Nicola Wheeler first joined Emmerdale as Nicola King in 2001.
But what do we know about actress Nicola Wheeler? Is she married and what else has she starred in?
Emmerdale: Who is Nicola Wheeler? Who does she play in the soap?
Actress Nicola Wheeler was born on April 4 1974 in Lancashire in England.
She’s been in Emmerdale for over 20 years and in 2006 she won the Best Bitch Award at the British Soap Awards.
Who does Nicola Wheeler play in Emmerdale?
In 2001 Nicola joined the soap as Nicola Blackstock.
She is the daughter of Rodney and Maureen Blackstock.
In 2007 Nicola King married Donald De Souza, but they divorced just days before his death in 2008.
In 2010 she married Jimmy King.
They have one daughter together called Angelica.
Jimmy has two other children; Elliot Windsor and Carl Holliday.
Elliot is Jimmy’s son with his ex-girlfriend Kelly Windsor.
Carl was born in after a mix up at a fertility clinic. Juliette Holliday was impregnated with the wrong man’s sperm and tracked down Jimmy.
Both Elliot and Carl live with Jimmy, Nicola and their sister Angel.
Is Nicola Wheeler married? Does she have children?
Nicola Wheeler likes to keep her private life out of the spotlight, but it’s reported she lives in Yorkshire with her husband Matt.
In 2015 Nicola and Matt welcomed their son, Jude.
Emmerdale posted a congratulations message to Nicola after her son’s arrival.
The wrote: “Big congratulations to @nicola_wheeler and her baby boy, who arrived on Friday 13! #Emmerdale.”
BIG congratulations to @nicola_wheeler and her baby boy, who arrived on Friday 13! #Emmerdale pic.twitter.com/YUvPMq3syz
— Emmerdale (@emmerdale) April 3, 2015
Was Nicola Wheeler in Coronation Street?
Before landing the role of Nicola in Emmerdale, Nicola played Melanie Tindel in ITV soap Coronation Street.
Melanie appeared in 18 episodes in 1999.
She was an old school friend of Maxine Peacock, who was known as Maxine Heavey at the time.
Melanie asked Maxine if she would do her hair for her wedding.
But when Melanie’s wedding was cancelled, Maxine stepped in for the slot when the church became available and she married Ashley Peacock.
Melanie agreed to be Maxine’s bridesmaid.
Soon Melanie had a fling with Tom Ferguson in the bridal suite.
They had an affair for around a month until Tom broke things off.
What else has Nicola been in?
In 1996 Nicola appeared in Poldark playing Violet Kellow.
The following year she appeared in Gold and Band of Gold.
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