Nikki Reed Newman
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Nicole "Nikki" Reed is a fictional character
on the CBS
soap opera
The Young and the Restless
. She has been played by actress Melody Thomas Scott
since 1979. Much of Nikki's history revolves around her many marriages to business tycoon Victor Newman
, a good friend to ex-husband Jack Abbott, longtime friend to Katherine Chancellor
, and longtime enemy of Jill Abbott Fenmore
and the late Diane Jenkins
.
her while drunk. When on trial for the murder, Jill Foster
hired Joseph Thomas to frightened Nikki and her sister Casey Reed, since he looked very similar to her father Nick Reed. Eventually Joseph left town. Nikki also was dating Paul Williams a short time later, and Paul ended up giving Nikki a venereal disease. Nevertheless, Nikki and Paul have remained close friends through the years. When Nikki got healthy again, she began to romance Greg Foster, who worked alongside Nikki's sister Casey and Dr. Snapper Foster
. However, her romance with Greg threatened her friendship with Paul. When Nikki and Greg were about to marry, Paul tried to stop her, but was unsuccessful. Paul ended up turning his attention to April Stevens.
Eventually, Nikki signed up at a modeling agency heading by Rose Deville, which actually was a prostitution ring. One of the men Nikki was with ended up having a heart attack when Nikki resisted. She then called Rose in a panic and Rose arranged for someone to dump the body in an alley. However, a man named Tony came across the body and the Genoa City Police charged him for the man's murder. Greg was named Tony's lawyer. Nikki ended up being threatened not to testify in the case or Greg would be killed. She decided to leave town and a hit man tried to shot Greg, instead shooting his mother Liz Foster. Liz recovered, Nikki returned, and Rose Deville was arrested only to return to a few years later operating a black-market baby ring which stole Nina Webster's
baby. The drama ended up destroying Nikki and Greg's marriage, as he began to pursue April Stevens. However, Greg lost interest when he learned that April's daughter, Heather Stevens, was Paul's. Greg hoped that Paul would try to help April with parenting, but to escape the pressure, Paul ran away to the New World Commune with Nikki. The commune ended up being a scam put together by Paul's brother, Steven Williams and Peggy Brooks. Regardless, Nikki and Greg divorced, Paul and April joined together in a short and very unstable marriage, Greg left town, and Nikki ended up becoming a stripper.
The now stripper Nikki Reed, began a romance with Kevin Bancroft (Christopher Holder) which troubled his mother Allison Bancroft (Lynn Wood). Allison bought a copy of a pornographic film titled Hot Hips, purportedly starring Nikki, in a bid to end Nikki's relationship with son Kevin. The film was distributed by criminal Tony Di Salvo. Nikki married Tony, hoping to get the video back, but she was eventually able to prove that she did not perform the sex scenes featured in the film; they were enacted by a different woman and were intercut with video footage of Nikki stripping. Not only that, but Nikki's friend and former lover, Paul Williams, investigated Tony and killed him.
During the relationship with Kevin, Nikki had a fling with Victor Newman
. When Nikki became pregnant, there was some doubt to the paternity of the child. It was ultimately learned that Victor was the father. The relationship with Kevin ended and she took up with Rick Daros (Randy Holland) during her pregnancy. However, Nikki didn't know that Rick had killed his first wife and planned on doing the same with Nikki. He tried a couple times to kill Nikki, but each time Paul Williams, Andy Richards, and Victor Newman
were able to save her. Nikki eventually gave birth to Victor's child, a daughter named Victoria Nicole Newman
.
Once, Lorie Brooks left Victor
at the altar, he focused his attention on Nikki. However, Victor's former romance Eve Howard came back into town to make sure he was provided for their son Cole Howard. Eve and her new lover Max schemed to steal away Victor's money by poisoning him. Victor survived the poisoning and later was able to trap Eve and kick her out, leaving him alone with Nikki. Victor proposed and got married in 1984. However, right before the ceremony, Eve escaped from her sanitarium and tried to stab Nikki. A year later, Eve escaped again and was dating Rick Daros now, the man who tried to kill Nikki. However, Rick had amnesia and had forgotten that he had tried to kill Nikki. While, Nikki and Victor were vacationing, Eve and Rick stole money away from Victor and escaped to Europe.
Victor
and Nikki's marriage seemed to be very genuine. In fact, Nikki arranged for Victor to meet with his mother for the first time since he was a little boy. However, that reconciliation was brief and his mother, Cora Miller, died soon after. Soon after Victor began his affair with Jack Abbott's sister, Ashley Abbott
. It began as, Ashley learned the truth about her parentage; being Dina Mergeron
and Brent Davis's, daughter, not John Abbott's
. This caused her to be extremely traumatized and ended up at a diner in the middle of nowhere with no memory. Victor came looking for her and eventually found her. When he brought her back to Genoa City, they began their affair.
Nikki tried to fight off Ashley, and even had an affair with Jack just to spite Victor. Nikki even arranged for Victor's brother, Matt Miller, to seduce Ashley, but it proved too little too late; Victor wanted to be with Ashley. However, once Nikki got cancer, Victor returned to Nikki and Ashley aborted the child she conceived with Victor which causes her to have a nervous breakdown. Eventually, Nikki went into remission, allowing Victor to return to Ashley, but by now she had moved on with her psychiatrist, Steven Lassiter. Luckily, for Victor, Steven was later shot by one of his patients.
Victor
and Jack Abbott hired Leanna “Love” Randolph
to write a biography on Victor himself. Jack intends to have his version of the book be a tell-all entitled Ruthless: The Victor Newman Story. Unknowingly to Jack, Leanna adds a chapter that exploits the affair between Victor and Ashley. By this time, Victor and Nikki's marriage was falling apart, and he believed she was behind the publication. Victor divorces her and marries Leanna, but later gets a divorce after the revelation. He proceeds to avenge his degradation by gaining reigns over Jack’s family company, Jabot Cosmetics, which Jack had recently convinced his father
to make a public company. With Victor now in control, he fired Jack and replaced him with Brad Carlton
. In response, Jack spitefully marries Nikki.
In 1993, Victor's former romance Eve Howard returned to town hoping that he would build a relationship with his son Cole Howard
. Victor
"died", but really went on a trip to Kansas where he eventually met Hope Adams
. Back in Genoa City, Cole, who didn't know that Victor was his father, began romancing Nikki and Victoria
. Once he wrote a letter to Eve that he was marrying Victoria, she came rushing back as did Victor to tell Cole that he was his father. Eventually, the truth came out that his real father was Rick Daros, the man who tried to kill Nikki nearly a decade earlier. Victoria and Cole were married for only married for few years.
