Nicola Thorp

Nicola Thorp
Born (1988-09-30) 30 September 1988
Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Other names Nicola Sian
Nicola Sian Thorp
Occupation Actress
Known for Nicola Rubinstein on Coronation Street
Partner(s) Charlie de Melo

Nicola Thorp (also known as Nicola Sian, born 30 September 1988 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is a British actress featured in Coronation Street as Nicola Rubinstein (2017-18). She competed for ITV in Sport Relief's "Clash of the Channels" boat race.[1] On 14 October 2018, it was announced that she will be writing a regular column for Metro.co.uk, her first focusing on period poverty for women.

Early life

Thorp was born in Blackpool and attended Arnold School where she was head girl[2][3] before studying acting at the London School of Acting between 2007 and 2010.[4]

Thorp made headlines in 2016 after going public about an experience she had at PricewaterhouseCoopers as a temp worker: she was sacked as a temp receptionist in London after refusing to wear high heels, something mandated by her agency's "female grooming" policies at the time.[1] An online petition that she started to highlight the situation was subsequently signed by nearly 110,000 people in less than 48 hours.[5] The petition gained support from the media and members of parliament including Margot James, Caroline Dinenage and Tulip Siddiq.[6] Thorp appeared on Good Morning Britain to talk about her petition and clashed with Piers Morgan.

Thorp later appeared in front of a Parliamentary Select Committee to discuss the issue[7] and wrote pieces in newspapers laying out her stance that she is not anti-high heels, just that it should not be necessary for certain jobs.[8]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Doctor Who Ellie Oswald Episode - "The Rings of Akhaten" (credited as Nicola Sian)[9]
2013 The Guilty Miss Bremner Three part serial[10]
2016 Father Brown Scarlett Finch Episode 5 - "The Hand of Lucia"[11]
2016 Doctors Jessica Nielson Episode 89 - "The Price of Memory"[12]
2017–2018 Coronation Street Nicola Rubinstein Regular role; 92 episodes[2]

Personal life

Thorp was born in Blackpool and her family still live in the North Shore area where they make Blackpool rock.[13][14]

In 2018 during an interview with Emma Barnett on Radio 5 Live, Thorp admitted to having been so depressed that it had led to a nervous breakdown some six years before.[15]

Thorp lives on a canal boat which she regularly moves to different moorings.[1][14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 White, Vikki (17 March 2018). "Corrie's actress says her life as a star isn't glam when she lives on a boat". The Mirror. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 Cryer, Anna (23 March 2018). "Corrie star to sleep on Blackpool streets". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Teen on mission to help others". Blackpool Gazette. 13 April 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Nicola Thorp | BWH". thebwhagency.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Woman's high-heel petition receives 100,000-plus signatures". The Guardian. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "MPs back temp worker's campaign to end 'sexist' high heel policy". The Telegraph. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Workplace Dress Codes Committee, Select Committees - BBC Parliament". BBC. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  8. ↑ Thorp, Nicola (15 September 2016). "High heels campaigner: Why Theresa May shouldn't wear flat shoes in the name of equality". The Telegraph. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Coronation Street: Pat Phelan's daughter's Doctor Who history REVEALED ahead of debut". Express.co.uk. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  10. ↑ Brent, Katy (19 February 2018). "Corrie's Nicola Thorp shares a little-known connection to Katherine Kelly". entertainmentdaily.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "The Hand of Lucia, Series 5, Father Brown - BBC One". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "The Price of Memory, Series 18, Doctors - BBC One". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  13. ↑ Strang, Fay (23 March 2018). "Who is Nicola Thorp? Coronation Street's Nicola Rubinstein, Pat Phelan's daughter and star of Doctor Who". The Sun. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  14. 1 2 "Nicola ready for new brush with fame on cobbles". Blackpool Gazette. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  15. ↑ Lindsay, Duncan (12 April 2018). "Coronation Street star Nicola Thorp speaks out about her nervous breakdown". Metro. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.