There is also the small case of attending to the other woman in his life, girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger, ahead of her West End debut. Hamilton goes on: “She’s witnessed the sacrifice first hand. And it’s sacrificing time with her. Sometimes I say I’ve got to be somewhere else. Or the early nights. She says: ‘Really? It’s 10 o’clock. You want to go to bed now?’” The time for their engagement or a permanent move back to the UK – which would do wonders for his public standing – are not on the cards just yet. But a succession of championships seem to be on the horizon.