The former Pussycat Doll was in the audience for the BBC One dance show, supporting her fellow ex-Doll, Ashley Roberts.
However, Nicole's appearance got tongues wagging when she appeared "uncomfortable" and "hostile" during an interview with host Tess.
Nicole was caught muttering something during the chat – and now she has taken to Twitter to clarify what happened.
Insisting that she and Tess were talking about their dresses, the star tweeted: "Tess: 'Nice Dress!'
"Me: 'Thanks!' *Looks Down* 'Wow, together we look like Christmas' *Looks up and realizes we’re live..*
"@TessDaly can sit as close to me as she likes & everyone else can focus on how @ImAshleyRoberts killed it last night! Have a blessed, positive Sunday! xo".
The tweet comes after a lipreader told us that the singer told Tess: "Your hair is touching me." as the TV presenter spoke to those at home, with a body language expert saying that the former X Factor judge was clearly "unhappy" as her personal space was "invaded".
As Tess spoke, she leaned in slightly towards Nicole, causing her blonde curls to fall onto her interviewee's shoulder.
Judi James, author and body language expert, said: "There is absolutely no mirroring between Nicole and Tess here, suggesting a lack of empathy or rapport.
"Tess does technically invade Nicole's space with her gesticulation as she talks, but in a friendly-looking way. You'd expect Nicole to do a bit of postural echoing here to create a good 'fit' for the cameras but instead she seems to study the space between them before making a comment to Tess.
"At that point Kimberley, who would have heard the words, seems to stop smiling and look back at the two women.
"The strange thing is that Nicole talks to Tess while Tess is presenting her piece to camera. I suspect Tess would have been reading off an autocue, and during scripted bits like this any guest knows to shut up and smile at the host.
"It's this that makes Nicole's 'aside' to Tess so odd and which would probably give the impression that Nicole was unhappy about something.
"Even if she thought she was off screen at that moment it would be more TV-normal to sit silently."
The presenter then launched into her interview with the singer, who won Dancing With The Stars in 2010.
Viewers of the popular BBC One dance show claimed Nicole told Tess to "get away" from her as they attempted to decipher what she had said.
Taking to Twitter, one fan shared the clip and asked: "Any lipreaders able to work out what Nicole Scherzinger is saying to Tess? Looks a lot like 'don't sit so close to me'."
Another tweeted: "@bbcstrictly Did anyone else notice Nicole Scherzinger @NicoleScherzy say to Tess Daly 'Don't sit so close to me' right as the cameras cut to Tess to introduce the last dance? Wow."
A third replied: "I'm still trying to work out exactly what she said. Got the impression it was along the lines of that or you're on my dress."
Another added: "She definitely says something '…close to me' The look on her face says it all."
A fellow fan asked: "What did Nicole say to Tess before AJ and Lauren's dance?? Hmmmmm #Strictly".
Nicole was joined on Strictly by fellow Pussycat Dolls member Kimberley Wyatt.
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