Ashley Roberts scraps two shows in Britain

London, July 1 (IANS) Former Pussycat Dolls star Ashley Roberts has cacelled two upcoming gigs in Britain.

The singer, who is promoting her upcoming debut solo album "Butterfly Effect", was due to perform on a string of dates of the touring Summer Live event, but she has since pulled out of dates in Manchester and Sheffield, July 17 and July 18, respectively.

She has not given a reason for the cancellations, but has assured fans she will still be playing in Liverpool, July 20, reports contactmusic.com.

In a series of posts on her Twitter page Monday she wrote: "Hi peeps, I'm devastated to say that due to unforeseen circumstances, I'm no longer going to be @ (the Manchester or Sheffield legs of) SummerLive. So sorry..."

"I'm still going to be bringing the love to @EchoArena for... Summer Live in Liverpool though...sorry again," she tweeted.