Nicole Walker
Actor History
Arianne Zuker (1998 to February 10th, 2006; 2008 to present)
Other Names
Nikki (nickname)
Nicole Mendez (birth name)
Nicole Roberts (first married name)
Nicole Kiriakis (second married name)
Mary Smith (alias used to apply at highstyle)
Occupation
Living off her divorce settlement
Vice-President of Austin Reed and Company
President of Titan Publishing
Editor-in-Chief of Bella Magazine
Model
Waitress at the Java Café
Resides At
Salem Inn
Marital Status
Single
Past Marriages
Lucas Roberts (divorced)
Victor Kiriakis (divorced July 2008)
Relatives
Paul Mendez (father)
Fay Walker (mother)
Taylor Raines (Walker/Mendez) (sister)
Brandon Walker (Mendez) (half-brother)
Children
None
Flings & Affairs
EJ DiMera
Brady Black
Colin Murphy (deceased)
Eric Brady
Jay
Crimes Committed
Tried to blackmail EJ by threatening to divulge the status of his marriage if he didn't spend more time with her. [Jun 2008]
Sabatoged Chloe's surgery.
With Jan Spears, attempted to murder Victor Kiriakis.
Hired Larry Welch to kill Victor.
Shot Colin Murphy, who was blackmailing her.
Brief Character History
Nicole was the overworked, underpaid waitress with dreams of being a model and escaping the secrets of her past. Then she met Eric, boywonder with a heart of gold. He eventually became enamored with the pretty face, and convinced Sami to offer her a modelling contract. She did just that, and graced the cover of Bella magazine. She moved from wrong side of the tracks to queen of the right side within a month or two. But she was always held back by someone- we weren't sure who- finding out where she lived. She periodically wrote checks to someone and was afraid. We met Jay, her ex boyfriend, who followed her and " photoboy" around, even on their trip to Los Angeles for a photo shoot.
They were falling in love, and Jay was getting jealous. He even threatened to spill the beans about her past. She met Kate Roberts and became good friends with Sami Brady. She coordinated the bachelorette party, and allowed Kate to pick out the entertainment for the night: the stripper with who Franco was having an affair with. Kate threatened Nicole about this fact and told her to keep quiet. Nicole has complied.
Lucas then decided he needed a wife to get custody of Will, and Nicole was the one he wanted. Right now, Lucas in wining and dining Nicole, much to the dismay of Kate, who thinks Lucas deserves better. Taylor is also an obstacle in her quest to become exclusive with Eric. Taylor wants Eric, and Nicole wants Eric, but is showing interest in Lucas. Taylor is also treading on sacred territory. She's becoming a New Face, and could take over Nicole's modeling gigs. She doesn't like it one bit.
Taylor has since disappeared from town and Nicole is married to Lucas...for the tune of five million dollars! Boy, was she ticked off when Victor hired a man to worm her money away from her. She agreed to help Eric's sister Sami get custody of Will, even though Eric left her and left town. A cancer scare led to a brief reconciliation with Eric, but that didn't last. Nicole did, however, reveal that as a teenager, her father forced her to make pornographic films.
After breaking up with Eric, Nicole told Lucas she wanted a divorce, and ended up starting a relationship with Victor. She was instrumental in helping Victor learn that Kate was out to kill him, and took Kate's place not only in Victor's bedroom, but also in the boardroom. Unfortunately, it wasn't long before things again changed, and Nicole started planning to kill Victor. She even paired up with Larry Welch, but that didn't last long. Now she's trying to get to Victor through his grandson. Brady will work perfectly for her plans, but she's willing to use Shawn or even Victor's son Philip if necessary.
Nicole joined forces with Jan Spears, and Jan killed Victor for Nicole. This left her a very wealthy widow, with a grieving step-grandson she soon fell in love with. Unfortunately, it wasn't just Victor's murder that was looming over her head -- once she learned that Brady's first love Chloe was alive, she was desperate to keep Brady from learning the truth, so much so that she let Stan and Tony help her in sabotaging Chloe's surgery so that she would never get rid of her scars. Once she realized Stan was Sami, she attempted to blow her out of the water, but Sami had the goods on her. When Brady discovered Chloe was alive, he accused Nicole of masterminding her 'death', and kicked her out of his life.
In 2008, Nicole retruned to Salem with the news that she was still Mrs. Victor Kiriakis since the divorce did not actually go through. She hired EJ Dimera to be her divorce attorney, which did not sit well with Sami Brady. EJ used Nicole to make Sami jealous, even paid Nicole to be around Sami at opportune times. Sami and EJ's relationship continued to sour. On the night that Sami told EJ to move on, EJ slept with Nicole.
Trent Robbins came to town in the summer of 2008 and immediatley began threatening Nicole. The two shared a tumultuous past together, though it was not known what that past was. Trent told Nicole that she needed to cut EJ out of her life. Scared, Nicole told EJ that their relationship must remain professional.
