A veteran singer who famously sang about wishing "your girlfriend was hot like me" revealed she got too hot for her own good, posting grisly snaps of her burned leg before hopping on stage.
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Yesterday (Oct. 6), longtime The Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger took to Instagram to share some graphic (and painful-looking!) burns on her leg.
"What they see vs. what they don't see..." the 48-year-old "Don't Cha" singer wrote alongside the shots. As the caption implies, the photos alternated between gnarly pics of her burned leg and sultry shots of the "Stickwitu" singer showing off her toned abs and luscious raven locks before hitting the stage.
The serious-looking burns on her leg appeared to be blistering but healing, with a few streaked like she suffered an attack by a badger.
Scherzinger revealed late last month that she'd burned herself by accidentally dumping boiling water on her leg just an hour before a show in Germany during her ongoing "PCD Forever" tour.
"Nothing like boiling water falling on your leg an hour before your set," she wrote alongside shots of her freshly burned leg on Instagram Stories at the time. "But the show must go on. Thanks Dusseldorf for keeping me going. See you soon Amsterdam."
A true pro, the singer reportedly performed hits like "When I Grow Up" as though she hadn't just dumped boiling water on herself an hour earlier.
Fans and Celebrity Pals Support Nicole Scherzinger as She Soldiers on Despite Gruesome Burns on Her Leg
Meanwhile, the comments section to Scherzinger's recent post showing off her burned but healing leg was full of words of support from fans and high-profile pals.
"I Will Survive" legend Gloria Gaynor weighed in with, "You are a warrior, @nicolescherzinger!"
"Heal quickly!!" former volleyball pro and TV personality Gabby Reece chimed in.
"And you carried on...if this was footballer they be on the bench for weeks," one fan joked.
"You are unstoppable!! And this strength and determination inspire us so much! You guys look so beautiful, united, and strong!" another fan gushed.
"I see a badass woman who can't be stopped," yet another fierce fan wrote.
Meanwhile, Scherzinger and her burned leg don't have that much longer to go. The "PCD Forever" tour, which kicked off back in June, winds down in São Paulo, Brazil, on Oct. 30.
