Pussycat Dolls 'working on third album'

The founder of the Pussycat Dolls has dismissed speculation that the band are close to splitting.

The latest rumours were sparked by reports that member Ashley Roberts had told fans in London that the 'Hush Hush; Hush Hush' stars had "broken up".

Writing on her Twitter blog, Robin Antin said: "The Pussycat Dolls are not breaking up and if they ever were, you would hear it from me first.

"Not gossip! Album number three is on the way."

This is not the first time that the girlband have been forced to deny rumours of a rift. Earlier this year, Melody Thorton insisted that the singers were still going strong amid reports that frontwoman Nicole Scherzinger was eager to move on.