Singer Kimberly Wyatt rose to fame as a member of girl group The Pussycat Dolls, but left to pursue solo projects. She released a top five single, Candy, with rapper Aggro Santos and became a judge on Sky 1’s dance show Got To Dance. She is now set to release a single, Stars In Your Eyes, with her new band, Her Majesty and the Wolves, on Monday.

HOW’S YOUR SOLO CAREER AND HER MAJESTY AND THE WOLVES GOING?

It’s been absolutely amazing, it’s just such a freedom to be creatively self-expressed and to be able to not only write songs but sing them, and to be the one in charge of how I present myself, what I have to say, how I look. I really enjoy it. And to have a partner like Spencer (Nezey) – Spencer is so talented, he’s one of the most talented people I know. His beats are really incredible, we really speak the same language when it comes to our music likes and our interests, and it’s just fun to come up with a concept like Her Majesty and the Wolves which is just limitless with ideas, and to see our little baby come to life and watch it grow.

DO YOU FEEL HAPPIER NOW YOU’RE DOING YOUR OWN THING?

I feel free. I’m very happy. I feel like you have one life to live and being self-expressed is such a huge priority that I take quite seriously in my life. If I’m not growing then I’m not happy and this project gives me a chance to grow in so many ways: It’s challenging, I feel like I get personal victories every day from just trying new things and facing things that maybe don’t feel quite as natural but just going for it and putting my heart and soul into Her Majesty and the Wolves.

WAS IT NICE WORKING WITH ASHLEY (ROBERTS, HER PUSSYCAT DOLLS BAND MATE) AGAIN IN THE VIDEO FOR STARS IN YOUR EYES?

Yes, Ashley and I have been close friends for so long, even before the Dolls. When we were getting ready to do our first real video and our first real song I was thinking about choreography and she came in and I dug the choreography that she did. We’re so used to being opposites on stage and pulling from each other’s energy when we perform. I think that as we were getting ready to launch this project it just seemed right to have my friend there with me.

AND WHAT’S THE NEXT STEP FOR YOUR SOLO CAREER?

The next step is promoting the single Stars In Your Eyes, which comes out on Monday, and then it’ll be on to the next single. It was interesting to do the green screen stuff in the video and see what people can do with after-effects. It takes really a lot of work to do the editing around them and I went into the studio to see them bringing this world to life.

HOW DID YOU FIND THIS YEAR’S GOT TO DANCE AUDITIONS?

This year’s auditions have been absolutely incredible, I think we’ve seen an awareness of what the show’s all about and what we’re looking for. We’ve seen so much incredible talent and so many different genres of dance.

HAVE YOU SPOTTED ANY POTENTIAL WINNERS?

I have to say, with the season being longer this year, and having 28 semi-finalists, there are so many to choose from, but I do have my favourites. My favourites, coming from a dance background and my perspective on things, are usually different than what the public see.

THE OTHER JUDGES SAY YOU’RE THE ONE WHO TELLS IT LIKE IT IS?

I am, I try to be as honest as possible. I feel like with the amount of experience I have under my belt and coming all the way from Los Angeles to give my time to the contenders here, I have my 90 seconds to tell them what I think. I want to be as honest as possible and give them something to take away from their experience.

HOW DO YOU GET ON WITH YOUR FELLOW JUDGES?

I think we make an incredible team, we are genuinely good friends and have got to know each other over the course of doing the second season as well as the first. We honestly have such a good laugh the entire time that we’re filming the show and the fact that we all come from different backgrounds and perspectives with dance (means) we all have something different to say, we see it from different views and if we feel strongly about someone we’re not scared to speak our mind.

DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER DREAM ROLES ON STAGE OR SCREEN?

Well I’m living my dream really. I just love to be a part of the process and I think with Her Majesty and the Wolves the possibilities are endless: This could be a game, a stage show, couture, it could be a lot of different things, so I’m very focused on bringing music to new outlets.

AND FINALLY, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR TRADEMARK DANCE MOVE AND THE FACT THAT YOUR LEG IS SO FAMOUS?

It’s tough because it’s inspired by some and criticised by others. But I’ve worked at being able to do that since I was seven years old, through a lot of ballet practice, so I’m very proud of the fact that my ballet basis of dancing is so famous.

■ Got To Dance, Sky1, Fridays at 10pm and Tuesday, 8pm