Nicola Chapman was born on 14 January 1967 and is an English television and radio presenter, talent show judge and public relations agent who previously worked in the British pop music industry.
20 Facts About Nicki Chapman
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Nicki Chapman was a judge on the ITV reality shows Popstars, with Nigel Lythgoe and Paul Adam, and Pop Idol, along with Simon Cowell, Pete Waterman and Neil Fox.
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Nicki Chapman was born in Herne Bay in Kent on 14 January 1967.
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Nicki Chapman's mother was a housewife and her father worked for Rank Xerox.
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Nicki Chapman worked her way up in the music industry from being Promotions Assistant at MCA records at the age of 21.
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Nicki Chapman later worked at RCA as Head of Promotions where she first met Simon Cowell.
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Nicki Chapman rose to fame as a judge on the ITV television series Popstars and Pop Idol, together with Nigel Lythgoe and Paul Adam, Simon Cowell, Pete Waterman and Dr Fox.
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Nicki Chapman was known in particular for her compassionate nature towards contestants on the shows, in contrast to many talent shows of the present day.
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Nicki Chapman once claimed that "What I think and what I say have to be different because people don't need to hear my honest thoughts, you can let them down a lot more gently and it takes a lot of courage to stand up there and do an audition".
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Nicki Chapman presented a series for Sky One called Made in LA which investigated behind the scenes of the rich and famous.
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Nicki Chapman is frequently heard on BBC Radio 2 as a fill-in for Zoe Ball on The Radio 2 Breakfast Show and for Vanessa Feltz on "Early Breakfast".
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In 2006, Nicki Chapman was one of twelve celebrities in the BBC's Sport Relief showjumping programme Only Fools on Horses.
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In May 2007, Nicki Chapman co-hosted the live ITV1 celebrity cookery show Soapstar Superchef.
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In October 2008, Nicki Chapman joined her fellow ex-Pop Idol judges Pete Waterman and Neil Fox on Peter Kay's Britain's Got the Pop Factor.
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Nicki Chapman deputised for Janice Long in 2012, Anneka Rice in 2013 and Sara Cox in 2019.
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In November 2014, Nicki Chapman hosted The Imperial Dream by the Spanish Riding School of Vienna at the Wembley Arena.
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In January 2012, Nicki Chapman appeared on The Talent Show Story, a documentary for ITV about various entertainment and talent shows.
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Nicki Chapman spoke about her time on Pop Idol and Popstars, as well as working with Nigel Lythgoe and Simon Cowell.
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Nicki Chapman is married to Dave 'Shacky' Shackleton, a music producer and Sony BMG executive; the couple live in Chiswick, London.
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In 2022, Nicki Chapman made this comment during an interview: "It's important for me to work with The Brain Tumour Charity and share my experience to help others know that they're not alone in this".