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When Nikki Grahame entered the Big Brother house in 2006, little did she know that she would become one of the most popular and most talked about housemates of the whole series.
On leaving the house she was inundated with requests for interviews, invitations to go on TV shows and to attend film premieres and celebrity parties. And, of course, the paparazzi followed her everywhere. Nikki has since commented on how amazing and unreal it all was and she has always been very grateful to Big Brother for giving her the opportunities that she's had.
Nikki has maintained a strong media presence since 2006. In addition to writing a regular column for OK! magazine she has written her autobiography, appeared on TV and radio to highlight the dangers of anorexia, and has campaigned actively for anorexia charities and the National Osteoporosis Society. She has also worked with Body Gossip, a charity which promotes realistic beauty, acting with a celebrity cast on stage in London and at the Edinburgh Festival and in a series of films produced by them.
In 2010, not surprisingly, she was chosen to re-enter the house for Ultimate Big Brother where she showed how popular she still was by coming 2nd. Since UBB she has once again been very busy, touring around the country doing PA's, giving TV and radio interviews and has also started DJ-ing and doing acoustic sets. She has also played the part of Princess Jasmine in the pantomine Aladdin.
Many of the interviews mentioned on this page are on the video page and there's a host of photos from various events in the photo gallery – so check them out and you can always find out what Nikki's doing by going to the news page
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| TV Appearances |
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Nikki is a natural on TV – She's spontaneous, funny and never afraid to speak her mind. Love her or hate her – she's always herself and hugely entertaining, hence her National Television Award in November 2006 for Best TV Contender.
Following Big Brother she was given her own show, Princess Nikki. Nikki appeared as herself in a series of programmes where she was given a different job to do each week. The aim of the programme makers was to give Nikki the worst jobs they could find, sit back and wait for the tantrums – she didn't disappoint! And who could blame her given that all the jobs seemed to involve dirt and / or excrement! It was very funny to watch. Not surprisingly the one programme where she actually enjoyed what she was doing and the tantrums were at a minimum was never shown – but you can see it on the video page courtesy of the people she was working for who thought she was great, as well as all the other episodes.
Advertising Campaigns: Many of the phrases that Nikki's used in the BB house such as "Who IS She" soon became known to a wider audience as did her "over the top" personality. Not surprisingly therefore Nikki was chosen, in 2007, to appear in a Dominos Pizza advert for their new range of pizzas. The campaign ran for 4 weeks and was very successful.
In 2009 she also starred in a video for the Bassett's Allsorts ad campaign launched by the Red Consultancy and in 2011 starred in a series of TV ads and online films, created by London agency Biscuit, for Foxy Radio.
Interviews: Nikki attracted a lot of media attention immediately after BB when the story of her childhood anorexia came out and she did several interviews including 'This Morning' and 'Richard and Judy'. Since the publication of her book "Dying to be Thin" she has done several daytime TV interviews to talk about her book and about her life coping with anorexia, such as 'Richard and Judy', and 'The Jeremy Kyle Show'.
She has also been asked to talk about life after reality TV on 'Richard and Judy', was interviewed on Channel 5's show 'Live from Studio 5' on the subject of whether reality TV contestants should get paid and has appeared on 'This Morning' to talk about the effects of divorce on children.
TV shows: Nikki's personality and rather eccentric sense of humour, not to mention her ability to laugh at herself, has led to her being asked to make many guest appearances on shows like 'T4', '8 out of 10 Cats', 'Celebrity Juice', 'Friday Night Project', Graham Norton's 'Big Finish', BBC3's 'Teeth Grinder' and a celebrity edition of 'The Weakest Link'. She is also one of the very few BB stars to be interviewed on the 'Jonathan Ross Show', was a judge on BBC2's 'Scene Stealers' and was a guest on Ireland's popular 'Podge and Rodge Show'. In 2010 she also appeared on TMI on CBBC, having been on their very first show in 2006.
She has also featured in various vox pop items such as BBC's 'Most Annoying People' and 'Generation Sex' where she can always be relied upon to give a frank, funny and honest answers!
Presenting: Her natural vivacity, openness and ability to listen as well as talk has meant that Nikki has shown herself to be an excellent presenter and interviewer. Following her appearance on BB, Nikki was a co-presenter on 'Celebrity Juice' and, in 2008, was a guest presenter with Jeff Brazier on the 'Trisha Goddard Show' (Battle of the Sexes). She also interviewed Davina McCall on 'Big Brothers Little Brother' and, in her role as roving reporter for the programme, interviewed several stars on the red carpet including Dustin Hoffman and Michael Caine.
In 2010 she presented MTV's 'My Super Sweet Sixteen'.
Big Brother: Nikki has regularly appeared on the BB spin-off shows, 'BBLB' and 'Big Mouth' and made a guest appearance in Big Brother 2009. In 2010 she was chosen to enter the house for Ultimate Big Brother, where she came 2nd.
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 Music is really important to Nikki and she's a regular concert and festival goer.
