Nicole Scherzinger shows off surfboarding skills as she rides waves in bikini and life jacket

Nicole Scherzinger showed off her very impressive surfboarding skills on Monday when she rode a series of choppy waves in an Instagram post dedicated to Memorial Day.

Nicole, 42, looked like a natural on her surfboard, and slipped into a pair of black bikini bottoms and a blue life jacket as she told fans: ‘In life you can’t stop the waves, but you can learn how to ride them!’

Wearing her raven tresses loose, the Pussycat Doll effortlessly kept her balance while skimming over a body of water and couldn’t stop smiling.

Impressive: Nicole Scherzinger, 42, showed off her impressive surfboarding skills on Monday when she rode a series of choppy waves in an Instagram post dedicated to Memorial Day

Bright blue skies loomed above the star and lush greenery was visible in the background.

Nicole captioned her post in full: ‘In life you can’t stop the waves, but you can learn how to ride them!

‘Happy Memorial Day! Whether you’re spending time with loved ones or remembering them today, have a blessed holiday.’

She added: ‘Eternally grateful for the brave men and women who serve for our great country!’

Nicole recently enjoyed the sun-soaked break to Hawaii with her boyfriend Thom Evans where she had been visiting her family.

Like a natural: Nicole looked like a natural on her surfboard, and slipped into a pair of black bikini bottoms and a blue life jacket

Balance: Wearing her raven tresses loose, the Pussycat Doll effortlessly kept her balance while skimming over a body of water and couldn’t stop smiling

Nicole wrote: ‘Happy Memorial Day! Whether you’re spending time with loved ones or remembering them today, have a blessed holiday’

The singer was in the Kahuku area of the island archipelago, where she was born before relocating to Kentucky as a child.

Nicole’s father Alfonso Valiente left the family when she was two and her mother later married Gary Scherzinger, who adopted Nicole, with the star taking his surname.

Nicole met Thom in 2019 while filming The X Factor: Celebrity, in which he competed in boyband Try Star alongside fellow sportsmen Ben Foden and Levi Davis.

They are said to be looking towards the future and intend on purchasing a property together in London.

Couple: Nicole recently enjoyed a sun-soaked break to Hawaii with her boyfriend Thom Evans where she had been visiting her family