Born in Bletchley, UK, Nicky spent her school and university years in Melbourne, Australia. She then returned to London to attend drama school. She attended the Webber Douglas Academy in Dramatic Art and graduated with honours.From drama school she did many stage productions before landing her first film role. She played the lead in the feature film Baby Blues. From that she was cast in Family Affairs as the regular character Kelly Hurst. Nicky's character became very popular and she remained on the soap for 2 years.She then played the lead in A Mind of Her Own.