After Victor's marriage with Hope Newman
ended, he hoped to rekindle things with Nikki, but she had married Dr. Joshua Landers (Heath Kizzier). Victor tried to stop the marriage, but ended up rebounding into the arms of Jack's
lover Diane Jenkins
(then played by Alex Donnelley
), who at the time was engaged to Jack. Diane broke things off with Jack, and she and Victor married soon after. Tragedy struck when Joshua was shot dead by his jealous
ex-wife, Veronica
(Candice Daly
), who had disguised herself and had been posing as Nikki and Joshua's maid, Sarah Lindsey. Hours later, Veronica shot and severely wounded Nikki, leading to Victor to divorce
Diane and remarry Nikki on her deathbed. Victor promised Diane that he would remarry her after Nikki died. When Nikki miraculously recovered, her family was ecstatic, but Diane was (rightly) concerned about where she stood with Victor. Victor soon broke it off with Diane and he began romancing Nikki again. Yet, Victor and Diane were still legally married, and a long and complicated divorce battle continued through 2000. By that time, however, Nikki and Victor had gone their separate ways. Nikki had been briefly engaged to Brad Carlton
.
By 2002, Victor and Nikki reunited and got engaged. However, Victor's
old fianceè Lorie Brooks returned to town as her soon to be ex-husband Max Hollister was threatening to take over Julia Newman Martin's design firm. Victor came to Julia's aid and was able to force Max to sell Julia's company to him. Victor promised Julia, that her company could work within Newman Enterprises and she could remain in charge. Max, however, wanted revenge. He ended up contacting Leanna Love
and appeared on her TV show suggesting that Victor was seeing his ex-wives again. This made Nikki suddenly rethink their plans to remarry.
When Lorie wanted Max to sign the divorce papers, he forced her hand in a new scheme against Victor. He planned on having Lorie seduce Victor at a hotel room, while Nikki was in the hotel for a lunch. Victor and Lorie's room would be videotaped and seen by Nikki. As Victor and Lorie talked, Lorie decided she couldn't hurt Victor and therefore she never turned on the camera. Max ended up getting annoyed and dragged Nikki into the hotel room just as Victor and Lorie were hugging. Both Victor and Nikki figured it was a set up and he began to fight with Lorie. Once Victor left, Lorie and Max fought and she felt awful for hurting Victor. They both left as Victor and Nikki remarried in September 2002.
stole the sperm intending to impregnate herself with his child. After a round of thefts by Ashley Abbott
and Nikki, in a twist of fate, Diane ends up pregnant for Jack Abbott through his sperm bank donation. Similarly, Ashley ends up getting a hold of Victor's sperm and impregnates herself. However, once Abby
is born, she goes on five years thinking that Brad Carlton
is her father. When Ashley had her cancer, she decided to reveal the truth. However, Ashley recovered and Nikki was intent on keeping things about Abby a secret. However, the truth eventually came out.
Since then, Nikki was kidnapped
resulting in post traumatic stress disorder and was been shot by a carjacker. However, after the death of their granddaughter, Cassie
(Camryn Grimes
), in 2005, Victor and Nikki became determined to stay strong for their family and this made their relationship stronger than ever. During this time, Nikki transitioned from wealthy socialite to being a prominent part of Genoa City's business community, despite the fact she bought her way in with Victor's considerable fortune. With Jabot in dire straits, Nikki gave them $35 million dollars to help get the company out of debt. She was given a seat on the board of directors and some share in the company. This immediately caused trouble with Victoria
, Victor
, and Jill Foster Abbott
. She later sold her share and gave up her seat on the board for money to start her own company, NVP Retreats.
In 2007, Nikki ran against her ex-husband Jack in the race for Wisconsin state senate, but after a few mistakes and being caught on tape kissing her campaign manager, David Chow
, she lost the election to Jack. However, Victor was also very angry with Nikki. Soon after the election, Nikki, fed up with Victor's constant disapproval of her decisions, announced that she was leaving him. This led to a long and contentious divorce fueled in part by the involvement of David Chow (Vincent Irizarry
) in Nikki's life. In 2008, Nikki and Victor's latest divorce was complete and Nikki lost ownership of NVP Retreats. The divorce was acrimonious and Nikki walked away with a $100 million dollar divorce settlement from Victor.
Soon after, she was also made CEO of Jabot Cosmetics when Katherine Chancellor
stepped down as CEO of Chancellor Industries and made her daughter Jill Foster Abbott
CEO. However, this once again caused some tension between Nikki and Jill. Nikki ended up stepping down as CEO of Jabot following hearing that David had killed Ji Min Kim
, Jill's current lover. Regardless, Nikki married David Chow
in June 2008 in a small ceremony in Mexico. After they were married, David told Nikki that he had an addiction to gambling and that he owed Walter over $250,000. Only a month later, David asked Nikki for a divorce because he gambled away all of his money and he did not want to gamble away all of hers, but then he asked for a second chance. Nikki bought them a multi-million dollar estate. N
Meanwhile, Paul Williams investigated David and found that David was not even his real name. Nikki was going to ask David for a divorce again when she found out that David was going to drug her. The marriage was dissolved with the death of David in a car crash. Also killed in the crash was Victor's wife Sabrina Newman. Hurt by the actions of her husband, Nikki offered Victor
her support in getting through his tragedy, but he refused and left to Mexico to mourn Sabrina. Nikki ended up following him to Mexico. There, she insinuated that Victor killed the man responsible for the death of Sabrina. Victor denied these allegations and stated that he would never have romantic feelings for Nikki again and that he wished she died, instead of Sabrina. Frustrated with Victor, Nikki returned to Genoa City, only to find Victor back as well where they continued to argue.
Later, Nicholas Newman
found Victor lying on the floor of Sabrina's art gallery. Rushing to the hospital to see Victor, Nikki got the same rejects he had been throwing at her. Nikki, Nick, and Victoria
agreed to have Victor committed. When the doctor came to get Victor, he was nowhere to be found. He had left the hospital and town again. Nikki, still determined to find Victor, enlisted the help of Ashley Abbott
. Nikki was determined to win Victor back to Genoa City. However, she ended up getting into a relationship with her early love, private investigator and long time friend Paul Williams (character), while Victor and Ashley reconnected. By May 2009, Nikki accepted Paul's marriage proposal, but the night before their wedding, she told Paul she could not marry him. She even said that she may not even return to Genoa City again. Before she left, she visited Victor and explained that he was the only man she ever truly loved. While leaving the ranch to go meet her taxi, Nikki was hit by a car driven by the mentally unstable and delirious Ashley Newman
, who had mistaken her for her husband's ex-wife, the deceased, Sabrina Newman.
and given a heart transplant by Colleen Carlton
, he left with Nikki for a rehabilitation center in Europe. Both, Nikki and Victor
returned to Genoa City together, as Victor divorced Ashley Newman
. However, Victor was soon dealing with a major lawsuit that was started by Abby Newman
and would later join Victoria Newman
once she married Billy Abbott
.
