Dear Danny (series producer)
I hated Princess Nikki when it started. I thought it was a feeble premise for a single show, let alone a whole series, and with a starkly unlikeable ’star’.
However, Tabby and I watched Wednesday night’s show and actually started to enjoy it. For the first time, we actually felt some sympathy for Nikki, I don’t know if it was the news about Pete, the situations she was in or the fact that we were drunk. But we enjoyed the show, that’s the main thing.
However, the ‘mucking out’ theme has been done to death. Surely at this rate Nikki will be unblocking airplane toilets at 30,000 feet within the next few weeks.
So, can we please have something a bit different? Put her in a rock band (not Daddy Fantastic though), maybe a stint in a ‘caring’ profession like nurse of midwife. Something. Anything. But no more poo please.
I’m asking our readers to finish off this post with their suggestions for possible jobs for Nikki. We hope this helps.
Yours sincerely
Brad Mullet
Reality TV Correspondent
PS: Next time you confront Nikki at 6AM, I’d consider having someone on standby with a tranquiliser dart. I was genuinely concerned for your safety. Thankfully, no producers were hurt in the filming of that episode!
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Great letter! I have not seen that episode yet. I have a backup on some TV watching, but am looking forward to it. A friend of mine and I were talking about a few jobs we’d like to see Nikki attempt. I was thinking of having her work a soup kitchen, and my friend she should work in a zoo, though I think that would just degrade into more poo jobs.
She’s done a zoo job now. She was probably best at that job as well coz the staff would take no crap from her (no pun intended)and made it quite clear that the main priority was not seeing to her pathetic tantrums but the animals’ welfare. Brilliant.
Midwife sounds good, I’d love to see her trying to care for someone who puts their parts on more than she does! How d’ya like them apples, princess brat!!?!!
Would love to see Niki dancing…she is a great dancer..so what about something along those lines. Teaching dancing or something with children. Caring for others is a great idea…what about an old age home.
Or a waitress where she waits on table not cleans them or poos or floors or toilets, we have seen all that. And why show the worst shots of her. Nikki is really cute and your photographers were shocking…get new cameramen or better still, new editors.
I am only replying to this one as I have worked with old aged pensioners and children for years and I have met nikki, and no no no and more no for these groups of people. nikki is repulsed by any kind of disease,illness, sickness or dependency on her.
If nikki wanted to do these jobs she would have done them already some time in her life as she aint a real princess, she’s an ordinary woman from a unreality programme.
She has choosen the right professions so far in her life, for personality and skills.
Nikki has worked as a waitress before and stated she used to smash the plates and throw the food on the floor to upset the kitchen staff ( highly amusing). So I suppose she would be visiting old ground, but at least its safe for others.
Grace is also a qualified dance teacher, so I suppose if the producers wanted to see a dance teacher teach kids, they would have used Grace with the experience and aptitude.
I think all the jobs will be mucky ones on this programme as it is the uk version of the simple life or simpletons life as some call it , so Nikki can always be paris hilton’s much poorer side kick now she and nicole arent friends. That would make interesting viewing.
OAP homes can be dismissal and humiliating places for many residents and having babies is traumatic and unpredictable as it. Not really appropriate subject matter for light entertainment with a strange woman little woman.
The producers need to wrack their brain cell to come up with something more than poo. She could be Daddy Fantastics agent or manager, as i havent heard pete’s album, Cd yet , has it been released.
Could they not exchange her for someone doing time in guantanomo bay that would be a caring gesture on her part and western cameras would be allowed in to film the goings-on. everybody wins !
But nikki in a school as a dinner lady it will spark a fire lol please xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I know loads of kids like nikki, so I think thats a good idea, not sure the shool governors and some parents will approve of her past professions and behaviour though.
She’s not as squeaky clean as Jamie oliver so we have to be realistic that schools may be out of the question, but youth clubs may be more tolerant.
Teaming Nikki and Grace to teach kids dancing would be a funny idea.
