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| spouse = {{marriage|Hailey Jo Jenson|2023}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-02 |title="Hairspray"'s Nikki Blonsky Reveals She and Longtime Partner Hailey Jo Jenson Are Married: 'Felt Like the Right Time' |url=https://ca.news.yahoo.com/hairspray-nikki-blonsky-reveals-she-001813788.html |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-CA}}</ref>
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'''Nicole Blonsky'''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a34397/zac-efron-prepares-for-hairspray.html |title=Zac Efron prepares for 'Hairspray' |work=[[Digital Spy]] |date=November 7, 2008 |access-date=November 7, 2008 |archive-date=May 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530193624/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a34397/zac-efron-prepares-for-hairspray/ |url-status=live}}</ref> (born November 9, 1988)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2018/11/09/UPI-Almanac-for-Friday-Nov-9-2018/7831541607233/ |title=UPI Almanac for Friday, Nov. 9, 2018 |work=[[United Press International]] |date=November 9, 2018 |quote=actor Nikki Blonsky in 1988 (age 30)}}</ref> is an American [[Actor|actress]], singer, dancer, and [[Internet celebrity|internet personality]]. She is known for playing [[Tracy Turnblad]] in the film ''[[Hairspray (2007 film)|Hairspray]]'' (2007), for which she won two [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards|Critics' Choice Awards]] and
Blonsky has starred as Willamena Rader in the [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]] series ''[[Huge (TV series)|Huge]]'' (2010), for which she received a [[Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Award]] nomination, had a recurring role as Margot on the series [[Smash (TV series)|''Smash'']] (2013), and had roles in the films [[Geography Club (film)|''Geography Club'']] (2013) as Therese and ''[[The Last Movie Star]]'' (2017) as Faith. She is a licensed [[cosmetologist]].
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==Personal life==
In July 2008, Blonsky and her parents were involved in a violent and racially motivated confrontation with the family of [[Bianca Golden]], a former contestant on ''[[America's Next Top Model]]'', at the [[Providenciales International Airport]] in [[Turks and Caicos]].<ref name="Michelle Tauber">{{cite news |url=
In June 2020, Blonsky [[coming out|came out]] as a [[lesbian]] in a video posted to the social media site [[TikTok]] set to the song "[[I'm Coming Out]]" by [[Diana Ross]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nikki Blonsky on TikTok |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@therealnikkiblonsky/video/6843486113852591365?request_from=server |access-date=June 28, 2020 |publisher=Nikki Blonsky [[TikTok]] account |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/movies/hairspray-star-nikki-blonsky-comes-out-as-gay/ |title=Hairspray Star Nikki Blonsky Comes Out as Gay While Lip-Syncing Diana Ross' 'I'm Coming Out' |first=Benjamin |last=VanHoose |date=June 29, 2020 |access-date=June 29, 2020 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/nikki-blonsky-coming-as-gay-it-was-a-long-time-coming-1301051 |title=Nikki Blonsky on Coming Out as Gay: "It Was a Long Time Coming" |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=June 30, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/hairspray-star-nikki-blonsky-comes-out-gay-tiktok-video-t185505 |title='Hairspray' star Nikki Blonsky comes out as gay to Diana Ross song|date=June 29, 2020 }}</ref> In August 2020, Blonsky confirmed that she currently resides on Long Island.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Nikki Blonsky Interview |url=http://famadillo.com/nikki-blonsky-exclusive-interview-tiktok-long-island-and-podcasts/ |publisher=Famadillo.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2022, Blonsky announced her engagement to her partner Hailey Jo Jenson.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.out.com/celebs/2022/9/29/hairspray-star-nikki-blonsky-now-engaged-nonbinary-fiance |title=''Hairspray'' Star Nikki Blonsky Is Now Engaged to Nonbinary Fiancé |date=September 29, 2022 |work=Out |first=Mey |last=Rude}}</ref> They were married on October 21, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-02 |title="Hairspray"'s Nikki Blonsky Reveals She and Longtime Partner Hailey Jo Jenson Are Married: 'Felt Like the Right Time' |url=https://ca.news.yahoo.com/hairspray-nikki-blonsky-reveals-she-001813788.html |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-CA}}</ref>
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*[http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=10233 "17 Year-Old Nikki Blonsky Cast as Hairspray Film's Tracy"], BroadwayWorld.com, June 8, 2006
*[http://www.cinematical.com/2006/06/08/breaking-news-unknown-lands-hairspray-lead/ "Breaking News: Unknown Lands Hairspray Lead"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130120012144/http://www.cinematical.com/2006/06/08/breaking-news-unknown-lands-hairspray-lead/ |date=January 20, 2013 }}, Cinematical.com, June 8, 2006
*[https://www.today.com/popculture/hairspray-dream-come-true-wbna13351480 "A 'Hairspray' dream come true"], MSNBC/Access Hollywood, June 15, 2006
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