Back home, Victor
and Nikki get engaged, but Meggie McClaine is also living there, as Victor thought to protect her. Nikki had Meggie become her personal assistant, but Meggie actually hoped to get Nikki drinking again therefore opening up the way for her to marry Victor. Once she would marry him, she would kill him and get his money, just like she did with Patrick Murphy's son. Meggie recruited Deacon Sharpe
to help spike Nikki's drinks and they eventually set Nikki up to look like she was having an affair with Deacon. Once Victor caught them, he sent Nikki to rehab, where Deacon continued to scheme with Meggie. Once in rehab, he tried to actually help Nikki, and their relationship turned romantic especially when Meggie is able to elope with Victor. Meggie posts their wedding photo on a social networking site which Nikki observes on her phone, and gives into romance with Deacon. After apparently many spiked drinks, Victor appeared to suffer a heart attack, but stunningly unveils his sobriety and caught Meggie in a sting operation set up by him, Murphy, and the cops though Nikki does not know. Once Victor left to explain things to Nikki, he caught her in bed with Deacon. Victor resented Nikki’s actions which was to spite his marriage with Meggie she thought was genuine.
Once out of rehab, Nikki and Deacon occasionally run into each other, but Nikki doesn't want to be involved with him. Nikki began packing her things from the Ranch as Victor ordered her to do so. However, he ended up leaving town for business, and Nikki and Deacon gave into temptation. Katherine
caught them when he was leaving. Despite her objections, she gave Nikki her support. Nikki ended up trying to keep away from Deacon, but they continued to have occasionally romances.
Nikki also tried to pressure Victor into resolving his differences with Victoria
, Abby
, and later Nick
after learning about Victor's role in Skye Newman, who were suing him. However, Victor doesn't seem interested in Nikki's advice anymore. Nikki ended up turning to Deacon, and by Valentine's Day they come public with their relationship as do Victor and Diane Jenkins
. Soon after Meggie McClaine returned, but in jail and began visiting Deacon so that he could bust her out or she would reveal the truth to Nikki. Nikki, ended up making love with Victor after he lost the lawsuit. Diane caught them, but they didn't know. The next day, Victor and Nikki tried to convince themselves that nothing has changed, but it seemed difficult. After Nikki left, Victor and Diane elope together, as Nikki eventually went to the jail where Meggie explained the truth about Deacon. Deacon tries to calm Nikki down offering that his feelings for her are sincere, but Nikki stormed out. Nikki ended up returning to what was their new room room at the Athletic Club, packing up all of his things, and began drinking again after months of sobriety. Although Deacon
tried to explain everything to Nikki, she refused to listen. Katherine
wanted to comfort Nikki, but so did alcohol. At one point, Deacon saw Nikki's room with empty alcohol bottles and immediately told Nick
and Victoria
. Nikki, however, continued to deny drinking and continued to keep drinking in private.
Later, Nikki and Victor are brought back together as they prepared for the "funeral" of Sharon Newman. In reality, Sharon was carjacked, and the carjackers died, not Sharon. Now, Nikki and Victor were there to support Nick Doris Collins. Nikki and Victor were also there to support Victoria
after the truth about her adoption of Lucy Abbott came out. Afterwards, Phyllis Newman began fighting to get Lucy, but Victor was able to keep Michael Baldwin
from representing her. This move spurred Nikki's attraction to Victor and they had an affair. Diane Newman
caught them, but they didn't know, Regardless, Diane didn't want to leave Victor, despite her recent affair with Jack Abbott. However, Nikki regretted having the affair, but Victor ended up drawing up annulment papers. Yet, after running into Deacon Sharpe
at an AA meeting, he was intent on apologizing to Nikki as a part of the program. Nikki, at first wanted nothing to do with Deacon, but gave in and ends up having dinner with him. Victor caught them and regretted his move toward annulment and a new future with Nikki.
Regardless, Diane believed her marriage was over, and got caught up in a scheme by Abby Newman
to prove that Tucker McCall was cheating on Ashley
with Diane. As a result of the scheme, a drunk Abby crashed into Tucker, but Ashley switched places with Abby before the police came. Everyone except for Tucker recovered, who was in a coma, and since then Ashley had been arrested for attempted murder after Diane implicated her and Abby has slowly remembered everything and began feeling guilty. At an AA meeting, Abby confided to Nikki the events leading up to the accident. Nikki ended up inferring that Abby was driving the car, not Ashley. Nikki rushed to see Victor and she explain her theory. However, Victor angrily threw her out, only to confront Abby about it later as Nikki ended up drinking again. Nikki's drinking continued as she later yelled at Deacon Sharpe
at an AA meeting (on her birthday: June 1) for making her drink again in the first place. Nikki also attacked the AA program and claimed that it is meaningless. Afterwards, Deacon confronted Victor about Nikki. Deacon explained that Nikki was spiraling out of control, and that she needed him. Victor ended up searching for Nikki and found her alone and disheveled in a park. A comforting Victor sent Nikki back to rehab.
Once in rehab, however, trouble began to brew with Diane Jenkins
back in Genoa City. Diane filed a lawsuit against Nikki claiming that she destroyed her marriage to Victor. After Victor was arrested for domestic abuse of Diane, in which he in reality did nothing wrong, Diane leaked the picture of Nikki and Victor having sex to the press. Afterwards, Nikki ended up going missing. According to CBS Soaps In Depth
, Nikki holds a dangerous secret involving Diane's subsequent murder, which occurred right around the time of her disappearance from rehab.
On October 25, 2011, Nikki's leg and bags were shown boarding a plane to London, England, where she wanted to stay for a few weeks to decompress. She returned to Genoa City on November 23, 2011 looking for Victor, who wasn't home at the time.
She then confides in Nicholas that during the night of Diane's murder and the night she went missing, she ended up falling off the wagon. She then shares a reunion with Victor, in which they forgive each other for their pasts and go to bed together. Nikki then meets Harmony at an AA Meeting, and discovers she is living with Katherine. She then ran into Deacon at Crimson Lights and is approached by Ronan Malloy to come into the GCPD for questioning about the Diane Jenkins murder case. On December 1, Nikki told Victor that she believes she murdered Diane, due to her broken sobriety, and feels guilty for the things she's done.
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on the CBS
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The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
. She has been played by actress Melody Thomas Scott
Melody Thomas Scott
Melody Thomas Scott is an American actress, best known for playing Nikki Newman on the soap opera The Young and the Restless since 1979.-Early Training:Melody Thomas Scott has been a working actress since the age of three...
since 1979. Much of Nikki's history revolves around her many marriages to business tycoon Victor Newman
Victor Newman
Victor Newman is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless played by actor Eric Braeden from February 1980 through November 2, 2009 and again from January 15, 2010 to present. The character briefly appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful in 1999...
, a good friend to ex-husband Jack Abbott, longtime friend to Katherine Chancellor
Katherine Chancellor
Katherine Chancellor Murphy is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless...
, and longtime enemy of Jill Abbott Fenmore
Jill Foster Abbott
Jill Abbott Fenmore is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. She is one of the series' original characters, and the only one remaining from its debut in March 1973...
and the late Diane Jenkins
Diane Jenkins
Diane Jenkins is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. She last portrayed by Maura West from October 8, 2010 to August 1, 2011. Since August 3, 2011, West continues to appear as Diane in flashbacks...
