Briar Anne Nolet (born December 27, 1998) is a Canadian dancer and actress, known for her role as Richelle on the

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series '' The Next Step''. In 2019, she competed on the third season of ''

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''.

Career

Nolet began dancing at the age of seven, and growing up, she competed in dance competitions around Canada. In 2014, she began portraying the role of Richelle on the Family Channel series '' The Next Step''. As part of ''The Next Step'' franchise, Nolet has toured in Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. In 2017, Nolet auditioned for the first season of the

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dance series ''

'', but did not proceed any further. However, in 2019, Nolet competed in the third season of ''World of Dance''. After finishing in fifth place, ''World of Dance'' judge

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invited Nolet to perform on the It's My Party Tour. André Hereford described Nolet as a "death-dropping, back-flipping spitfire". On March 18, 2022, her very own activewear line
Halo Braxton
launched. She wanted to make sure that people would, "meet their lifestyle needs while making them feel as gorgeous and powerful as they are"

Personal life

Nolet was in a relationship with ''The Next Step'' co-star

Myles Erlick Myles Erlick (born July 27, 1998) is a Canadian actor, dancer, and singer. He is known for portraying the role of Noah on the Family series '' The Next Step''. Prior to appearing on ''The Next Step'', he starred as the titular character in ''Bill ...

from the age of 16. The couple later split in 2022. She began dating Colin McLeod in 2022. While competing on ''World of Dance'', Nolet revealed that she began having seizures at the age of 16. Nolet was initially misdiagnosed with anxiety, but after visiting a neurologist in

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, she was diagnosed with

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at the age of 19.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nolet, Briar 1998 births 21st-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian dancers Actresses from Ontario Canadian child actresses Canadian female dancers Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Living people Participants in American reality television series People from Oakville, Ontario People with epilepsy