Nicola King

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Nicola King
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by	Nicola Wheeler
Duration	2001–present
First appearance	Episode 2827 10 January 2001
Classification	Present; regular
Introduced by	Keith Richardson
Spin-off appearances	Emmerdale: The Dingles, For Richer for Poorer (2010)
In-universe information Other names Nicola Blackstock Nicola De Souza Occupation Barmaid Businesswoman Pub landlady Personal assistant Hotel clerk Sweet Packer Councillor Cafe owner Father Rodney Blackstock Mother Maureen Blackstock Half-brothers Paul Lambert Half-sisters Bernice Blackstock Husband Donald De Souza (2007–2008) Jimmy King (2010–present) Daughters Angelica King Adoptive sons Elliot Windsor Carl Holliday Stepsons Miles De Souza Stepdaughters Anna De Souza Nieces Gabby Thomas Dee Dee Other relatives Thomas Tate

Nicola King (also Blackstock and De Souza) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She has been played by Nicola Wheeler since she joined the soap in 2001. Wheeler left the role in January 2006,^[1] with her on-screen departure airing in March. In July 2007, it was announced that Wheeler had chosen to return to the soap eighteen months later and Nicola made her return on 12 September 2007. Wheeler took maternity leave throughout 2015, which was woven into the soap as Nicola departing temporarily on 26 March 2015, to work in Dubai for six months. She made a brief appearance on the soap on 7 May 2015, via webcam, and then made her full-time return on 11 November 2015, when she returned from Dubai due to an incident that happened there.