.
Early romances, marriage to Victor Newman, and rivalry with Ashley Abbott
Nikki was introduced in 1978, in an early story line that had her almost sexually abused by her father. Nikki killed her own father while he attempted to rapeRape
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or with a person who is incapable of valid consent. The...
her while drunk. When on trial for the murder, Jill Foster
Jill Foster Abbott
Jill Abbott Fenmore is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. She is one of the series' original characters, and the only one remaining from its debut in March 1973...
hired Joseph Thomas to frightened Nikki and her sister Casey Reed, since he looked very similar to her father Nick Reed. Eventually Joseph left town. Nikki also was dating Paul Williams a short time later, and Paul ended up giving Nikki a venereal disease. Nevertheless, Nikki and Paul have remained close friends through the years. When Nikki got healthy again, she began to romance Greg Foster, who worked alongside Nikki's sister Casey and Dr. Snapper Foster
Snapper Foster
Dr. William "Snapper" Foster Jr. is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. An original character since the show's inception, the role was played by William Gray Espy from March 26, 1973 to July 1975, and David Hasselhoff from 1975 to May 1982...
. However, her romance with Greg threatened her friendship with Paul. When Nikki and Greg were about to marry, Paul tried to stop her, but was unsuccessful. Paul ended up turning his attention to April Stevens.
Eventually, Nikki signed up at a modeling agency heading by Rose Deville, which actually was a prostitution ring. One of the men Nikki was with ended up having a heart attack when Nikki resisted. She then called Rose in a panic and Rose arranged for someone to dump the body in an alley. However, a man named Tony came across the body and the Genoa City Police charged him for the man's murder. Greg was named Tony's lawyer. Nikki ended up being threatened not to testify in the case or Greg would be killed. She decided to leave town and a hit man tried to shot Greg, instead shooting his mother Liz Foster. Liz recovered, Nikki returned, and Rose Deville was arrested only to return to a few years later operating a black-market baby ring which stole Nina Webster's
Nina Webster
Nina Webster is a fictional character on the soap opera The Young and the Restless, played by American actress Tricia Cast from June 26, 1986 to February 1, 2001, as a guest star from November 14 to November 20, 2008, and returned on a regular basis on May 1, 2009. Cast won a Daytime Emmy Award...
baby. The drama ended up destroying Nikki and Greg's marriage, as he began to pursue April Stevens. However, Greg lost interest when he learned that April's daughter, Heather Stevens, was Paul's. Greg hoped that Paul would try to help April with parenting, but to escape the pressure, Paul ran away to the New World Commune with Nikki. The commune ended up being a scam put together by Paul's brother, Steven Williams and Peggy Brooks. Regardless, Nikki and Greg divorced, Paul and April joined together in a short and very unstable marriage, Greg left town, and Nikki ended up becoming a stripper.
The now stripper Nikki Reed, began a romance with Kevin Bancroft (Christopher Holder) which troubled his mother Allison Bancroft (Lynn Wood). Allison bought a copy of a pornographic film titled Hot Hips, purportedly starring Nikki, in a bid to end Nikki's relationship with son Kevin. The film was distributed by criminal Tony Di Salvo. Nikki married Tony, hoping to get the video back, but she was eventually able to prove that she did not perform the sex scenes featured in the film; they were enacted by a different woman and were intercut with video footage of Nikki stripping. Not only that, but Nikki's friend and former lover, Paul Williams, investigated Tony and killed him.
During the relationship with Kevin, Nikki had a fling with Victor Newman
Victor Newman
Victor Newman is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless played by actor Eric Braeden from February 1980 through November 2, 2009 and again from January 15, 2010 to present. The character briefly appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful in 1999...
. When Nikki became pregnant, there was some doubt to the paternity of the child. It was ultimately learned that Victor was the father. The relationship with Kevin ended and she took up with Rick Daros (Randy Holland) during her pregnancy. However, Nikki didn't know that Rick had killed his first wife and planned on doing the same with Nikki. He tried a couple times to kill Nikki, but each time Paul Williams, Andy Richards, and Victor Newman
Victor Newman
Victor Newman is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless played by actor Eric Braeden from February 1980 through November 2, 2009 and again from January 15, 2010 to present. The character briefly appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful in 1999...
were able to save her. Nikki eventually gave birth to Victor's child, a daughter named Victoria Nicole Newman
Victoria Newman
Victoria Nicole Newman is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless...
.
Once, Lorie Brooks left Victor
Victor Newman
Victor Newman is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless played by actor Eric Braeden from February 1980 through November 2, 2009 and again from January 15, 2010 to present. The character briefly appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful in 1999...
at the altar, he focused his attention on Nikki. However, Victor's former romance Eve Howard came back into town to make sure he was provided for their son Cole Howard. Eve and her new lover Max schemed to steal away Victor's money by poisoning him. Victor survived the poisoning and later was able to trap Eve and kick her out, leaving him alone with Nikki. Victor proposed and got married in 1984. However, right before the ceremony, Eve escaped from her sanitarium and tried to stab Nikki. A year later, Eve escaped again and was dating Rick Daros now, the man who tried to kill Nikki. However, Rick had amnesia and had forgotten that he had tried to kill Nikki. While, Nikki and Victor were vacationing, Eve and Rick stole money away from Victor and escaped to Europe.
Victor
Victor Newman
Victor Newman is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless played by actor Eric Braeden from February 1980 through November 2, 2009 and again from January 15, 2010 to present. The character briefly appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful in 1999...
and Nikki's marriage seemed to be very genuine. In fact, Nikki arranged for Victor to meet with his mother for the first time since he was a little boy. However, that reconciliation was brief and his mother, Cora Miller, died soon after. Soon after Victor began his affair with Jack Abbott's sister, Ashley Abbott
Ashley Abbott
Ashley Suzanne Abbott McCall is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless, currently played by American actress Eileen Davidson, who had played the character for a total of more than 16 years prior to her return in September 2008...
. It began as, Ashley learned the truth about her parentage; being Dina Mergeron
Dina Mergeron
Dina Mergeron is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. She was played by actress Marla Adams from 1983 to 1986 on contract. She returned for guest appearances in 1991 and 1996...
and Brent Davis's, daughter, not John Abbott's
John Abbott (The Young and the Restless)
John Abbott, Sr. is a fictional character on the soap opera The Young and the Restless. He is the patriarch of the Abbotts, one of the core families that was introduced to the show in 1980. The character was originated by Brett Halsey from May 1980 to March 1981...
. This caused her to be extremely traumatized and ended up at a diner in the middle of nowhere with no memory. Victor came looking for her and eventually found her. When he brought her back to Genoa City, they began their affair.
