The competition in the search for the Girlicious ladies was so tough and tight that, when it came down to the wire, Pussycat Dolls creator, Robin Antin, just had to turn the group from a trio to a quartet. Antin just couldn't bear to send any one of the remaining contenders ? Tiffanie Anderson, Nichole Cordova, Natalie Mejia and Chrystina Sayers ? home.

The four Girlicious ladies had been quietly hard at work, under cover of stealth and discretion while Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious was still on the air. Despite the need for secrecy to avoid spoiling the close of the reality contest, the quartet dove right into the recording process for the eponymous debut album.

?Since the show ended, we've been in the studio, we've been at the gym, learning dances, everyday non-stop,? Nichole said during an interview with the Daily Motion. ?It's like we're always busy, always doing something.?

One of her new girl group mates has likewise given their own take on the rollercoaster ride they've all had since joining Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious.

?There's so many things about the journey,? Natalie remarked. ?Just being on the show, like so many emotions, so many sides of who you are as a person comes out when you're taken out of your element, your environment of everyday life and like put into this house with all these people you've never met.?

?I think it was hard to overcome moving out for the first time,? Nichole quipped anew. ?It's a little bit hard just to be like, ?Bye, Mom? and move away from my family but I really do feel like it was my destiny so I'm just having a blast and trying to make sure that in all the chaos, in all the busyness, I enjoy and I realize what I'm doing. This is just something I've wanted for so long,? she admitted.