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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 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 term is (), li ...
and former
glamour model
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who is known for playing
Candice Stowe in the television
soap opera
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''
Coronation Street'',
Dawn Bellamy in ''
Heartbeat''
and
Maxine Minniver in ''
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''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a ...
''.
During her time at ''Coronation Street'' and since, she has also been a
television presenter 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
Blackpool,
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly.
The non-metropolitan county of Lancash ...
and joined ''Coronation Street'' in 1999. She left in autumn 2005, when her character left Weatherfield to become a stylist for
Status Quo.
Prior to this, she had appeared in children's drama ''
Children's Ward
''Children's Ward'' (retitled ''The Ward'' from 1995 to 1998) is a British children's television drama series produced by Granada Television and broadcast on the ITV network as part of its '' Children's ITV'' strand on weekday afternoons. The p ...
''
and in 2004, the hit fitness
DVD
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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' ''
Holby City''
and ''
New Street Law
''New Street Law'' is a British legal drama television series produced by Red Production Company in association with One-Eyed Dog Ltd for BBC One. The series was created by G. F. Newman and Matthew Hall, and starred an ensemble cast headed by ...
'' 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 ''
The Vagina Monologues
''The Vagina Monologues'' is an episodic play written in 1996 by Eve Ensler which developed and premiered at HERE Arts Center, Off-Off-Broadway in New York and was followed by an Off-Broadway run in at Westside Theatre. The play explores c ...
'' with
Jerry Hall
Jerry Faye Hall (born July 2, 1956) is an American model and actress. She began modelling in the 1970s and became one of the most sought after models in the world. She transitioned into acting, appearing in the 1989 film '' Batman''. Hall was t ...
amongst others
and an episode of
Kay Mellor
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's ''
Strictly Confidential''.
A keen singer, and
karaoke
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enthusiast, Sanderson has made several television appearances singing, such as
ITV's ''Madonna Mania'', ''Discomania'',
''Abba Mania 2'' and Celebrity ''
Stars in Their Eyes
''Stars in Their Eyes'' is a British television talent series, based on Joop van den Ende's Dutch format ''Soundmixshow''. It featured a singing contest in which members of the public impersonate showbiz stars.
The show premiered on 21 July 1 ...
'',
where her impression of
LeAnn Rimes, 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
Sharon Osbourne where she was eliminated fifth. At the time, though, Sanderson was suffering from
tonsillitis
Tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils in the upper part of the throat. It can be acute or chronic. Acute tonsillitis typically has a rapid onset. Symptoms may include sore throat, fever, enlargement of the tonsils, trouble swallowing, and en ...
and was straining her voice to sing.
For 2006 and 2007, she was signed by sports fashion footwear brand ''
KangaROOS
Kangaroos are four marsupials from the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning "large foot"). In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, the red kangaroo, as well as the antilopine kangaroo, eastern gre ...
'' 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's (
Tina O'Brien) wedding.
However these reports were later dismissed by Sanderson during an appearance on
ITV's ''
Loose Women''.
She appeared in the "Tuareg Productions" play ''Living Under One Roof'' at the
Theatre Royal,
Nottingham
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from 26–30 June 2007.
Sanderson appeared in the second series of ''
All Star Family Fortunes
''Family Fortunes'' is a British television game show based on the American game show '' Family Feud''. The programme ran on ITV from 6 January 1980 to 30 December 2002. A celebrity version, ''All Star Family Fortunes'', followed from 2006 t ...
'' 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
ITV1
ITV1 (formerly known as ITV) is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the British media company ITV plc. It provides the Channel 3 public broadcast service across all of the United Kingdom except for t ...
series, ''
Heartbeat'', set in the 1960s, to play the part of Dawn Bellamy.
She plays the part of Audrey in the horror film
Boogeyman 3 released in 2009.
She plays the character Gee Gee, a
dance teacher, in the 2008 film
Clubbed, 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''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a ...
'' as
Maxine Minniver.
Sanderson's first episode was aired on 5 November 2012.
In December 2012, Sanderson appeared in pantomime as
Peter Pan
Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mythi ...
at the
Gracie Fields Theatre in
Rochdale
Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...
.
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''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a ...
'' 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
domestic violence.
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, England.
Sanderson dated her former ''Coronation Street'' co-star
Danny Young from 2005 to February 2009.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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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