Nikki tried to fight off Ashley, and even had an affair with Jack just to spite Victor. Nikki even arranged for Victor's brother, Matt Miller, to seduce Ashley, but it proved too little too late; Victor wanted to be with Ashley. However, once Nikki got cancer, Victor returned to Nikki and Ashley aborted the child she conceived with Victor which causes her to have a nervous breakdown. Eventually, Nikki went into remission, allowing Victor to return to Ashley, but by now she had moved on with her psychiatrist, Steven Lassiter. Luckily, for Victor, Steven was later shot by one of his patients.
Victor
Victor Newman
Victor Newman is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless played by actor Eric Braeden from February 1980 through November 2, 2009 and again from January 15, 2010 to present. The character briefly appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful in 1999...
and Jack Abbott hired Leanna “Love” Randolph
Leanna Love
Leanna 'Love' Randolph was a fictional character in the American soap opera, The Young and the Restless. She was portrayed by actress Barbara Crampton from October 1987 to 1993...
to write a biography on Victor himself. Jack intends to have his version of the book be a tell-all entitled Ruthless: The Victor Newman Story. Unknowingly to Jack, Leanna adds a chapter that exploits the affair between Victor and Ashley. By this time, Victor and Nikki's marriage was falling apart, and he believed she was behind the publication. Victor divorces her and marries Leanna, but later gets a divorce after the revelation. He proceeds to avenge his degradation by gaining reigns over Jack’s family company, Jabot Cosmetics, which Jack had recently convinced his father
John Abbott (The Young and the Restless)
John Abbott, Sr. is a fictional character on the soap opera The Young and the Restless. He is the patriarch of the Abbotts, one of the core families that was introduced to the show in 1980. The character was originated by Brett Halsey from May 1980 to March 1981...
to make a public company. With Victor now in control, he fired Jack and replaced him with Brad Carlton
Brad Carlton
Bradley "Brad" Carlton was a fictional character on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Actor Don Diamont played the role since May 1985 until he departed the show in 1996 and returned on July 28, 1998. Diamont was temporarily replaced by Russell Todd in 1993. The character has also...
. In response, Jack spitefully marries Nikki.
Marriage to Jack Abbott and Joshua Landers and romances with Victor again
Despite Jack Abbott's original reasons for marrying Nikki, they became very close and to this day are very good friends. Early in Jack and Nikki's marriage there were problems. Nikki quickly developed serious painkiller and alcohol problems. In addition, Nikki gave birth to a stillborn, John Abbott III, following an argument with Victor. Both Jack and Nikki blamed Victor for the death. However, Victor offers Jack a chance to regain control of Jabot. If he leaves Nikki, then he can get Jabot back. Jack follows through, but doesn't regain complete control because of a minor legal loophole. As for Nikki, Victor finally is able to deal with her alcohol problems head on and they were able to reconnect. By 1994, Jack and Nikki Abbott had divorced, yet they remain very close friends.In 1993, Victor's former romance Eve Howard returned to town hoping that he would build a relationship with his son Cole Howard
Cole Howard
Cole Howard is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. He was played as a child by N.P. Schoch from September 1980 to the fall of 1981. The character returned as an adult when portrayed by J...
. Victor
Victor Newman
Victor Newman is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless played by actor Eric Braeden from February 1980 through November 2, 2009 and again from January 15, 2010 to present. The character briefly appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful in 1999...
"died", but really went on a trip to Kansas where he eventually met Hope Adams
Hope Wilson
Hope Wilson was a fictional character on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. The role was originated and played by Signy Coleman from 1993 to 1995, again from 1996 to 1997, with brief appearances in 2000, 2002, 2008, and 2010...
. Back in Genoa City, Cole, who didn't know that Victor was his father, began romancing Nikki and Victoria
Victoria Newman
Victoria Nicole Newman is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless...
. Once he wrote a letter to Eve that he was marrying Victoria, she came rushing back as did Victor to tell Cole that he was his father. Eventually, the truth came out that his real father was Rick Daros, the man who tried to kill Nikki nearly a decade earlier. Victoria and Cole were married for only married for few years.
After Victor's marriage with Hope Newman
Hope Wilson
Hope Wilson was a fictional character on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. The role was originated and played by Signy Coleman from 1993 to 1995, again from 1996 to 1997, with brief appearances in 2000, 2002, 2008, and 2010...
ended, he hoped to rekindle things with Nikki, but she had married Dr. Joshua Landers (Heath Kizzier). Victor tried to stop the marriage, but ended up rebounding into the arms of Jack's
Jack Abbott (Y&R)
John "Jack" Abbott Jr. is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. The character is the oldest son of the Abbotts, one of the core families that was introduced to the show in 1980. Terry Lester played Jack from June 1980 until September 1989, when he resigned from the...
lover Diane Jenkins
Diane Jenkins
Diane Jenkins is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. She last portrayed by Maura West from October 8, 2010 to August 1, 2011. Since August 3, 2011, West continues to appear as Diane in flashbacks...
(then played by Alex Donnelley
Alex Donnelley
Alex Donnelley was born August 13, 1959 in Frankfurt, Germany. She is an American actress best known for originating the role of Diane Jenkins on the popular daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. She played the role from 1982–1984, then briefly in 1986, and then from 1996-2001...
), who at the time was engaged to Jack. Diane broke things off with Jack, and she and Victor married soon after. Tragedy struck when Joshua was shot dead by his jealous
Jealousy
Jealousy is a second emotion and typically refers to the negative thoughts and feelings of insecurity, fear, and anxiety over an anticipated loss of something that the person values, particularly in reference to a human connection. Jealousy often consists of a combination of presenting emotions...
ex-wife, Veronica
Veronica Landers
Veronica Martin Landers is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. The role was originally played from November 1996 to the summer of 1997 by Tracy Lindsey Melchior, who was replaced after a handful of episodes by the late Candice Daly, who played the part until...
(Candice Daly
Candice Daly
Candice Mia Daly was an American film and television actress. In the late 1980s and early 1990s she starred in a number of B-movies and cult films such as After Death and Liquid Dreams . She was at one time was engaged to one of her co-stars Brent Huff....
), who had disguised herself and had been posing as Nikki and Joshua's maid, Sarah Lindsey. Hours later, Veronica shot and severely wounded Nikki, leading to Victor to divorce
Divorce
Divorce is the final termination of a marital union, canceling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between the parties...
Diane and remarry Nikki on her deathbed. Victor promised Diane that he would remarry her after Nikki died. When Nikki miraculously recovered, her family was ecstatic, but Diane was (rightly) concerned about where she stood with Victor. Victor soon broke it off with Diane and he began romancing Nikki again. Yet, Victor and Diane were still legally married, and a long and complicated divorce battle continued through 2000. By that time, however, Nikki and Victor had gone their separate ways. Nikki had been briefly engaged to Brad Carlton
Brad Carlton
Bradley "Brad" Carlton was a fictional character on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Actor Don Diamont played the role since May 1985 until he departed the show in 1996 and returned on July 28, 1998. Diamont was temporarily replaced by Russell Todd in 1993. The character has also...
.
