Nikki Newman

Nikki Newman
The Young and the Restless character
Melody Thomas Scott as Nikki Newman
Portrayed by
Duration1978–present
First appearanceMay 11, 1978
ClassificationPresent; regular
Created byWilliam J. Bell
Introduced by
Crossover
appearances
In-universe information
Other names
  • Nicole Reed
  • Nicole Newman
  • Nikki Reed
  • Nikki Foster
  • Nikki Abbott
  • Nikki Landers
  • Sherry
Occupation
FamilyNewman
FatherNicholas Reed
MotherBarbara Reed[1]
SistersCasey Reed
HusbandGreg Foster (1979–1981)
Kevin Bancroft (1982–1983)
Tony DiSalvo (1983)
Victor Newman (1984–1988, 1998, 2002–2008, 2013–present)
Jack Abbott (1990–1994, 2012)
Joshua Landers (1996–1998)
David Chow (2008)
Deacon Sharpe (2011–2012)
Sons
DaughtersVictoria Newman
StepsonsAdam Newman
StepdaughtersAbby Newman
GrandsonsNoah Newman
Reed Hellstrom
Johnny Abbott (adoptive) Connor Newman (step grandson)
GranddaughtersCassie Newman (adoptive)
Claire Grace
Summer Newman
Faith Newman
Katie Newman

Nikki Newman is a fictional character from the American CBS daytime soap opera, The Young and the Restless. Created and introduced by William J. Bell in 1978, the role was portrayed by Erica Hope, before Melody Thomas Scott took over in 1979. Introduced as a stripper, the character became well known for her relationship with businessman Victor Newman (Eric Braeden), a union that developed into a supercouple pairing that has spanned over four decades. She shares two children with Victor, Victoria (Amelia Heinle) and Nicholas Newman (Joshua Morrow). In 2013, she reveals that she had previously given up a child for adoption, who is later discovered to be Dylan McAvoy (Steve Burton). The character has also had several other notorious relationships, including Paul Williams (Doug Davidson), Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman), and Brad Carlton (Don Diamont). Scott is considered an icon in the soap opera genre.

  1. ^ Anthony Morina and Josh Griffith (Executive producers); Mal Young (Head writer) (February 20, 2019). The Young and the Restless. Season 46. Episode 11557. CBS.