Lewis Hamilton and Nicole Scherzinger were in a relationship for 7 long years. The pair had an on-and-off relationship from 2008 to 2015. They broke up in the summer of 2015, citing busy schedules as the reason behind their split.

Sometime later, the PussyCat Dolls singer went on the renowned talk show The Wendy Williams Show. There she was asked about her relationship with the Mercedes driver. The talk show host mentioned that the singer might have wasted her time with Hamilton.

The Talk show host said, “I was saying, truth, because you’re 37, this is a woman who spent seven years of her life breaking up and getting back together. Poor us because they can have babies whenever they want. Those are seven years you can never get back and he was really wealthy. I was rooting for you, girl. I’m sorry to hear about that. And the good years down here,” said.

To which Scherzinger replied, “You know, everything happens for a reason. I’m a girl of faith and a strong believer, and seven years was a long time.”

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It was surely a harsh assessment of a relationship by the talk show host. But why did the two split up? Hamilton commented it is difficult for the couple to maintain a relationship with their busy careers.

Lewis Hamilton comments on why he parted ways with Nicole Scherzinger

The 7-time world champion gave a very sophisticated assessment of why his relationship with the singer ended. He explained it is hard for athletes to have a balanced personal and professional life.

“I think it’s probably similar to most sportsmen and women, really. It may be slightly different in that we are traveling as much as we are, and you are just away for crazy amounts of time, so that’s probably an additional weight load that makes it really, really tough to hold down a good relationship,” said Hamilton.

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It is a shame that the relationship did not last. But it is also nice to see that both individuals have moved on with their lives and are leading successful careers.