Nicole Scherzinger: Chris Brown rumours are part of the fame game

Nicole Scherzinger doesn't take any notice of the celebrity gossip (Picture: Getty)

Probed on how she has dealt with people suggesting she is secretly dating the Don't Wake Me Up singer behind Lewis Hamilton's back, she explained: 'It's a part of it, you know, and you just got to pay no time to it.

'The press does not define you, you know who you are deep inside.

'My boys have to just stay strong.'

But it's The X Factor which is really at the forefront of the former Pussycat Doll's mind at the moment.

Asked how she's enjoying her time mentoring Rylan Clark, James Arthur and Jahmene Douglas, she added to ITN at the Pride Of Britain Awards in London last night: 'It's so much fun for me because I have three completely different contestants.

The X Factor judge was spotted with Chris Brown on a recent night out (Picture: Getty)

'So it's three difference experiences, three different ways to communicate with them as artists, three different ways to go about it and three different kinds of songs that I'm thinking about in my head all the time and I'm loving it.

'I love my boys I'm so proud of them. And thank you to all of the supporters out there and we love you Robbie Williams!'

VIDEO: Nicole Scherzinger talks Chris Brown and The X Factor