Nicole Scherzinger is "devastated" over her split from Lewis Hamilton.

She told The Sun newspaper: "I'm devastated that it didn't work out.

It was the hardest decision we had to make, but we made it together.

"I love Lewis and I know he loves me.

"We wish nothing but happiness and the very best for one another. I'm trying to stay strong in my faith right now."

The 36-year-old singer and Lewis, 30, are believed to have had a series of rows over the festive period with one resulting in the racing driver being chucked out of the London apartment owned by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber where Nicole has been staying for the duration of her stint in the West End's revival of 'Cats'.

A source explained: "Nicole had enough and wanted Lewis to go, but he wasn't prepared to so started shouting, demanding she opened up.

"A staff member at the building was concerned about the noise so told them to sort things out."

The pair's hectic schedules are said to have been at the heart of the split.

The couple had been spending less and less time together after Lewis - who bagged his second F1 championship last year - revealed plans to go for a third and Nicole joined the London-based production.

The source explained: "Yes there were fights all the time, but a lot of that simply came from the huge issues caused by being in a long-distance relationship.

"It became impossible for them to balance their work commitments."