Nikki's Photo Scrapbook | Played by Melody Thomas Scott

Actress History: Melody Thomas Scott (1979-present)
Erica Hope (1978-1979)

Other Names: Nicole Reed (birth name)
Nikki Newman (business name)

Occupation: Editor-in-Chief of Restless Style Magazine
Former CEO of Jabot Cosmetics
Former owner of NVP Retreats
Former Jabot Cosmetics Board Member and Executive
Former consultant and MC at Marilyn's Cabaret and Strip Club
Talented pianist
Accomplished horseback rider
Former stripper at The Bayou
Former "Model" for La Plus Belle Rose which turned out to be a call girl operation

Resides at: Genoa City Athletic Club

Spouse: None

Past Marriages:

1. Greg Foster (divorced)
2. Kevin Bancroft (divorced)
3. Tony DiSalvo (widowed)
4. Victor Newman (divorced; first time)
5. Jack Abbott (divorced)
6. Dr. Joshua Landers (invalid; deceased)
7. Victor Newman (invalid; second time)
8. Victor Newman (divorced; third time)
9. David Chow (widowed)

Relatives: Nick Reed (father; deceased)
Dr. Casey Reed (sister)
J.T. Hellstrom (son-in-law)
Phyllis Newman (daughter-in-law)
Cassy Newman (granddaughter; via adoption, deceased)
Noah Newman (grandson)
Summer Newman (granddaughter)
Eve Howard (granddaughter; deceased)
Reed Hellstrom (grandson)


Children: Victoria Newman Hellstrom (daughter with Victor)
Nicholas Newman (son with Victor)

Occupation: CEO of Jabot Cosmetics

Friends: Katherine Chancellor, Brad Carlton, Phyllis Newman, Jill Foster Abbott

Enemies: Victor Newman, Jack Abbott, Sharon Abbott

Her reputation in town: Former stripper turned wealthy ex-wife of Victor Newman

Most memorable scenes: Her and Victor's many weddings, kissing David Chow on a hidden camera in Victor's office. Murdering her father, Nick Reed.

Unforgettable lines:

Defining episodes: Helping Victor deal with his epilepsy, running against Jack Abbott for state senate, becoming CEO of Jabot Cosmetics.


Young and Restless character history

Since Nikki was introduced in 1978, she has gone from stripper and prostitute to Genoa City's most prominent socialite, largely as a result of her former marriages to wealthy tycoons Kevin Bancroft and Victor Newman, with whom she has two grown children, Victoria and Nicholas.

Nikki was a stripper who later started a romance with Kevin Bancroft which was troubled by his disapproving mother Allison Bancroft. Allison bought a copy of a pornographic film titled Hot Hips, purportedly starring Nikki, in a bid to end Nikki's relationship with son Kevin. The film was distributed by criminal Tony Di Salvo. Nikki was eventually able to prove that she did not peform the sex scenes featured in the film; they were enacted by a different woman and were intercut with video footage of Nikki stripping. During the relationship with Kevin, Nikki had a fling with Victor Newman. When Nikki became pregnant, there was some doubt to the paternity of the child. It was ultimately learned that Victor was the father. The relationship with Kevin ended and she took up with Rick Daros during her pregnancy. Nikki eventually gave birth to Victor's child, a daughter named Victoria. Despite putting himself at risk to run an ill baby Victoria to hospital during a blizzard, Rick was ultimately revealed as a cruel villain and his relationship with Nikki ended.

Nikki and Victor's love story was a rocky and tumultuous one. They met at a strip club called "The Bayou" and first married in 1984. The marriage ended in 1988 and Victor and Nikki both moved on with other people - Nikki with Jack Abbott and Victor with Jack's half-sister, Ashley. Ashley became pregnant with Victor's child and soon had an abortion, a move she lived to regret. Grief over the loss of the child tore Victor and Ashley apart, and Nikki and Jack divorced soon after.
Victor's feelings for Nikki began to resurface, but Nikki, oblivious to this, married Dr. Joshua Landers. Victor rebounded into the arms of Diane Jenkins and they married shortly after. Tragedy struck when Joshua was shot dead by his jealous ex-wife, Veronica, who had disguised herself and had been posing as Nikki and Joshua's maid, Sarah Lindsey. Hours later, Veronica shot and severely wounded Nikki, leading to Victor to divorce Diane and remarry Nikki on her death bed. Victor promised Diane that he would remarry her after Nikki died. When Nikki miraculously recovered, her family was ecstatic, but Diane was concerned about where she stood with Victor. Victor soon broke it off with Diane.
After learning that, due to Nikki surviving, their marriage was invalid, Victor and Nikki remarried in a lavish ceremony in 2002.

Since then, Nikki has been kidnapped resulting in post traumatic stress disorder and has been shot by a carjacker. However, after the death of their granddaughter, Cassie, in 2005, Victor and Nikki became determined to stay strong for their family and this made their relationship stronger than ever.

In 2007, Nikki ran against Jack in the race for state senate, but after a few mistakes and being caught on tape kissing David Chow, she lost the election to Jack.

In July 2007, Nikki, fed up with Victor's constant disapproval of her decisions, announced that she was leaving him. Nikki and David became engaged.

In 2008 Nikki and Victor's divorce was complete and Nikki lost ownership of NVP Retreats. She was also made CEO of Jabot Cosmetics when Kay stepped down as CEO of Chancellor Industries and made Jill CEO.

After finding out that David had a gambling problem and owed a man a lot of money, Nikki decided to postpone the wedding. She has, however, paid off David's debt and forgiven him. In May of 2008, Nikki and David ran off and eloped in Mexico.

After they were married, David told Nikki that he had an addiction to gambling and that he owes Walter over $250,000. In July 2008, David asked Nikki for a divorce because he gambled away all of his money and he doesn't want to gamble away all of hers, but then he asked for a second chance. Nikki bought them a multimillion dollar estate. Meanwhile, Paul Williams investigated David and found out that David wasn't even his real name. Nikki was going to ask David for a divorce, but ended up being drugged by David. The marriage was dissolved when David was in a car accident, killing him and Sabrina Newman.

Feeling guilty, Nikki stepped down as CEO of Jabot and went into a state of self-guilt. After his wife, Sabrina, had been killed, Victor went to Mexico and disappeared.

This made Nikki follow him and try to find him. Once Victor's boat had washed up on shore, and Walter Palin (who put the hit out on David and Sabrina's car) turned up dead with it, it was believed that Victor had been killed also. Nikki fell apart. She even began drinking again. However, after passing out on the beach of Mexico, Victor found her and they went to his small cabin where he had been hiding out. Nikki pleaded with Victor to return to Genoa City but he stated he didn't want to go home. Nikki gave up and went back home, with the satisfaction of knowing Victor was still alive.

Victor eventually returned to Genoa City and went into seclusion. He locked himself in his house and wouldn't let anyone see him, not even his own family members. His stay wasn't for long, as he soon left on a plane to go into hiding again. It is currently unknown where he is.

Nick and Phyllis gave Nikki a job as interum Editor-in-Chief of Restless Style Magazine. But now she has to try to find Victor to warn him that the FBI and Mexico authorities are looking to question him about Walter Palin's death.

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