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Nicola Thorp
Born28 November 1989
Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Other namesNicola Sian
Nicola Sian Thorp[1]
OccupationActress
Known forCoronation Street

Nicola Thorp (also known as Nicola Sian, born 28 November 1989 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is a British model[1] and actress who featured in Coronation Street as Nicola Rubinstein (2017-18). She competed for ITV in Sport Relief's "Clash of the Channels" boat race.[2]

Early life

Thorp was born in Blackpool and attended Arnold School where she was head girl[3][4] before studying acting at the London School of Acting between 2007 and 2010.[5]

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.[2] An online petition that she started to highlight the situation was subsequently signed by nearly 110,000 people in less than 48 hours.[6] The petition gained support from the media and members of parliament including Nicola Sturgeon, Margot James, Caroline Dinenage and Tulip Siddiq.[7] 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[8] 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.[9]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Doctor Who Ellie Oswald Episode - "The Rings of Akhaten" (credited as Nicola Sian)[10]
2013 The Guilty Miss Bremner Three part serial[11]
2016 Father Brown Scarlett Finch Episode 5 - "The Hand of Lucia"[12]
2016 Doctors Jessica Nielson Episode 89 - "The Price of Memory"[13]
2017–2018 Coronation Street Nicola Rubinstein Regular role; 92 episodes[3]

Personal life

Thorp was born in Blackpool and her family still live in the North Shore area where they make Blackpool rock.[14][15]

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.[16]

Thorp lives on a canal boat which she regularly moves to different moorings.[2][15]

References

  1. ^ a b "Welcome to Ice". icemodels.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  3. ^ a b Cryer, Anna (23 March 2018). "Corrie star to sleep on Blackpool streets". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Teen on mission to help others". Blackpool Gazette. 13 April 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Nicola Thorp | BWH". thebwhagency.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Woman's high-heel petition receives 100,000-plus signatures". The Guardian. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  7. ^ "MPs back temp worker's campaign to end 'sexist' high heel policy". The Telegraph. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Workplace Dress Codes Committee, Select Committees - BBC Parliament". BBC. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Coronation Street: Pat Phelan's daughter's Doctor Who history REVEALED ahead of debut". Express.co.uk. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  11. ^ Brent, Katy (19 February 2018). "Corrie's Nicola Thorp shares a little-known connection to Katherine Kelly". entertainmentdaily.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  12. ^ "The Hand of Lucia, Series 5, Father Brown - BBC One". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  13. ^ "The Price of Memory, Series 18, Doctors - BBC One". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ a b "Nicola ready for new brush with fame on cobbles". Blackpool Gazette. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  16. ^ Lindsay, Duncan (12 April 2018). "Coronation Street star Nicola Thorp speaks out about her nervous breakdown". Metro. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
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