By 2002, Victor and Nikki reunited and got engaged. However, Victor's
Victor Newman
Victor Newman is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless played by actor Eric Braeden from February 1980 through November 2, 2009 and again from January 15, 2010 to present. The character briefly appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful in 1999...
old fianceè Lorie Brooks returned to town as her soon to be ex-husband Max Hollister was threatening to take over Julia Newman Martin's design firm. Victor came to Julia's aid and was able to force Max to sell Julia's company to him. Victor promised Julia, that her company could work within Newman Enterprises and she could remain in charge. Max, however, wanted revenge. He ended up contacting Leanna Love
Leanna Love
Leanna 'Love' Randolph was a fictional character in the American soap opera, The Young and the Restless. She was portrayed by actress Barbara Crampton from October 1987 to 1993...
and appeared on her TV show suggesting that Victor was seeing his ex-wives again. This made Nikki suddenly rethink their plans to remarry.
When Lorie wanted Max to sign the divorce papers, he forced her hand in a new scheme against Victor. He planned on having Lorie seduce Victor at a hotel room, while Nikki was in the hotel for a lunch. Victor and Lorie's room would be videotaped and seen by Nikki. As Victor and Lorie talked, Lorie decided she couldn't hurt Victor and therefore she never turned on the camera. Max ended up getting annoyed and dragged Nikki into the hotel room just as Victor and Lorie were hugging. Both Victor and Nikki figured it was a set up and he began to fight with Lorie. Once Victor left, Lorie and Max fought and she felt awful for hurting Victor. They both left as Victor and Nikki remarried in September 2002.
Remarriage to Victor, rivalry with Diane, business gains, and later romances
Nikki has interests in having a third child but Victor ultimately refuses and decides to get a vasectomy, storing sperm in a sperm bank for future probability. Still affectionate towards Victor, Diane JenkinsDiane Jenkins
Diane Jenkins is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. She last portrayed by Maura West from October 8, 2010 to August 1, 2011. Since August 3, 2011, West continues to appear as Diane in flashbacks...
stole the sperm intending to impregnate herself with his child. After a round of thefts by Ashley Abbott
Ashley Abbott
Ashley Suzanne Abbott McCall is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless, currently played by American actress Eileen Davidson, who had played the character for a total of more than 16 years prior to her return in September 2008...
and Nikki, in a twist of fate, Diane ends up pregnant for Jack Abbott through his sperm bank donation. Similarly, Ashley ends up getting a hold of Victor's sperm and impregnates herself. However, once Abby
Abby Carlton
Abigail "Abby" Rachel Newman is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless. Darcy Rose Byrnes played the role from 2003 to June 2008. Byrnes also made several appearances as Abby on The Bold and the Beautiful...
is born, she goes on five years thinking that Brad Carlton
Brad Carlton
Bradley "Brad" Carlton was a fictional character on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Actor Don Diamont played the role since May 1985 until he departed the show in 1996 and returned on July 28, 1998. Diamont was temporarily replaced by Russell Todd in 1993. The character has also...
is her father. When Ashley had her cancer, she decided to reveal the truth. However, Ashley recovered and Nikki was intent on keeping things about Abby a secret. However, the truth eventually came out.
Since then, Nikki was kidnapped
Kidnapping
In criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or transportation of a person against that person's will, usually to hold the person in false imprisonment, a confinement without legal authority...
resulting in post traumatic stress disorder and was been shot by a carjacker. However, after the death of their granddaughter, Cassie
Cassie Newman
Cassidy Ann "Cassie" Newman was a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless.Camryn Grimes originated the role on March 19, 1997 until the character's death on May 24, 2005, and appearing in a few separate occasions since 2005 as a ghost.Camryn's performances made her...
(Camryn Grimes
Camryn Grimes
Camryn Elizabeth Grimes is an American actress.-Life and career:Camryn is the daughter of Preston Lee and Heather Grimes. Camryn has six siblings, four sisters and two brothers...
), in 2005, Victor and Nikki became determined to stay strong for their family and this made their relationship stronger than ever. During this time, Nikki transitioned from wealthy socialite to being a prominent part of Genoa City's business community, despite the fact she bought her way in with Victor's considerable fortune. With Jabot in dire straits, Nikki gave them $35 million dollars to help get the company out of debt. She was given a seat on the board of directors and some share in the company. This immediately caused trouble with Victoria
Victoria Newman
Victoria Nicole Newman is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless...
, Victor
Victor Newman
Victor Newman is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless played by actor Eric Braeden from February 1980 through November 2, 2009 and again from January 15, 2010 to present. The character briefly appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful in 1999...
, and Jill Foster Abbott
Jill Foster Abbott
Jill Abbott Fenmore is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. She is one of the series' original characters, and the only one remaining from its debut in March 1973...
. She later sold her share and gave up her seat on the board for money to start her own company, NVP Retreats.
In 2007, Nikki ran against her ex-husband Jack in the race for Wisconsin state senate, but after a few mistakes and being caught on tape kissing her campaign manager, David Chow
David Chow
David John Chow is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by actor Vincent Irizarry from January 9, 2007 to August 1, 2008.-Character biography:...
, she lost the election to Jack. However, Victor was also very angry with Nikki. Soon after the election, Nikki, fed up with Victor's constant disapproval of her decisions, announced that she was leaving him. This led to a long and contentious divorce fueled in part by the involvement of David Chow (Vincent Irizarry
Vincent Irizarry
Vincent Michael Irizarry is an American actor of Puerto Rican and Italian descent. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1985 and 2002, and won in 2009.-Early life:...
) in Nikki's life. In 2008, Nikki and Victor's latest divorce was complete and Nikki lost ownership of NVP Retreats. The divorce was acrimonious and Nikki walked away with a $100 million dollar divorce settlement from Victor.
Soon after, she was also made CEO of Jabot Cosmetics when Katherine Chancellor
Katherine Chancellor
Katherine Chancellor Murphy is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless...
stepped down as CEO of Chancellor Industries and made her daughter Jill Foster Abbott
Jill Foster Abbott
Jill Abbott Fenmore is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. She is one of the series' original characters, and the only one remaining from its debut in March 1973...
CEO. However, this once again caused some tension between Nikki and Jill. Nikki ended up stepping down as CEO of Jabot following hearing that David had killed Ji Min Kim
Ji Min Kim
Ji Min Kim is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed from October 4, 2006 to September 4, 2007 by actor Eric Steinberg...
