Tulisa 'nervous' about N-Dubz stage return without whisky shot 'for Dutch courage'

Tulisa Contostavlos has admitted she was nervous about her N-Dubz stage return because she used to drink a whisky shot for courage before shows but was teetotal on their reunion tour.

The Say It's Over singer and bandmates Dappy and Fazer are back together after a hiatus of around 10 years and have performed a string of massive gigs.

Speaking on This Morning, Contostavlos confessed that she was a little bit “hesitant” when it came to getting out there again.

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Host Dermot O'Leary asked the star if it took her a while before she felt like she wanted to go back on stage, as things change when you are older.

"I was hesitant to want to get back on the stage," the 34-year-old told O'Leary and his co-host Alison Hammond.

"But once I was it was just like, it just kicked in. Robotic. Second nature.

"And I think another reason I was nervous is because back in the day I used to always have a little whisky shot for Dutch courage.

"But for this tour I was teetotal. So I was a bit nervous."

"But it was like second nature," she added.

The singers sold out a string of shows, and Contostavlos said being back out there was a real "buzz".

N-Dubz started making music together when they were children and they released their first single You Better Not Waste My Time in 2006.

Their hits include Papa Can You Hear Me?, We Dance On and Best Behaviour.

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In May last year the hip hop trio announced that they were reuniting after several years apart.

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