X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger steps out with plumper lips in pretty pink gown
The Pussycat Doll singer stepped out at the Pride of Britain Awards after last night's live show
X FACTOR babe Nicole Scherzinger looked positively angelic in a baby pink ballgown - but it was her plump pout in a lipstick of the same shade that stole the limelight as she made an appearance at the Pride of Britain Awards.
The TV star had hot footed it from the show's dramatic live eviction in London to the prestigious event, making a speedy clothes switch into the stunning halterneck dress with a plunging neckline.
The beauty flashed her cleavage in her low cut clobber, which pulled in tight around the waist to flatter her seriously toned tummy.
Yet even the singer's lean legs - which were revealed from under the mesh skirt detail of the design - weren't enough to distract attention from her mouth.
Nicole's lips appeared fuller and larger than hours before during her X Factor stint, which saw Simon's act Gifty Louise sent home and the pop queen at the centre of the controversy.
She pursed them together as she strode inside the venue which gave the appearance of a boost in volume.
Meanwhile, her choice of glistening, candy-coloured cosmetics also served to highlight her smackers.
Fans swiftly took to Instagram to scan her previous pictures from the weekend and hinted she had undergone a cosmetic procedure.
Alongside a video showing her giving an insight into the show's backstage action, one wrote: "100% had her lips done" while another commented: "Defo had her lips done."
One confused fan posted: "Wat happened to your lips?? Looks weird."
Nicole looked her happy, bubbly self as she arrived at the glitzy ceremony in central London, hosted every year by the Daily Mirror.
She flashed a cheeky smile as she hitched up her dress while teetering down the staircase.
She then fluffed out the huge skirt design as she posed in front of photographers on the Red Carpet.
Once she'd got her clobber straightened out, the beauty struck a model pose with her hand perched on her hip, before leaning her head to one side in another sultry shot.
After the action had finished, she was seen clutching the hand of an assistant as she safely negotiated some steps before clambering into a waiting car.
Nicole showed no signs of her stresses ahead of the accolades ceremony, which saw hopeful Gifty admit she felt disappointed by Nicole after she gave her sing-off performance a standing ovation, only to vote to send her home moments later.
Gifty said: “I was a little bit surprised. On Xtra Factor Nicole kind of turned around and said Gifty shouldn’t have gone home, but you voted for me to go out..?”
The singer, the first of Simon Cowell's Girls to leave, feels hard done by for getting the boot in her debut sing-off.
Gifty’s obvious displeasure at being voted out led many viewers to dub her a sore loser.
But the youngster explained she was just trying to control her emotions.
She confessed: “If I’d opened my mouth to speak I would have just let it all out and cried.
“I think I do have a resting b*** face. I honestly just can’t help it.”
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Meanwhile Nicole, 38, showed her support at the awards after exclusively revealing to The Sun about the “most positive influence” in her life – her auntie Keziah, who has Down’s syndrome.
Keziah inspired Nicole to want to provide better opportunities for other people with intellectual disabilities – which is why she is now a Special Olympics global ambassador.
She said: “The reason why I am so fired up about Special Olympics and providing chances for people with intellectual (learning) disabilities dates back to my childhood.
"I became a Special Olympics ambassador because I was raised with my aunt – who is two years younger than me and who has Down’s syndrome.
"I know how important chances and opportunities are for people with intellectual disability."
She added: "My auntie Keziah is the youngest of my mother’s sisters and as a child we were raised side by side and were incredibly close. A relationship kind of like a sister, but even though I’m older she was always the boss.
"My auntie was, and still is, the most inspiring and positive influence to me."
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