, Jill's current lover. Regardless, Nikki married David Chow
David Chow
David John Chow is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by actor Vincent Irizarry from January 9, 2007 to August 1, 2008.-Character biography:...
in June 2008 in a small ceremony in Mexico. After they were married, David told Nikki that he had an addiction to gambling and that he owed Walter over $250,000. Only a month later, David asked Nikki for a divorce because he gambled away all of his money and he did not want to gamble away all of hers, but then he asked for a second chance. Nikki bought them a multi-million dollar estate. N
Meanwhile, Paul Williams investigated David and found that David was not even his real name. Nikki was going to ask David for a divorce again when she found out that David was going to drug her. The marriage was dissolved with the death of David in a car crash. Also killed in the crash was Victor's wife Sabrina Newman. Hurt by the actions of her husband, Nikki offered Victor
Victor Newman
Victor Newman is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless played by actor Eric Braeden from February 1980 through November 2, 2009 and again from January 15, 2010 to present. The character briefly appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful in 1999...
her support in getting through his tragedy, but he refused and left to Mexico to mourn Sabrina. Nikki ended up following him to Mexico. There, she insinuated that Victor killed the man responsible for the death of Sabrina. Victor denied these allegations and stated that he would never have romantic feelings for Nikki again and that he wished she died, instead of Sabrina. Frustrated with Victor, Nikki returned to Genoa City, only to find Victor back as well where they continued to argue.
Later, Nicholas Newman
Nicholas Newman
Nicholas Christian "Nick" Newman is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. He has been portrayed by American actor Joshua Morrow since 1994, but was earlier portrayed by various child actors, including John Nelson-Alden, a son of the show's former writer, Kay...
found Victor lying on the floor of Sabrina's art gallery. Rushing to the hospital to see Victor, Nikki got the same rejects he had been throwing at her. Nikki, Nick, and Victoria
Victoria Newman
Victoria Nicole Newman is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless...
agreed to have Victor committed. When the doctor came to get Victor, he was nowhere to be found. He had left the hospital and town again. Nikki, still determined to find Victor, enlisted the help of Ashley Abbott
Ashley Abbott
Ashley Suzanne Abbott McCall is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless, currently played by American actress Eileen Davidson, who had played the character for a total of more than 16 years prior to her return in September 2008...
. Nikki was determined to win Victor back to Genoa City. However, she ended up getting into a relationship with her early love, private investigator and long time friend Paul Williams (character), while Victor and Ashley reconnected. By May 2009, Nikki accepted Paul's marriage proposal, but the night before their wedding, she told Paul she could not marry him. She even said that she may not even return to Genoa City again. Before she left, she visited Victor and explained that he was the only man she ever truly loved. While leaving the ranch to go meet her taxi, Nikki was hit by a car driven by the mentally unstable and delirious Ashley Newman
Ashley Abbott
Ashley Suzanne Abbott McCall is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless, currently played by American actress Eileen Davidson, who had played the character for a total of more than 16 years prior to her return in September 2008...
, who had mistaken her for her husband's ex-wife, the deceased, Sabrina Newman.
A return to alcohol, family issues, rocky romances with Victor, rehab and a return from Rehab
Nikki returned to Genoa City while using her maiden name of Reed by late September. Several weeks earlier, she appeared at a spa in Colorado where she had sent a letter, but the letter was intercepted by Victor's son Adam Newman before it could be read by anyone. After Victor was shot by Patty WilliamsPatty Williams
Patricia Ann "Patty" Williams is a fictional character in the American soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by originating actress Tammy Taylor briefly in 1980 before Lilibet Stern took over the role from 1980 to 1983 and by Andrea Evans from 1983 to October 1984...
and given a heart transplant by Colleen Carlton
Colleen Carlton
Colleen Cecile Carlton is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless. She was last portrayed by Tammin Sursok, who joined the cast on July 30, 2007 and departed on October 5, 2009...
, he left with Nikki for a rehabilitation center in Europe. Both, Nikki and Victor
Victor Newman
Victor Newman is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless played by actor Eric Braeden from February 1980 through November 2, 2009 and again from January 15, 2010 to present. The character briefly appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful in 1999...
returned to Genoa City together, as Victor divorced Ashley Newman
Ashley Abbott
Ashley Suzanne Abbott McCall is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless, currently played by American actress Eileen Davidson, who had played the character for a total of more than 16 years prior to her return in September 2008...
. However, Victor was soon dealing with a major lawsuit that was started by Abby Newman
Abby Carlton
Abigail "Abby" Rachel Newman is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless. Darcy Rose Byrnes played the role from 2003 to June 2008. Byrnes also made several appearances as Abby on The Bold and the Beautiful...
and would later join Victoria Newman
Victoria Newman
Victoria Nicole Newman is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless...
once she married Billy Abbott
Billy Abbott
William "Billy" Abbott is a fictional character in the American soap opera The Young and the Restless. He is portrayed by Billy Miller as of September 19, 2008; other actors that have played the part include a set of child actors, and three contract actors: David Tom, Ryan Brown and Scott Seymour...
.
Back home, Victor
Victor Newman
Victor Newman is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless played by actor Eric Braeden from February 1980 through November 2, 2009 and again from January 15, 2010 to present. The character briefly appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful in 1999...
and Nikki get engaged, but Meggie McClaine is also living there, as Victor thought to protect her. Nikki had Meggie become her personal assistant, but Meggie actually hoped to get Nikki drinking again therefore opening up the way for her to marry Victor. Once she would marry him, she would kill him and get his money, just like she did with Patrick Murphy's son. Meggie recruited Deacon Sharpe
Deacon Sharpe
Deacon Sharpe is a fictional character on the CBS soap operas The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless. Sean Kanan originated the role on October 1, 2000 on The Bold and the Beautiful and continued in the role until February 22, 2005...
to help spike Nikki's drinks and they eventually set Nikki up to look like she was having an affair with Deacon. Once Victor caught them, he sent Nikki to rehab, where Deacon continued to scheme with Meggie. Once in rehab, he tried to actually help Nikki, and their relationship turned romantic especially when Meggie is able to elope with Victor. Meggie posts their wedding photo on a social networking site which Nikki observes on her phone, and gives into romance with Deacon. After apparently many spiked drinks, Victor appeared to suffer a heart attack, but stunningly unveils his sobriety and caught Meggie in a sting operation set up by him, Murphy, and the cops though Nikki does not know. Once Victor left to explain things to Nikki, he caught her in bed with Deacon. Victor resented Nikki’s actions which was to spite his marriage with Meggie she thought was genuine.
Once out of rehab, Nikki and Deacon occasionally run into each other, but Nikki doesn't want to be involved with him. Nikki began packing her things from the Ranch as Victor ordered her to do so. However, he ended up leaving town for business, and Nikki and Deacon gave into temptation. Katherine
Katherine Chancellor
Katherine Chancellor Murphy is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless...
caught them when he was leaving. Despite her objections, she gave Nikki her support. Nikki ended up trying to keep away from Deacon, but they continued to have occasionally romances.
Nikki also tried to pressure Victor into resolving his differences with Victoria
Victoria Newman
Victoria Nicole Newman is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless...
, Abby
Abby Carlton
Abigail "Abby" Rachel Newman is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless. Darcy Rose Byrnes played the role from 2003 to June 2008. Byrnes also made several appearances as Abby on The Bold and the Beautiful...
