There was no chance of Nicole Scherzinger needing a bigger boat as she cruised the Pacific on Wednesday, shortly after swimming with sharks off the coast of Hawaii. 

The Pussycat Doll is currently spending Christmas in her birth-state, and she wasted no time in making the most of her breathtaking surroundings by venturing out for a picturesque boat ride. 

Taking to Instagram, Nicole, 44, showed off her incredible physique in a cream bikini as she took a seat on the vessel's bow while enjoying a panoramic view of the ocean. 

In separate images the singer and talent show judge wears a sheer shawl over her swimwear as she gazes out at the Hawaiian island of Oahu and its north shore. 

Captioning the posts, she wrote: 'This is my happy place.'  

On Tuesday the American star uploaded a montage video in which she was seen swimming with sharks, whale watching and chasing wild dolphins.

Nicole looked sensational for her day at sea, opting for a skimpy white bikini set boasting an eye-catching cross-back design.

Sitting on the front of the boat, the singer looked delighted as she spotted a shiver of sharks, and swiftly pulled on a snorkel before lowering herself into the water. 

The singer, who was born in Honolulu, has regularly gone back to her home country to visit her friends and family. 

She is understood to be engaged to boyfriend Thom Evans after the rugby ace popped the question during a romantic break to Mykonos. 

Nicole and former international rugby player Thom made their romance red carpet official in January 2020 when they attended a Golden Globes Award after-party together in Beverly Hills, California. 

The singer previously enjoyed an eight-year, on-off relationship with Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton and a shorter romance with tennis player Grigor Dimitrov.

At the end of last year, Thom opened up about their relationship for the first time as he admitted he's 'massively punching above my weight!' 

The former rugby player told The Sun: 'I've hit the jackpot. Nobody is asking Nicole how she got with me because I'm massively punching (above my weight). She's so easy and fun to be around. I've hit the jackpot.'

Opening up about how he feels about his girlfriend, the sportsman, who has dated the likes of Kelly Brook and Caggie Dunlop, told how he thinks he's found the one after never having experienced that feelings before.

He said: 'People always say, 'When you know, you know' and I can honestly say I'd never really had that moment. But within the first couple of days with Nicole it was just awesome and it has been awesome ever since.'