Nicole Scherzinger shows off her moves in a beaded bikini as she gets into the carnival spirit on X Factor Judges Houses shoot

She’s meant to be working hard mentoring her acts in a bid to retain her X Factor crown but it looks like Nicole Scherzinger has found some time to party in between filming duties.
The 35-year-old has jetted to the sunny climes of Antigua to shoot her Judges Houses stage of the ITV show.
And the stunning star has certainly been making the most of her short time on the paradise isle.

Party time! Nicole Scherzinger gets stuck into the carnival atmosphere as she films her Judges Houses episode for the X Factor in Antigua

Nicole has flown her acts to the Caribbean to whittle them down to the final three, who she will take to the live shows.
It’s rumoured the Pussycat Doll is mentoring the Girls category this year after sweeping to victory with the Boys and James Arthur in 2012.
The singer is definitely showing her young protégées a good time as she was spotted getting into the carnival spirit whilst filming at the island’s famous Shirley Heights on Wednesday.

Work hard, play hard: Nicole shows off her moves with the locals as she enjoys a beach party on the idyllic isle

Nicole looked gorgeous as she showed off her famous curves in an intricately beaded bikini top and high waisted denim shorts.
The singer covered up with a fringed pink wrap and slipped into some flat beaded sandals, to coordinate with her bikini.
With her brunette hair left loose and wavy, the Hawaii born star tucked a pink flower behind her ear and added some large hoop earrings to capture the relaxed island style.

Leading by example: Nicole was keen to show her X Factor acts a good time as she jetted them over to the Caribbean to whittle down her finalists

Nicole seemed to be a huge hit with the locals as she showed off her moves to the beat of the carnival drums, at one point even donning a traditional feathered mask.

The star, who was showing off her twerking skills earlier this month, appeared to be enjoying her dance off with the locals as she broke out into a huge grin as she partied on the beach.

Island style: Nicole looked gorgeous in her beaded bikini top and tiny denim shorts, throwing a pretty printed wrap over her beach look

Nicole seems to have got the best deal out of the Judges Houses locations, managing to persuade Simon Cowell and his X Factor bigwigs to jet her out to paradise.
Louis Walsh meanwhile has recently returned from Saint-Tropez where he was joined by celeb pals Nicole Appleton and Westlife’s Shane Filan.
Robbie Williams is rumoured to have joined Sharon Osbourne in LA last weekend as she narrowed down her acts whilst Gary Barlow is thought to have filmed his stint in New York with guest judge Olly Murs.

She can do more than twerk! The X Factor judge gets stuck into a dance off with the locals

There’s no official word on who Nicole has bought along as her guest mentor, but rumours suggest her good friend Mary J Blige is helping her out following her enlistment of Ne-Yo last year.
Spare a thought for Xtra Factor host Caroline Flack though who has been busy keeping her Twitter followers up to date with her jet set life as she follows the four judges around the world.

She fits right in: Nicole donned a colourful feathered mask to complete her island style

It appears the jet lag and partying is catching up with the 33-year-old who moaned to her followers ahead of her Antigua flight on Monday:
‘Home from judges house for 19 hours...... Then it begins again... Anyone got spare eyes? Or a spare suitcase?’
‘My suitcase exploded whilst in the air due to over packing .... So they sent it all through in a see thru bin bag.... Never felt cooler.’