NICOLE Scherzinger First Job ? Dressing up as a Lion!

NICOLE Scherzinger says her first job involved her having to dress as a lion.

The Pussycat Dolls singer — who’s currently dating British Formula One star Lewis Hamilton — made an appearance on US TV show Lopez Tonight when she showed off a picture of herself dressed as King Louis the Lion while working at Six Flags in Mobile, Alabama, while growing up.

“It was wretchedly hot,” she laughed. “

But you gotta do what you gotta do — you’ve got to hustle and grind.”

Nicole — who’s currently taking part on US TV show Dancing With Stars – added she had to appear on the program “because my mum would kill me if I didn’t”.

“She’s a huge fan,” Scherzinger added. “I was in the studio once and called my mother up and said, ‘Ma, I want you to know I’m doing a duet with this guy, he is amazing, he’s a legend, it’s such an honor — I’m doing a duet with Sting.’

And she said, “That’s wonderful — when are you going to do Dancing With The Stars?’”