Nikki who is she

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Nobody quite had this particular medium figured out but whenever someone like Nikki Grahame came along, everyone knew they were witnessing something special. She was always raw and over the top, but never self-aware in the way a Love Island star with their eye on a post-show Pretty Little Thing collab often is. She was angry, frustrated, ecstatic, frightened and most importantly, a total mood.

Back then such a lack of composure was grating and off-putting but in a post-Kardashian world where we love an unapologetic meltdown-prone diva, her persona has aged like fine wine and paved the way for future female reality stars to be messy and emotional. Unfortunately beneath the reality show antics was a real human being with real mental health struggles that she eventually succumbed to.

Her death is a blow to those who have suffered from eating disorders as well as the celebs who knew her and the fans who adored her. She will be missed. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Already subscribed? After her first appearance in Big Brother, she was given her own reality show, Princess Nikki, but it flopped and was discontinued after six episodes.

Nikki returned to Big Brother four times — Ultimate Big Brother in , as a 'time warp' housemate in , Canadian Big Brother in and she returned to the UK version in , after it was announced it would be the last series to air on Channel 5. Nikki has released two autobiographies - Dying to Be Thin and Fragile - which both document her battle with anorexia nervosa.

Her friends had said at the time that the specialist clinic was her "last hope. For help and support on eating disorders and body image, you can call Beat Eating Disorders. Their adult helpline is The youth helpline is on