

Film
Year Title Role
2004 Starsky & Hutch Supporting dancer
13 Going on 30 Supporting dancer
2005 Be Cool Herself

Discography
For the discography with her groups, see The Pussycat Dolls discography and Her Majesty & the Wolves.
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
EUR
[30]		 IRE
[31]		 LTV
[32]		 POL
[33]		 SCO
[34]		 UK
[10]
"Candy"
(Aggro Santos featuring Kimberly Wyatt)		 2010 201420545 AggroSantos.com
"Higher" (Remix)
(Taio Cruz featuring Kimberly Wyatt)		 2011 —————— non-album single
"Givin' It Up"
(Paul Morrell featuring Kimberly Wyatt)		 2015 ——————
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional singles
Title Year Album
"Not Just a Doll"[36] 2010 non-album single

Other appearances
Title Year Other artists Album
"Don't Wanna Fall in Love" 2008 — Doll Domination[37]
"Derriere" 2013 DMC Dance Mixes 85
"Take the Tour" 2014 Rev Run Rewind
"Speed of Light" 2016 Bodybangers Bang the House[38]

Music videos
Title Year Director Notes
"Candy" 2010 Emil Nava[39]
Guest appearances
"Shut Up" 2003 — Nick Lachey's music video
"Woman Up" 2014 Sisco Gomez[40] Ashley Roberts's music video

Awards and nominations
Year Award Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2007
 Grammy Awards "Stickwitu" Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Nominated
[41]

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