Nicole Scherzinger enjoys the British heatwave in a white and blue floral summer dress as she steps out for lunch in Manchester

Nicole Scherzinger soaked up the sun in a white and blue floral dress on Sunday as she stepped out in Manchester with a friend.

The soon-to-be Broadway star, 46, looked fantastic in the long, sleeveless white dress adorned with blue flowers. 

She accessorised with a white Chanel bag, large pair of stylish sunglasses, and a flat pair of silver sandals. 

Nicole, who will lead Sunset Boulevard from October, carried a cream shawl in one hand for when the sun set.

She and her friend had been enjoying a meal at Fenix Restaurant And Bar, which serves Greek food.

The soon-to-be Broadway star looked fantastic in the long, sleeveless white dress adorned with blue flowers

She accessorised with a white Chanel bag, large pair of stylish sunglasses, and a flat pair of silver sandals

The outing comes after Nicole sent temperatures soaring in a skimpy patterned bikini as she posed for sizzling Instagram snaps during a lavish holiday.

The former Pussycat Dolls frontwoman looked incredible as she showed off her jaw-dropping figure in the two-piece, which boasted a triangle top and matching bottoms.

She shielded from the sun behind a pair of sunglasses as she raised her arms above her head as she posed up a storm at the bow of a luxury yacht. 

Leaving her long dark tresses loose, Nicole relaxed on a deck as she soaked up the sun while out at sea during the getaway. 

The Masked Singer judge later slipped into a pair of stylish white crochet trousers as she sipped on a glass of fizz while sat in a deck chair at the stern of the boat.

Nicole flashed her gorgeous smile as she held her glass of champagne high in the air as she travelled in land on a rib boat.

In another snap on the rib boat, Nicole posed with fiancé Thom Evans as they both donned life jackets. 

Following her success as Norma Desmond in the West End revival of Sunset Boulevard, Nicole bagged her Broadway debut for the same role. 

Nicole, who will lead Sunset Boulevard from October, carried a cream shawl in one hand for when the sun set 

She told the Daily Mail: ‘It’s crazy, I’ve done the West End twice and I’ve never gone to Broadway. This is my very first time, I’m making my debut as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, the beautiful Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with my brilliant director Jamie Lloyd.’

The former X Factor judge noted that she is ‘so excited’ and that Broadway will be ‘a dream come true for me.’

She said: ‘I’ve always dreamed as a little girl of going to the theatre and now I’m doing it as Norma and all the stars have aligned.

‘I couldn’t have imagined a better time and a better role and a better everything. So, I’m feeling really blessed and excited.’