I agree Dawn, she should guest start in the Simple Life, or Paris should guest in her show. That would be cool.
How come only bad reviews are shown on the previous page. I myself have written many letters in praise our Nikki’s entertaining qualities so be fair and show the good with the bad on first page.
Let Nikki work in a soapie or as an actress for the day. What about something like footballers wives.
P.S. and please in a glamourous role for a change.
I think the whole idea of princess nikki is nikki is an ordinary woman who chooses to live a glamourous role like a princess, who confesses she doesnt want to get her hands dirty and to be looked after by others.
so the programme producers make nikki get her hands dirty,that is the aim of the show.
Chantelle show was oppoosite, it was to take an ordinary girl and make her live the dreamlife, like her idol paris hilton who is filthy rich.
so nikki is hung by her own pertard if she wants to continue the princess nikki thing.
If nikki had choosen to live a less self -obessessed and hedonistic life like fellow housemates such as Grace or Glynn who worked with others in quite caring roles before BB, she would not have been given the show.
Grace teaches youngsters to dance and glynn teaches loads of stuff to youngsters and was head boy for his care work.
the whole point of the show is for the producers to put nikki in her place and say your not a princess, you think you are but you are not, thats the joke.
Dont think nikki and grace will work , nikki’s attention span is too short and grace is too clever, independant and professional.Nikki would just end up crying, being upstaged by Grace and being completely lost.
Nikki and Chantelle may work well together and I am suprised the producers havent put the two together.
The aim of the programme is however pretty flimsy, so the joke may be on us. As Nikki is not complaining she probably is enjoying having her on series on TV and media attention (FOR NOW), so I think they will keep her series going as long as she keeps being a princess. When the novelty/joke wears off so will the series.
Once the princess nikki series is over. I’m afraid to say, this series will be Nikki doing ordinary jobs she finds gross.Cos thats the joke.
Nikki should consider Hollyoaks or some kind of soap. But she would have to drop the Princess thing to be taken seriously by others. So thats up to Nikki and her agent.
Princess nikki could culminate in Nikki being hired help to jordan and peter andre.Put if doesnt involve poo cant see the producers going with it.
Didn’t Grace and Nikki follow much the same career path in the ‘real world’? They were dance teachers and promo girls and had worked together in, I think, Harrods. Spraying perfume sure beats shovelling poo so if our princess is to be given any kind of incentive for change the producers need to give Nikki some credible choices.
Nikki’s diction is excellent so how about a day with a speech therapist. Working back stage at a theatre she could get dirty by vacuuming but please edit out any toilet cleaning please! Events management or wedding planning or where’s the florists programme? None of these are dirty jobs and as theme has been set with only two more programmes to be screened it will probably be more of the same with little incentive given to Nikki to shine.
Hope once Princess Nikki goes from my screen she pops up in the media somewhere else employing her inate sense of fun and humour in full. Probably the best choice of employment for Nikki is to stay where she has found herself. On tv as she’s a natural.
Nikki isnt a trained dance teacher,whereas Grace spent years at college training.
Niki attends dance and aerobics classes and that’s different from teaching.They did not work together but saw each other in the nightclubs.
Speech therapy is not about diction, its a medical science working with deafness, palate impairment and various disabilities. So that would be highly inappropriate for the programme.
She could however work in elocution, which is about pronounciation and has nothing to do with speech therapy at all. I think thats what you meant.
I thought I was correct in stating that Grace and Nikki were dance teachers but admit to being totally unaware of their qualifications just as I believed that they did work together in promotions but if I am wrong then I defer to your very superior knowledge.
