The Pussycat Dolls are back — but not everyone made the guest list. Original member Carmit Bachar has dropped a bombshell, claiming she was left out in the cold from the group’s highly anticipated reunion concert, sending shockwaves through the pop world.

The Pussycat Dolls 2026: From left: Kimberly Watt, Ashley Roberts, and Nicole Scherzinger (Facebook)

The stage is set for three. Nicole Scherzinger, Kimberly Wyatt, and Ashley Roberts are stepping back into the limelight as the newly minted Dolls — and they're not holding back on the tea, dishing out their takes on why Carmit didn't make the cut.

“Well, I mean, listen — we are just, so, as women today …,” Scherzinger started, struggling momentarily to find the words, during an appearance on the Today show aired on March 20, according to an article on billboard.com.

Kimberly continued, “I mean, it has been an ever-changing lineup, and this is what it looks like now in 2026. “You never know what comes next. Ultimately, we’ve got to protect our peace, and when something like The Pussycat Dolls has so much history … we have ruptured in the past, and right now we are repairing, and we’re sort of on the same page with that.”

Nicole then completed her earlier thought. “But what I wanted to say is, we have so much love and respect for all of the women who have been part of the PCD legacy. Once a Doll, always a Doll.”

On March 12, the Pussycat Dolls released a new single, “Club Song,” alongside an announcement of a 53-date reunion tour scheduled to begin in June. 

Shortly after the announcement, Carmit shared a detailed statement: “In light of recent developments, I feel it is important to speak honestly and respectfully. I was not contacted regarding the group’s decision to move forward, and I learned of these plans at the same time as the public.”

“Given my history with the brand, having been part of its foundation long before its commercial debut and instrumental in the connections that led to the record deal … I would have appreciated direct communication,” she wrote. “While this is disappointing on a personal level, I remain proud of the role I played in helping shape what The Pussycat Dolls became.”

The Pussycat Dolls formed in 1995 as a six-member group that also included Melody Thornton and Jessica Sutta. Throughout their career, they have placed 11 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and landed two albums on the Billboard 200.

Carmit participated in the group’s 2019 reunion, during which they performed as a five-member lineup — without Melody — on The X Factor: Celebrity and released “React” in February 2020. 

The comeback proved brief, as the COVID-19 pandemic led to the postponement of a planned tour that year. The tour was ultimately canceled in 2022, and both Carmit and Jessica stated on Instagram that they had not been informed of the decision before it was made public.

Among the hits of The Pussycat Dolls are Don't Xha, Stickwitu, Buttons, Jai Ho!, When I Grow Up, I Hate This Part, and Sway.