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Nikki Ann Sanderson (born 28 March 1984) is an English
actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...
and former
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who is known for playing
Candice Stowe Candice Stowe is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'', played by Nikki Sanderson. She was introduced as the best friend of Sarah-Louise Platt ( Tina O'Brien). She made her first appearance during the epi ...
in the television
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''
Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...
'', Dawn Bellamy in '' Heartbeat'' and
Maxine Minniver Maxine Minniver (also Blake, Donovan and Kinsella) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Nikki Sanderson. The character made her first on-screen appearance on 6 November 2012. Maxine's storylines ...
in ''
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''. During her time at ''Coronation Street'' and since, she has also been a
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on programmes such as '' CD:UK'', '' Junior Eurovision: The British Final'' and ''
Ministry of Mayhem ''Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown'' (previously titled ''Ministry of Mayhem'' and ''MoM'') was a British children's entertainment programme, which was broadcast on ITV (later CITV) from 10 January 2004 to 1 July 2006. Overview ''Ministry ...
''.


Career

Sanderson was born in
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,
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and joined ''Coronation Street'' in 1999. She left in autumn 2005, when her character left Weatherfield to become a stylist for
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. Prior to this, she had appeared in children's drama ''
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'' and in 2004, the hit fitness
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''Coronation Street: Funk Fit''. Since leaving Coronation Street she has appeared in episodes of the
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television series' ''
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'' and ''
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'' alongside fellow ''Coronation Street'' alumni Chris Gascoyne and
Chris Bisson Christopher Paul Bisson (born 21 July 1975) is an English actor, known for portraying the roles of Vikram Desai in ''Coronation Street'' (1999–2002), Kash Karib in '' Shameless'' (2004–2007, 2009), and Jai Sharma in ''Emmerdale'' (2009– ...
. In 2006, Sanderson appeared in a touring production of ''
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'' with
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amongst others and an episode of
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's '' Strictly Confidential''. A keen singer, and
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enthusiast, Sanderson has made several television appearances singing, such as
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's ''Madonna Mania'', ''Discomania'', ''Abba Mania 2'' and Celebrity ''
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'', where her impression of
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, singing the theme from the film '' Coyote Ugly'', '' Can't Fight the Moonlight'' earned her the winner's spot. She has also appeared on '' The X Factor: Battle of the Stars'' in the solo 16–24 category, mentored by
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where she was eliminated fifth. At the time, though, Sanderson was suffering from
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and was straining her voice to sing. For 2006 and 2007, she was signed by sports fashion footwear brand ''
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'' for their new print advertising campaign. In June 2007, it was reported that Sanderson would make a brief return to Coronation Street in autumn 2007, when her character, Candice Stowe, turns up during the build up to
Sarah Platt Sarah-Louise Barlow (also Platt, Tilsley and Grimshaw) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street''. She was born on-screen during the episode broadcast on 2 February 1987. She was played by Leah King in 1987 ...
's (
Tina O'Brien Tina Michelle O'Brien (born 7 August 1983) is an English actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Sarah Platt in the long-running ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (1999–2008, 2015–present). She also appeared in the BBC One drama s ...
) wedding. However these reports were later dismissed by Sanderson during an appearance on
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's ''
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''. She appeared in the "Tuareg Productions" play ''Living Under One Roof'' at the Theatre Royal,
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from 26–30 June 2007. Sanderson appeared in the second series of ''
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'' which aired on 25 December 2007. She made a second appearance on the first edition of the quiz's fourth series, on 20 September 2009, as part of a team representing ''Heartbeat''. In 2008, she joined the cast of the
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series, '' Heartbeat'', set in the 1960s, to play the part of Dawn Bellamy. She plays the part of Audrey in the horror film
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released in 2009. She plays the character Gee Gee, a
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teacher, in the 2008 film
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, an underworld drama set in the early 1980s. Sanderson featured in the 2010 UK tour of ''The Vagina Monologues''. In September 2012, it was announced that Sanderson had joined the cast of ''
Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on ...
'' as
Maxine Minniver Maxine Minniver (also Blake, Donovan and Kinsella) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Nikki Sanderson. The character made her first on-screen appearance on 6 November 2012. Maxine's storylines ...
. Sanderson's first episode was aired on 5 November 2012. In December 2012, Sanderson appeared in pantomime as
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at the
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Theatre in
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. In late 2013, Sanderson, along with her ''
Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on ...
'' co-star and on-screen boyfriend Jeremy Sheffield, appeared in character as their ''Hollyoaks'' characters Maxine and Patrick in a series of government "This is Abuse" adverts, highlighting the issues of
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. For her portrayal of Maxine, Sanderson received nominations for the "Best Actress" award at the British Soap Awards 2014 and 2015. She was also nominated for "Beat Serial Performance" at the National Television Awards 2015.


Personal life

Nikki Ann Sanderson was born on 28 March 1984 in
Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...
, England. Sanderson dated her former ''Coronation Street'' co-star Danny Young from 2005 to February 2009.


Filmography


Awards and nominations


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanderson, Nikki 1984 births Living people English child actresses English film actresses English stage actresses English television actresses People from Blackpool The X Factor (British TV series) contestants English soap opera actresses