Rebecca Michael played the role of Janine Butcher in EastEnders from 1989 to 1993. rant. [2] Grahame, who had been described as a "daddy's girl", was upset by her parents' divorce, after which she was raised by her mother Susan. Close your eyes and go back to sleep.She died in her sleep that night. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The following year, she competed in the fourth season of Big Brother Canada, finishing in sixth place. [2] She described her early childhood as the "happiest ever" but when she was eight, her parents divorced and her grandfather, to whom she was very close, died from cancer. Sending so much love to her friends and family. Is EastEnders on tonight? [11][12] During her Big Brother tenure, tabloid newspapers reported Grahame had suffered from anorexia nervosa for most of her adolescence and several times had attempted suicide by taking an overdose of paracetamol. [47], In March 2021, Grahame's family announced she had again relapsed, that she "constantly feels weak and is struggling on a day to day basis", and that she wanted to recover but felt it was "impossible". She then went on to star in her own reality show Princess Nikki, which increased her popularity. She doesn't follow anyone on the social media site, but still has more than 135,000 followers. Grahame then became the tenth house guest to be evicted in a 3:0 eviction vote and received a standing ovation from the studio audience. I went down with her in the lift and just before they took her out of the building, I asked which end her head was at, and held it in my hands.. Nikki Grahame developed an eating disorder at a young age, forcing her parents to admit her to Maudsley psychiatric hospital where she was treated at a children's eating disorders unit. 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After Big Brother, Grahame subsequently secured her own show, Princess Nikki, and went on to win a National Television Award for most popular TV contender. Grahame took part in the Soccer Six charity tournament at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground in May 2007. Prior to finding fame on Big Brother, Grahame, then an aspiring actress, appeared as an extra in the BBC soap opera EastEnders and played a footballer's wife in Sky One's Dream Team. Got a story? Albert|Albert (II)|Baby|Bella|Betty| Big Brother has played such a huge part of my life, it changed my life for the better. D avina McCall has described Nikki Grahame as "iconic" following her "really tragic" death at the age of 38. 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Sue said that she made Nikkis friends promise to stop the paramedics from moving her body until she arrived. In the true sense of the word. She had another major upset during her childhood when her grandfather died from cancer. [9], In May 2006, Grahame registered as a contestant on the seventh series of the Channel 4 reality television series Big Brother, in which she became known for her behaviour such as temper tantrums, Diary Room theatrics, and becoming romantically linked to Pete Bennett, the winner of the series. On 10 September, Grahame became the show's runner-up, receiving a positive reaction from the audience after losing to Big Brother 2 winner Brian Dowling in the final vote. "I dont have one regret, not one. She revealed that after coming out of hospital, Nikki wanted some time alone and was planning to go to a recovery clinic a few days later. 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