Nicola Wheeler
Encyclopedia
Nicola Wheeler is an English
actress, best known for playing the role of Nicola King in ITV
's Emmerdale
.
She was born Nicola Hodge, but raised with the name Nicola Palmer. Becoming an actress meant Nicola then had to change Palmer as her last name, due to there already being an actress with the same name.
in the episode from Halifax
, her first screen role was on Coronation Street
as Melanie Tindel.
She joined Emmerdale
as Nicola Blackstock
in 2000 and served for five years, before returning in 2007 as Nicola De Souza. She won the 2006 British Soap Award for Best Bitch.
Nicola appeared on the Sky One reality show Cirque de Celebrité
but was voted out on the fifth week by Blazin' Squad
member Kenzie. She appeared in the Halifax Pantomime as the Wicked Witch.
Nicola was also the celebrity guest, along with Malandra Burrows
at the Leeds Dogs Trust
Waggy Walks event at Temple Newsam
on 3 October 2010. Nicola opened the walk and then completed the 5 km walk with her dog Jasper.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actress, best known for playing the role of Nicola King in ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
's Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
.
She was born Nicola Hodge, but raised with the name Nicola Palmer. Becoming an actress meant Nicola then had to change Palmer as her last name, due to there already being an actress with the same name.
Career
Pre-fame, She appeared on Derek Acorah's Ghost TownsDerek Acorah's Ghost Towns
Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns is a paranormal reality television series which featured noted Medium Derek Acorah as he visited towns in the UK to investigate hauntings. The team would travel in the "Ghost Town Van" and would allow townsfolk to tell the team about their encounters with hauntings in...
in the episode from Halifax
Halifax, West Yorkshire
Halifax is a minster town, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It has an urban area population of 82,056 in the 2001 Census. It is well-known as a centre of England's woollen manufacture from the 15th century onward, originally dealing through the Halifax Piece...
, her first screen role was on Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
as Melanie Tindel.
She joined Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
as Nicola Blackstock
Nicola Blackstock
Nicola King is a fictional character in the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She has been played by Nicola Wheeler since she joined the soap in 2001.-Casting:...
in 2000 and served for five years, before returning in 2007 as Nicola De Souza. She won the 2006 British Soap Award for Best Bitch.
Nicola appeared on the Sky One reality show Cirque de Celebrité
Cirque de Celebrité
Cirque de Celebrité was a celebrity reality TV show broadcast on Sky One. The show features celebrities training for and then performing various circus acts. The winner of the 2006 series was Grace Adams-Short....
but was voted out on the fifth week by Blazin' Squad
Blazin' Squad
Blazin' Squad were an English pop-rap vocal group. The group enjoyed significant success in the UK, achieving six top ten hits, including "Crossroads", a cover version of the Bone Thugs-n-Harmony original.-In The Beginning: 2002:...
member Kenzie. She appeared in the Halifax Pantomime as the Wicked Witch.
Nicola was also the celebrity guest, along with Malandra Burrows
Malandra Burrows
Malandra Elizabeth Burrows is an English actress and singer.-Early life:Burrows' first name, Malandra, is a portmanteau of her parents' names, Malcolm and Sandra. Her mother encouraged her at an early age to begin dancing; she initially trained under Billy Pearce's mother Jean...
at the Leeds Dogs Trust
Dogs Trust
Dogs Trust, formerly known as the National Canine Defence League, is an animal welfare charity and humane society in the United Kingdom which specialises in the wellbeing of dogs. The charity rehabilitates and finds new homes for dogs which have been abandoned or given up by their owners...
Waggy Walks event at Temple Newsam
Temple Newsam
Temple Newsam is a Tudor-Jacobean house with grounds landscaped by Capability Brown, in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
on 3 October 2010. Nicola opened the walk and then completed the 5 km walk with her dog Jasper.