Nicola Charles

Nicola Charles
Born (1969-12-22) December 22, 1969 (age 55)
Worcestershire, England
Occupation(s)Actress, model, entrepreneur, author
Spouse
Nick Clonaridis
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(m. 2024)​

Nicola Charles (born 22 December 1969) is a British-Australian actress, author, and conspiracy theorist. She is known for her role as Sarah Beaumont in the Australian soap opera Neighbours.

Early life

Nicola Charles was born and raised in Worcestershire, England,[1] around 1970,[2] to a microbiologist and professional racer.[1][clarification needed] She moved to London in 1987.[1]

Acting career

Charles started her career in British television commercials, having been chosen as the face to launch Coca-Cola's new flagship brand Sprite. She continued in commercials and modelling work.[1]

After moving to Australia in the mid-1990s with then boyfriend Scott Michaelson, she landed her first acting role. Having turned up at Grundy Television studios auditioning for game show The Price is Right, Charles was noticed by casting director Jan Russ and invited to read for a part on Neighbours,[3][1] and was offered the role of Sarah Beaumont.[4]

Charles left Neighbours in 1999. After having little success in furthering her own career, she relocated to Los Angeles.

In 2009, she had a supporting role in the 2011 comedy film For Christ's Sake.[5]

Charles returned to Melbourne in early 2012,[6] and in 2013 reprised her role in Neighbours.[4][2]

Other activities

In 2001, Charles finished writing and recording an album called Listening in Color in London. The album was mixed by prominent sound engineer Chris Lord-Alge in Los Angeles, but not released by Mushroom Records UK.[7]

Charles has penned two novels, Click Monkey: Who Do You Trust with Your Kids? (2019), and The Witches of Toorak (2020). In July 2020 Charles bought the publisher of her books, Shield-Maiden Publishing, becoming CEO and sole owner.[1]

She became known as a conspiracy theorist during the COVID-19 pandemic, calling herself "The White Rabbit". In the lead-up to the 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum, she created a video falsely claiming that the establishment of the Voice would lead to the UN taking over land in Australia, appointing "one man and one woman in every district".[8]

She is a candidate for The Great Australian Party for the next Australian federal election.[9]

Personal life

Charles married kickboxing champion Sean Cochrane in March 1993.[10]

On 1 June 2012, Charles married DJ Mark Tabberner in Caulfield.[11] Charles and Tabberner have a son.[11][12]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Type
2000 Muggers Feature film
2009 For Christ's Sake Mary Murphy Feature film

Television

Year Title Role Type
1995-2016 Neighbours Sarah Beaumont TV series

Writer

Year Title Publisher
2019 Click Monkey: Who Do You Trust with Your Kids? Shield-Maiden Publishing
2020 The Witches of Toorak Shield-Maiden Publishing

Discography

Year Title Type Status
2001 Listening in Colour Album Unreleased

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Nicola Charles". Matt Batten. 14 September 2022. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b Rigden, Clare (14 May 2020). ""Neighbours Joy & Heartbreak" Neighbours 2013". TV Flashback. Retrieved 5 October 2023. [Originally published in] New Idea, 2013
  3. ^ 26 Years, 26 Interviews #4: Nicola Charles. Up to Date Neighbours News, 20 March 2011.
  4. ^ a b Richards, Holly (1 February 2013). "Dirt on a soapy affair". The West Australian. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  5. ^ For Christ's Sake at IMDb
  6. ^ Byrne, Fiona (17 March 2012). "Neighbours siren Sarah Beaumont is back". Herald Sun. The Herald and Weekly Times. Retrieved 4 June 2012.[dead link‍]
  7. ^ Charles, Nicola (22 March 2011). "Nicola Charles Tabberner "Listening in Color"". SoundCloud. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  8. ^ Workman, Michael (5 October 2023). "How a soap opera star pushed a conspiracy theory linking the Voice to Parliament to a UN takeover". ABC News. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Nicola Charles". Archived from the original on 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  10. ^ Dillon, David. Hi Neighbours. Meet Naughty Nicola!. Sunday Mirror, 14 July 1996. [dead link‍]
  11. ^ a b Dennehy, Luke (2 June 2012). "Former Neighbours actor Nicola Charles weds British love". Herald Sun. The Herald and Weekly Times. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  12. ^ Byrne, Fiona (10 September 2011). "Charles delighted to be home among neighbours". Herald Sun. The Herald and Weekly Times. Retrieved 8 June 2012.