New X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger has revealed that she "absolutely loves" being able to splash the cash because she grew up with very little. The Pussycat 玩偶 星, 星级 说 that her family struggled when she was younger and that she would try to get jobs in commercials to pay for her 表演 and dance lessons. She told UK newspaper, the Daily Mail: "I absolutely 爱情 having money, because I grew up without it. "I came from a very working-class family, and money for me and my sister Ke'ala was very tight. Our clothes came from sales shops, and for me to have dance 或者 表演 lessons was a very big sacrifice." She added: "But it hit me very early on that if I could earn money from doing auditions and commercials, then that would pay for my classes, which was what I did. My parents helped me in every way they could. The first thing I did with my first pay cheque was buy a house for my mum." But her frugal upbringing taught her how to budget during her college years. "I lived through college eating only 薄煎饼, 煎饼 and noodles," she said. "I can exist on practically nothing because of how I grew up. I got a place at a performing arts school, but I paid the fees 由 working my way through it. "Food was something I didn't want to spend a lot of money on. I'd buy bulk packs of pancake mix and use water instead of 牛奶 — and I'd alternate with cheap packs of noodles. I 爱情 to eat out now, and when I go into a very expensive, glitzy restaurant I still savour every mouthful."