Nikki Blonsky is an American actress, dancer, and singer who rose to fame after playing the bubbly and dance-loving Tracey Turnblad in the film adaptation of the cult musical Hairspray. This article tells how the life of the buxom actress turned out after this movie.
Biography
Nicole Margaret Blonsky was born on November 9, 1988 in New York (USA), the son of a school assistant and municipal worker. She has a younger brother named Joey. Already at the age of three, little Nikki began to sing - and she sang well, which everyone noticed. The family did not live well and could not afford singing lessons for the girl, however, being afraid to miss the obvious talent of the child, at the age of eight she was still sent to vocal classes. In addition, Nicole attended acting classes at the William A. Shane School, where she took part in productions of the musicals Sweeney Todd, Les Misérables, Kiss Me Kat and starred in a production of the opera Carmen.
The first paid job of the future actress was a position at an ice cream factory. Radiant Nikki Blonsky - pictured in the article.
Hairspray
When Nikki was 15 years old, her parents took her to the Broadway production of the musical "Hairspray" as a gift. Since then, her cherished dream has been the role of the main character of this musical - Tracey Turnblad.
In 2006, eighteen-year-old Nikki Blonsky tried her hand at an audition for a Broadway production. She did not pass this audition, but director Adam Shankman noticed her there and invited her to the main role in his film adaptation of "Hairspray".
The film takes place in 1962. Tracey Turnblood is an adorable BBW high school student who loves to dance and performs on a local TV music show. In the midst of black segregation, she advocates integration because she knows firsthand what it means to be "not like everyone else." The role was very close to Nikki, as she was the only overweight girl in acting classes, but talent and diligence helped her succeed.
The actress performed all the musical and dance numbers in the film on her own, for which she was awarded praise from critics. Nikki was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the Best Actress (Comedy or Musical) category. Her partners in the film were famous actors, including John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Queen Latifah, James Marsden and Zac Efron.
Further creativity
In 2008, Nikki Blonsky was honored to sing the US National Anthem at the election ceremony. Films with her next roles - "King Size" and "Harold" - also came out in 2008. In these films, Nikki once again plays the role of a schoolgirl trying to woo others and break prejudice about being overweight.
In 2009, the actress starred in only a couple of episodic roles, but the following year she was again able to repeat the success of "Hairspray": she was invited to play the lead role in the drama television series "Puffies", broadcast on the ABC Family channel in the summer of 2010.
In this series, Nikki Blonsky plays the role of Willamina Raeder, forced to go to a weight loss camp at the insistence of her parents. The heroine Blonsky considers being in a "fat camp" humiliating for herself and is of the opinion that you don't need to lose weight if you don't want to - it's much more correct to just love yourself the way you are.
In 2011, Nikki decided to take a break from filming for a while, completing a hairdressing course and starting her career in her hometown. However, in 2013, she still performed small roles in two films and a TV series, after which she did not act in films for another four years. In 2017, she played a supporting role in The Last Movie Star, Nikki Blonsky's latest film to date.
Private life
After the release of the film "Hairspray" there were persistent rumors that Nikkiis romantically involved with his co-star Zac Efron. At the premiere and all subsequent press conferences, the actors invariably appeared together, holding hands. Later, Nikki and Zach admitted that there was never anything between them but a strong friendship, and joint public appearances were just a publicity stunt prescribed in their contracts.
Zac Efron says Nikki is special, like no other girl the actor has ever met. She has a lot of kindness and a great sense of humor.
The actress has been in a relationship with actor Tommy Potoeski since 2011.
At the moment, nothing is known about the relationship of the actors - Nikki prefers not to talk about her personal life.
