The new Westfield Stratford City shopping centre launched to much excitement this week, with Nicole Scherzinger opening the retail giant in style with a spectacular pyro-show performance. Our lucky winner Irema, a longstanding Nicole fan, got to go down to the opening and meet her big idol!

As a mother of three, Irema rarely gets a minute to herself. So when we announced that she was the lucky girl who would meet Nicole Scherzinger at the official Westfield Stratford City opening – and enjoy a £500 shopping spree at the new centre to boot –, she could barely contain her excitement.

Nicole’s exclusive performance took place in Westfield Stratford City’s entertainment court, in front of a host of fans and celebrities including the Mayor of London, Sir Philip Green and presenters Nick Grimshaw and Pixie Geldof. Irema says she has been a huge fan of Nicole since The Pussycat Dolls first released their debut single “Don’t Cha”. No surprise then, that she was jumping up and down as Nicole and her dancers broke into the smash hit halfway through their set!

After the spectacular show, we were escorted backstage to greet Nicole and have a chat about her performance. Despite still recuperating from her (quite literally) breathtaking performance, Nicole looked stunning as she came out wearing a black bodycon dress and sky-high cobolt blue heels. The girls had a chat about music and exchanged nail polish tips – and Nicole complimented Irema on her outfit – before the superstar was rushed off to catch her flight back to the US.

Irema spent the rest of the day treating herself with her £500 Westfield shopping vouchers. “I’ve had such an amazing day,” she said, “Nicole was so lovely and I can't believe she complimented me on my dress! Thank you Miss Win It!”