Apologies as I should have perhaps been more specific with my interpretation of speech therapy and referred to it specifically as speech-language therapy. This involves having a speech-language specialist work with a child on a one-to-one basis, in a small group or directly in a classroom, to overcome difficulties involved with a specific disorder. Speech-language therapy uses a variety of therapeutic strategies, including: language intervention activities - these exercises involve having a speech-language specialist interact with a child by playing and talking to him. The therapist may use pictures, books, objects, or ongoing events to stimulate language development. The therapist may also model correct pronunciation and use repetition exercises to build speech and language skills. Also articulation therapy - articulation or sound production, exercises involve having the therapist model correct sounds and syllables for a child, often during play activities. The level of play is age-appropriate and related to the child’s specific needs. Articulation therapy involves physically showing a child how to make certain sounds, such as the “r” sound. A speech-language therapist may demonstrate how a child should move his tongue to produce specific sounds. I would have thought that assisting a speech language therapist would - if it were possible to arrange - would be ideal for Princess Nikki.
It’s doubtful if my suggestions for that is only what they were will be considered for use within the Princess Nikki format but it is good to know that someone is taking the time to consider the options being put forward. A question for you Dawn as you are obviously taking a keen interest - are you involved in the production of Princess Nikki?
The knowledge isnt superior just first hand. Matt made a comment about Chenai from X-factor on her blog, I suppose the same can be said about Nikki.If you have massive national TV, magazine, newspaper and media exposure your talent, whatever it is, will shine regardless.
Nikki is also a qualified beautician and worked at Harrods with the highest sales. She is a lot more intelligent than some of her critics give her credit for. She does not like boring day to day work…nine to five routine but is a brilliant model and would make an incredibly funny actress along the Goldie Hawn line.
I’d like to see her go on Supernanny!
As the naughty child or nanny ?
Danny, we have been a tad too harsh on you due to all the pooey jobs Nikki has been given to do but if it wasnt for you folk, we would not have the Princess Nikki show at all so a very big THANK YOU. Love the introduction too but could we please have Princess Nikki extended in all ways i.e. length of each episode, frequency of showing, number of epsisodes a week and extension of number of episodes as six is just not enough. I am sure it cant always be easy working with Nikki but it can never be boring. We do love the endearing little person.
Well done Danny and Co. No poos to be cleaned up. Realy enjoyed the mountain climbing bit. Actually, the whole out door business, was good. What is on for next week?
Nikki was brilliant, as usual. So entertaining. The mountaineers were great too.
AS mentioned in another section, why not put Nikki to work in the Brat Camp (shown before the outdoor Princess Nikki episode). Would be interesting to see how she copes with the tantrums of others and what her response would be to these tantrums. Could be very entertaining and her real calling in life. Just love the Princess show and Nikki.
Talking to yourself again ms Lewis, tut tut. If you were a real concerning woman you would be championing Kerry Mcgregor, someone with a recognised talent and a real disability.
However you only seem to be concerned with this lady who is a blue eyed blonde, with no disability, no disfigurement or no discernable talent.
She only seems to be in great pain because slavery has been abolished and the public do not tip their cap to her everytime she waddles past.
I like the way you suggest things for Nikki to do and when they occur (ie it gets less messy), you congratulate yourself on your own idea via your altered ego.
Great marketing ploy.
Also I like the use of the word “we” when you really mean I. To make it appear you are speaking on behalf of the masses when you are only speaking on behalf of the marketing team.
She’s on three times a week and in every rag mag there is, so if she dont make it, she dont make it.
You dont find the person and then scamper around for their talent, trying to convince everyone you have found the next big thing. Talent shines.
The producers dedicated Big Brother to her, put her back in the programme when she was voted out by the public and gave her , a series of her own.
If I was you concentrate on Chantelle instead as if you have to resort to such tactics as blog writing, you really are scrapping the barrel.
Better still concentrate on someone who has real talent, who has actually overcome a real disability like Kerry Mcgregor , then you wouldnt have to write such blantantly obvious, desparate, shameful blogs to get crumbs of publicity.
Concentrating on a modern day blonde workshy Scarlett O’Hara has obviously not got you the viewers and mass publicity you desire.
PS Give Danny the producer my love next time you see him eh ?
