Nicky Maxwell's Biography

Nicky Maxwell, whose nickname is Chick, was a 27 year-old administrator at a bank living in Watford, when she entered Big Brother series 8.

Nicky was born in Mumbai and was adopted when she was 1 from Mother Theresa's orphanage.

Nicky Maxwell's mother's family is Irish and her father's family are Indian. She is a Catholic.

Nicky's half-brother is in Skins.

She likes hot sauce, cigarettes and electro-music and is also a gym fanatic.

Her party piece is a rendition of the Cheeky Girls.

Nicky Maxwell studied floristry for two years and before Big Brother was learning Spanish.

In her application form for Big Brother, Nicky put down her height as 4'12".

Although from her statements before Big Brother Nicky Maxwell had appeared to have gone off men, she nevertheless said that she had a thing for Calum Best.

On 20 July 2007, Nicky Maxwell became the fifth housemate to be evicted from Big Brother series 8 after she and Gerry Stergiopoulos had been nominated.