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Nicole Scherzinger Recalls Facing Ageism in Music Industry After Turning 30<\/a> originally appeared on Parade<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n Nicole Scherzinger<\/strong> opened up about the ageism she faced in her music career while in her early 30s.<\/p>\n The legendary singer, 47, who rose to stardom with the beloved Pussycat Dolls and became a solo star in her own right, appeared on CBS Sunday Morning<\/a><\/em> on Sunday and revealed that after splitting off from the famous girl group, the music industry wasn’t eager to play her songs.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll never forget when I turned 30 after the [Pussycat] Dolls, and the record labels were still, like, hesitant to play my music,\u201d Scherzinger explained.<\/p>\n \u201cBecause you turned 30?\u201d said CBS correspondent\u00a0Tracy Smith<\/strong> in response.<\/p>\n “Yes,\u201d Scherzinger said. \u201cI think when I was in my early 30s, they were already aging me up in roles.\u201d<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfac\u00a0<\/strong>SIGN UP for Parade\u2019s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\ud83c\udfac\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Scherzinger also noted that in acting auditions, casting professionals were already looking to cast her in roles as the mother.<\/p>\n \u201cI was, like, \u2018But, I\u00a0don\u2019t have children,\u2019 she said. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely still relevant, but I think the women are changing, so things are changing. We are not allowing people to hold us back and view us in that way because we don\u2019t view ourselves, and we don\u2019t put ourselves in a box like that.\u201d<\/p>\n Scherzinger’s journey is reminiscent of her latest character, Norma Desmond, in the Broadway revival of Sunset Boulevard<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that it\u2019s difficult. It\u2019s hard, [in] the industry, because you\u2019re constantly, already, even at a young age, comparing yourself,\u201d Scherzinger explained. \u201cIt\u2019s difficult that the industry, kind of, puts an expiration date on you when you\u2019ve actually lived a life and actually have something really meaningful to say and because you have experienced life and career and heartache and love and loss. It\u2019s a bit of a pity, I think, but I think that hopefully things are changing now.\u201d<\/p>\n Related: Nicole Scherzinger, 47, Turns Up the Heat in Poolside Bikini Video from Paradise<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n