, and later Nick
Nicholas Newman
Nicholas Christian "Nick" Newman is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. He has been portrayed by American actor Joshua Morrow since 1994, but was earlier portrayed by various child actors, including John Nelson-Alden, a son of the show's former writer, Kay...
after learning about Victor's role in Skye Newman, who were suing him. However, Victor doesn't seem interested in Nikki's advice anymore. Nikki ended up turning to Deacon, and by Valentine's Day they come public with their relationship as do Victor and Diane Jenkins
Diane Jenkins
Diane Jenkins is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. She last portrayed by Maura West from October 8, 2010 to August 1, 2011. Since August 3, 2011, West continues to appear as Diane in flashbacks...
. Soon after Meggie McClaine returned, but in jail and began visiting Deacon so that he could bust her out or she would reveal the truth to Nikki. Nikki, ended up making love with Victor after he lost the lawsuit. Diane caught them, but they didn't know. The next day, Victor and Nikki tried to convince themselves that nothing has changed, but it seemed difficult. After Nikki left, Victor and Diane elope together, as Nikki eventually went to the jail where Meggie explained the truth about Deacon. Deacon tries to calm Nikki down offering that his feelings for her are sincere, but Nikki stormed out. Nikki ended up returning to what was their new room room at the Athletic Club, packing up all of his things, and began drinking again after months of sobriety. Although Deacon
Deacon Sharpe
Deacon Sharpe is a fictional character on the CBS soap operas The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless. Sean Kanan originated the role on October 1, 2000 on The Bold and the Beautiful and continued in the role until February 22, 2005...
tried to explain everything to Nikki, she refused to listen. Katherine
Katherine Chancellor
Katherine Chancellor Murphy is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless...
wanted to comfort Nikki, but so did alcohol. At one point, Deacon saw Nikki's room with empty alcohol bottles and immediately told Nick
Nicholas Newman
Nicholas Christian "Nick" Newman is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. He has been portrayed by American actor Joshua Morrow since 1994, but was earlier portrayed by various child actors, including John Nelson-Alden, a son of the show's former writer, Kay...
and Victoria
Victoria Newman
Victoria Nicole Newman is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless...
. Nikki, however, continued to deny drinking and continued to keep drinking in private.
Later, Nikki and Victor are brought back together as they prepared for the "funeral" of Sharon Newman. In reality, Sharon was carjacked, and the carjackers died, not Sharon. Now, Nikki and Victor were there to support Nick Doris Collins. Nikki and Victor were also there to support Victoria
Victoria Newman
Victoria Nicole Newman is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless...
after the truth about her adoption of Lucy Abbott came out. Afterwards, Phyllis Newman began fighting to get Lucy, but Victor was able to keep Michael Baldwin
Michael Baldwin
Michael Baldwin is a fictional character on the CBS television soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by Christian LeBlanc originally from late December 1991 until June 1993 and then he returned on April 25, 1997. The character has also crossed over briefly to As the World Turns on April...
from representing her. This move spurred Nikki's attraction to Victor and they had an affair. Diane Newman
Diane Jenkins
Diane Jenkins is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. She last portrayed by Maura West from October 8, 2010 to August 1, 2011. Since August 3, 2011, West continues to appear as Diane in flashbacks...
caught them, but they didn't know, Regardless, Diane didn't want to leave Victor, despite her recent affair with Jack Abbott. However, Nikki regretted having the affair, but Victor ended up drawing up annulment papers. Yet, after running into Deacon Sharpe
Deacon Sharpe
Deacon Sharpe is a fictional character on the CBS soap operas The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless. Sean Kanan originated the role on October 1, 2000 on The Bold and the Beautiful and continued in the role until February 22, 2005...
at an AA meeting, he was intent on apologizing to Nikki as a part of the program. Nikki, at first wanted nothing to do with Deacon, but gave in and ends up having dinner with him. Victor caught them and regretted his move toward annulment and a new future with Nikki.
Regardless, Diane believed her marriage was over, and got caught up in a scheme by Abby Newman
Abby Carlton
Abigail "Abby" Rachel Newman is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless. Darcy Rose Byrnes played the role from 2003 to June 2008. Byrnes also made several appearances as Abby on The Bold and the Beautiful...
to prove that Tucker McCall was cheating on Ashley
Ashley Abbott
Ashley Suzanne Abbott McCall is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless, currently played by American actress Eileen Davidson, who had played the character for a total of more than 16 years prior to her return in September 2008...
with Diane. As a result of the scheme, a drunk Abby crashed into Tucker, but Ashley switched places with Abby before the police came. Everyone except for Tucker recovered, who was in a coma, and since then Ashley had been arrested for attempted murder after Diane implicated her and Abby has slowly remembered everything and began feeling guilty. At an AA meeting, Abby confided to Nikki the events leading up to the accident. Nikki ended up inferring that Abby was driving the car, not Ashley. Nikki rushed to see Victor and she explain her theory. However, Victor angrily threw her out, only to confront Abby about it later as Nikki ended up drinking again. Nikki's drinking continued as she later yelled at Deacon Sharpe
Deacon Sharpe
Deacon Sharpe is a fictional character on the CBS soap operas The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless. Sean Kanan originated the role on October 1, 2000 on The Bold and the Beautiful and continued in the role until February 22, 2005...
at an AA meeting (on her birthday: June 1) for making her drink again in the first place. Nikki also attacked the AA program and claimed that it is meaningless. Afterwards, Deacon confronted Victor about Nikki. Deacon explained that Nikki was spiraling out of control, and that she needed him. Victor ended up searching for Nikki and found her alone and disheveled in a park. A comforting Victor sent Nikki back to rehab.
Once in rehab, however, trouble began to brew with Diane Jenkins
Diane Jenkins
Diane Jenkins is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. She last portrayed by Maura West from October 8, 2010 to August 1, 2011. Since August 3, 2011, West continues to appear as Diane in flashbacks...
back in Genoa City. Diane filed a lawsuit against Nikki claiming that she destroyed her marriage to Victor. After Victor was arrested for domestic abuse of Diane, in which he in reality did nothing wrong, Diane leaked the picture of Nikki and Victor having sex to the press. Afterwards, Nikki ended up going missing. According to CBS Soaps In Depth
Soaps In Depth
Soaps In Depth is a series of magazines created in 1997 by Bauer Publications to give American soap opera viewers more variety in their soap-related magazine purchases...
, Nikki holds a dangerous secret involving Diane's subsequent murder, which occurred right around the time of her disappearance from rehab.
On October 25, 2011, Nikki's leg and bags were shown boarding a plane to London, England, where she wanted to stay for a few weeks to decompress. She returned to Genoa City on November 23, 2011 looking for Victor, who wasn't home at the time.
She then confides in Nicholas that during the night of Diane's murder and the night she went missing, she ended up falling off the wagon. She then shares a reunion with Victor, in which they forgive each other for their pasts and go to bed together. Nikki then meets Harmony at an AA Meeting, and discovers she is living with Katherine. She then ran into Deacon at Crimson Lights and is approached by Ronan Malloy to come into the GCPD for questioning about the Diane Jenkins murder case. On December 1, Nikki told Victor that she believes she murdered Diane, due to her broken sobriety, and feels guilty for the things she's done.