Ha ha ha! I agree… No more poo! I love watching Princess Nikki! She’s great! How about getting her to work at a cafe or a laundrette or something like that? Also I would love to see more of nikki on tv. It would great to see a documentary about her life so far or just a one-off tv program about what she does in a normal day. It could be called A day in the life of Nikki.
What do you think?
Nikki´s Agent blah blah. Sorry I did not have time to read all the verbal diarrha (sp) you dished out above but the general tone was so ridiculous I (we) decided to write on without referring further. We is we as we are a family and friends who love watching Nikki on TV and hope to see a´lot more of her. She is the best entertainer to hit TV for a long time. Well done Danny.
Nikki is fabulous!! It’s about time that there was a female out there that actually acted like a…..female!!
There are too many girls nowadays that act as though they are men. All this gender confusion and independance is what confuses the guys nowadays and causes a lot of the problems we have, why do girls want to fight a battle of the sexes when they can spend their time being pretty and having the guys look after and protect them….trust me, the girls wouldn’t look as old as they do nowadays if they allowed themselves a bit of pampering.
There is nothing wrong with having old fashioned values!
I’m a female and am proud to be one….long hair…lipstick and looking fabulous. I appreciate a gentlemen, but they are rare nowadays due to men not knowing when to be one without having their heads bitten off by some ‘chip on her shoulder’ female.
Keep up the good work Nikki…put those dykes in their place! If it wasn’t for them there wouldn’t be so much violence towards women from men.
A message to the ladettes/dykes in this world (or the ones who look and act like one) you’re not the only people in the world…some of us like being treated nicely by men….doors opened for us etc.
The dykes and butch independant women of this world have a lot to answer for….the poor men in this world don’t know whether they are coming or going….
Some girls out here want to be treated like a lady and not have it assumed that you’re a beer swilling ladette or something.
My answer to it all would be enforced finishing school for all females on the planet…hopefully it would help to show them how much nicer their lives would be.
Men out there…you don’t get away scott free…maybe if you insisted on acting like gentlemen to all women then it would help the confusion and the women may see that it’s a good thing for you to take the reigns on somethings.
Everyone seems to have forgotten that for every successful man out there…behind him is a strong female who is supporting him. It’s easier with a team effort.
I have no idea where I have gone with all of this…the main thing is…thank you Nikki….you’re the voice of quite a few girls out here who don’t want to get their hands dirty and would rather keep their looks for a lot longer than most.
Hopefully you’ll have a job in T.V. and maybe a second series….plus that way you’ll earn more money than all the whining wenches out there who don’t like you…always remember…marry someone rich! You’ll look better for longer!
Producers is it possible to get a copy of Nikki’s last show as I missed it and have all the rest on DVD.
Why not make a DVD of all the Princes Nikki shows, put together and market it. There are many of us who would love to get it and with Christmas coming up, give it as a gift to friends and family.
Come on Producers, salvage your reputation and give Nikki a new TV Show, a chat show, so we can enjoy the Nikki we grew to love so much. She has just won the NTA award in her category so is obviously appreciated by many. You blew it with the sick jobs you gave this beautiful and talented young lady, in Princess Nikki…give yourselves another chance as she is a real gem, before someone else snaps her up. (But will she trust you a second time?)
Half the reason Nikki has got some really bad press was because of Princess Nikki. We all know you condense two days of film tape into 30 mins, only leaving the the negative stuff. Poor girl. She might still be with Pete if it wasn’t for this show.
I do believe she is a little star in the making so please use her wisely and do not exploit her for your own financial gains. Nikki, if you read this do not do another Princess Nikki. You are too good for that show. We want to see your comic side and your ability to act very naturally in front of the camera. I know she thanked Endemol for everything on the awards night but they have really exploited her character at the same time. Thankfully most of us can see through it but all the hatefully people are just rubbing their hands together. She bounces off other people very well so may be a double act would be a good starting place. I would also like to see her do more serious documentary style work as she does have a big heart and there is compassion there I know.
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