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and you need to take your own shower." Thornton said that the Dolls will eventually find their way back to one another. Since then Wyatt has been very vocal about the actual reality of the group and gave a long series of interviews about the status of the dolls. In October 2009 she told the Daily Star that her "role in group was a job at the end of the day and that they all had individual lives to live". She went on to explain that the group had been put together not bonded naturally therefore she saw Scherzinger as a business associate rather than a friend. This comments highlighted the group's position that the band would continue regardless of who returned to the band or who was part of it. It is also reaffirmed that the group all played a role in developing the franchise and music. On October 12 she told the Daily Record that Antin could bring in whoever she
liked and the group would still continue just like a broadway show that she is still part of the group. In December Wyatt once again spoke about the group to Digital Spy. She confirmed earlier reports that she had been in the recording studios working on her own Electronica-influenced debut solo album. Crucially she revealed that she did not know what was currently happening with the group's third album as she was not the driving force behind it. It was also mentioned that "fans should expect new faces". She described her role in the group as irreplaceable saying that "she will always be involved with the [Pussycat Dolls] whether its helping with the choreography or the creative direction." This amongst many other interviews and appearances by the group separately led to rumors and media speculation that the group were about to split up over the group's strained relationship with lead singer Scherzinger. However Antin responded quickly stating: In January 2010 the News of the World claimed that both Wyatt and Thorton were to be "sacked from the group for clashing with Scherzinger" with the possibility of more dolls following. Wyatt stated that she was unhappy about Scherzinger's preferential treatment including arranging private transport instead of joining the girls on the tour bus and requesting her own dressing room whilst the rest of the girls shared one during their recent tours. The final straw came when it was announced that changes were being made to group, Wyatt revealed in response that she had spoken to Thornton, Roberts and Sutta about a rival project to the Pussycat Dolls. Although an official