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"Nicole Scherzinger, 33, (the finale of The X Factor airs on Fox Dec. 21 and 22 at 8 p.m.) shares the 25 things you don&amp;apos;t know about her with Us Weekly.\r\n1. I love all things coconut: sorbet, water.\r\n2. I live for Old School. And, at one point, my nickname was Nicoleon Dynamite.\r\n3. I can&amp;apos;t watch scary movies or anything remotely scary!\r\n4. I make a mean Kentucky Derby pie.\r\n5. I try to make it to church every Sunday.\r\n6. My idea of a fun night is bingo with my special friends with disabilities at the Arc (thearc.org).\r\n\r\n 7. I secretly sing a little bit of opera.\r\n8. I don&amp;apos;t like skulls or snakes.\r\n9. I don&amp;apos;t like mean people.\r\nPHOTOS: This year&amp;apos;s biggest celebrity feuds\r\n10. I&amp;apos;m OCD about my house.\r\n11. At 14, I swam around and sang my version of the Little Mermaid for my first acting audition.\r\n12. I don&amp;apos;t like coffee -- I&amp;apos;m definitely a tea girl.\r\n13. I was a softball champ growing up -- I just don&amp;apos;t know why my nickname was Noodle Arm.\r\n14. My favorite food is a Hawaiian plate lunch with poke and some pickled mango.\r\n\r\n15. On a sad day, I put on some Bob Marley and it brings me back to [my native] Hawaiian islands.\r\n16. I love to paddleboard, but secretly wish I were a pro surfer.\r\n17. I collect crucifixes.\r\n18. I don&amp;apos;t eat fast food, but every now and then Taco Bell hits the spot!\r\n19. I love Cream of Wheat and Pop-Tarts!\r\n20. My favorite cake is red velvet with cream cheese frosting.\r\n21. I&amp;apos;m usually always late -- I&amp;apos;ll be late for my own funeral.\r\n22. I don&amp;apos;t watch television. I don&amp;apos;t know a single show on right now other than The X Factor.\r\n\r\n23. I don&amp;apos;t know how to take a day off.\r\n 24. I&amp;apos;m the best &amp;quot;bad dancer&amp;quot;&amp;#xA0;ever!\r\n 25. I never liked potato chips, but just recently I discovered kettle chips...I live for them! Salt and vinegar!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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