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\t\t<\/p>\n Nicole Scherzinger<\/strong><\/a> is opening up about the \u201chard decision\u201d she had to make to leave her role as a judge on The Masked Singer<\/em><\/strong> so she could lead the stage musical Sunset Boulevard<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n The 46-year-old entertainer left the Fox competition series after season 10, which aired in late 2023, so that she could live in London and perform in the musical on the West End. She then transferred to Broadway and just earned a Tony nomination for her performance.<\/p>\n Moments after the Tony nominations were announced on Thursday morning (May 1), Nicole<\/strong> appeared on Today with Jenna & Friends<\/em> and surprised her former Masked Singer<\/em> co-panelist Ken Jeong<\/strong><\/a>, who was a guest host that morning.<\/p>\n \u201cEver since we met, it\u2019s been like eight years or something since the beginning of Masked Singer<\/em>, he literally is like my brother from another mother and he has championed me since day one,\u201d Nicole <\/strong>said about her friendship with Ken.<\/p>\n Nicole <\/strong>continued, \u201cThis was a hard decision for me to make because I was gonna have to say goodbye to some things, to my Masked Singer<\/em> family, and he was there [for me]. I called Ken several times, asking him life advice and he\u2019s always been there for me. And then his whole family came to my show!\u201d<\/p>\n Watch the interview below.<\/p>\n \n