Kimberly Wyatt leaves The Pussycat Dolls

Kimberly Wyatt has announced that she is leaving The Pussycat Dolls.

The Got To Dance judge blamed "variables off-stage" for her departure and was thought to be referring to her souring relationship with andmate Nicole Scherzinger.

"I've left the group," she told Loaded. "I am so thankful for everything the Pussycat Dolls [have] brought into my life. But I have to say there were just too many variables that I couldn't agree with and I had to follow my heart. So I decided to kind of push on with my own life."

Wyatt added: "Money and fame can't buy happiness. Ultimately I think that happiness is the most important thing in life and I think that once I started to get to know myself more and more I was like, 'You know, I don't think that happiness is within this group right now'.

"I wish that it was different because I love what we do on stage. I love being a Doll, but as far as the variables off-stage are concerned - I just couldn't do it anymore."