London, September 4 : Nicole Scherzinger has revealed that she was nicknamed "pizza face" during her teen years because of her "monster blemishes".

The girlfriend of Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton, admitted that even she suffered with skin woes and was bullied when she had a "horrible breakout" on her face during her teens, the Daily Star reported.

The former ' X Factor ' judge expressed her embarrassment over the way she was taunted because of her blemishes, which were caused by "stress", and added that she became so desperate to get rid of them hat she even tried "toothpaste, Neosporin for the aftermath". (ANI)