Ashley Roberts Trades Tour Woes For Barbados Sunshine Ahead of Brazil Debut

Ashley Roberts is soaking up some well-earned downtime before The Pussycat Dolls head to South America for the first time.

The 44-year-old singer took to Instagram on Thursday with a carousel of images from a recent Barbados getaway, showing off her toned physique in a white bikini while lounging on a swing overlooking the water. Another shot captured her in a sleek black halter-neck bikini and sunglasses, while a separate post found her rocking a green-and-yellow thong bikini paired with a Brazilian flag-themed T-shirt — a nod to the band’s newly confirmed shows in Brazil this October.

Between the beach poses, Roberts documented a more low-key side of the trip: sipping from a coconut, curling up with a book, skipping rope and meditating in the sand. She summed up her feelings toward the island in a simple caption: “Barbs I never want to leave ya.”

The relaxed getaway comes on the heels of a career milestone the group is eager to celebrate. Earlier in the week, Roberts announced that The Pussycat Dolls will perform in Brazil for the first time ever, writing, “Chicas it’s official, the @pussycatdolls are coming to Brazil. We couldn’t be more excited!!! The love you show us doesn’t go unnoticed, so of course we had to party with y’all!” The group echoed the announcement on its own account, framing the October dates as a long-overdue thank-you to its South American fan base.

The Brazil news offers a welcome reset after a bruising few months for the reunited trio. Roberts, Nicole Scherzinger and Kimberly Wyatt had planned an ambitious 53-date comeback run spanning the UK, Europe and North America, but in June they were forced to scrap the entire U.S. and Canadian leg — 33 shows in all — after ticket sales came in far below expectations.

Organizers reportedly slashed prices to as low as $30 a seat, yet arenas were still projected to run roughly 80% empty, prompting the cancellation just weeks before the tour’s planned kickoff in Palm Desert, California.

Against that backdrop, Roberts has kept her public presence upbeat, using her platform to spotlight the group’s momentum abroad rather than dwell on the setback at home. Her Barbados photos, paired with the Brazil reveal, suggest a group leaning into the markets still showing them love — even as questions linger about how the rest of the comeback tour will fare.