One of her ambitions has always been to have a radio show where she can show just how knowledgeable she is about the current music scene.
Since UBB she has presented request shows for Foxy Radio and was a guest reviewer on "The Crush" the monthly show from 4Music presented by Rick Edwards.
She has also done an acoustic tour, singing in her own unique style and has written reviews for the internet magazine "Hit The Floor" including meeting Thom Yorke and a review of The Vaccines gig at the Electric Ballroom.
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 DJ Nikki Grahame: Having attended a DJ'ing course with the Ministry of Sound Nikki has now begun working as a DJ specialising in Indie music such as The Libertines, The Strokes, Mystery Jets, Kasabian, Kings of Leon, Florence and The Machine, The Clash, Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead, The Cure, Blondie, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Supergrass, Kate Bush etc.
She has done sets in London at Proud Gallery, The Trinity and the Lexington, as well as at clubs around the country.
She is available for booking via her agent at Somethin' Else Talent Management - details are on the contact page
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| Magazines |
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 Since 2007 Nikki has been writing her showbiz column for OK! Magazine's HotStars supplement where she gives her own unique take on people and events in the news.
She also wrote a Big Brother column for the magazine in 2007 and 2008, and has written a showbiz column in MORE magazine (2006)and a Big Brother column for the Sun newspaper (2006).
She has featured in many other magazines and newspapers and been interviewed extensively about a variety of subjects from fashion to dogs! - see the photos for K9 magazine and many others in the photo gallery here
Nikki has also appeared in many fashion shoots for OK! as well as MORE, Closer and Love It magazines |
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 Nikki has always loved the theatre both as a member of the audience and on stage and in 2010 she will be appearing in pantomime for the first time.
She is member of the Body Gossip group of actors who have now performed 2 plays in London and, in 2009, appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe.
In 2010 the group gave a performance, as part of National Osteoporosis Day, in front of the Duchess of Cornwall the Societies President. They have also produced films which can be seen on the Body Gossip youtube channel. For more information about the Body Gossip campaign click here
At the end of 2010 she took the role of Princess Jasmine in a production of Aladdin at Grays Civic Hall in Essex. |
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 Nikki gave several interviews on radio following her stay in the Big Brother house to talk about BB and to promote her Princess Nikki show - these included the Scott Mills show on radio 1, Capital Radio, Gemini FM and she also had a slot on radio 4 each week during the showing of Princess Nikki to give career advice about each of the jobs she had done. Needless to say she didn't recommend them to anyone but her comments were very original and funny.
Following the publication of her book "Dying to be Thin" in 2009, Nikki gave several interviews about her childhood and her recovery from anorexia.
16.06.09 Kerrang! Radio and Talksport on The Late Show
13.05.09 Talk Radio Europe:The Hannah Murray Show
11.05.09 BBC Radio London: The Breakfast Show
08.05.09 BBC Radio Kent: Dominic King's morning show.
03.03.09 BBC Radio 5 Live: The Gaby Roslin Show.
10.04.09 BBC Radio 5 Live: The Richard Bacon Show
Nikki was asked on the show, to join in a debate about anorexia websites.
19.10.09 BBC World Service about life after reality TV.
2010: Nikki has co-presented the Foxy Tombola show and has presented the request show on Foxy Radio |
| Charity Work |
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 Nikki has always been very generous with her time, supporting many charities both in a private capacity and also by attending charity functions and events to raise money.
Just a few of the charities Nikki has been associated with are:
BEAT the leading UK charity for people with eating disorders and their families. Beat provides helplines for adults and young people, online support and a UK-wide network of self-help groups to help people beat their eating disorder. www.b-eat.co.uk
NATIONAL OSTEOPOROSIS SOCIETY: Nikki is a keen supporter of the society. She suffers from osteoporosis as a result of her anorexia and, in the winter edition of Osteoporosis News, she gave an interview to help publicise the fact that children and young people can develop secondary osteoporosis as a result of illnesses, including anorexia nervosa. www.nos.org.uk
GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN: Nikki regularly visits children in the hospital and enjoys DJing at Radio Lollipop. www.gosh.org
MARIE CURIE CANCER CARE: Nikki took part in the London 10K run in 2008 raising a lot of money and clocking a very good time! www.mariecurie.org.uk
MOULDING FUTURES: an organisation set up to challenge the stigma and discrimination faced by disadvantaged groups.
moulding futures
TREKSTOCK: A charity supporting teenagers with cancer through fundraising, education and awareness through music and fashion trekstock.com
NELSON MANDELA CHILDREN'S FUND
MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT
RAYS OF SUNSHINE CHILDRENS CHARITY
THE STROKE ASSOCIATION
CAPITAL RADIO'S HELP A LONDON CHILD CHARITY
SOCCER 6, NETBALL 7, and 'DUNK AND FUNK' BASKETBALL CHARITY TOURNAMENTS: Nikki has been a regular player for the celebrity teams and despite her diminutive stature is a pretty good scorer!
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