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On June 22, 2008, she sang [[The Star-Spangled Banner]] in the pre-race ceremony at the 2008 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at [[Infineon Raceway]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/celebrity-circuit-23-6-08/6/ |title=Celebrity Circuit: At the Races |publisher=[[CBS News]] |date=June 2008 |access-date=June 3, 2019 |archive-date=June 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603164358/https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/celebrity-circuit-23-6-08/6/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Blonsky also co-starred in the [[MTV]] mystery series ''[[Valemont]]'' in 2009. In 2010, Blonsky co-starred with [[Raven Goodwin]] in the short lived [[ABC Family]] series ''[[Huge (TV series)|Huge]]'', which premiered in June 2010,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3ib6547f261e43d0f6628afca3fe2c9d75 |title=Nikki Blonsky to star in ABC Family's 'Huge' |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=March 22, 2010 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=March 23, 2010 |archive-date=January 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103104028/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nikki-blonsky-star-abc-familys-21880 |url-status=live}}</ref> and ran for one season. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' described her as the show's "great asset" and praised her for having "the delicate skill to make Will’s anger take the forms of both sincerity and a funny sarcasm."<ref>{{Cite web |last1=June 28 |first1=Ken Tucker Updated |last2=EDT |first2=2010 at 12:00 PM |title='Huge' premiere review: Is this a big improvement in overweight TV? |url=https://ew.com/article/2010/06/28/huge-nikki-blonsky-season-1-episode-1/ |access-date=April 10, 2022 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref> For ''Huge'', she received a nomination for a [[Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Award]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=March 29, 2011 |url=http://www.teenchoiceawards.com/pdf/TC10-Winners.pdf |access-date=June 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110329170414/http://www.teenchoiceawards.com/pdf/TC10-Winners.pdf |archive-date=March 29, 2011}}</ref>
In 2011, Blonsky earned a [[cosmetology]] license, and began working part-time as a hairstylist and make-up artist in her hometown of [[Great Neck, New York]], between acting auditions.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lovece |first=Frank |date=December 12, 2011 |title=Nikki Blonsky: No beauty school dropout |url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/nikki-blonsky-no-beauty-school-dropout-1.3384825 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910170748/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/nikki-blonsky-no-beauty-school-dropout-1.3384825 |archive-date=September 10, 2012 |work=[[Newsday]] |location=New York City / Long Island}}</ref> In 2013, Blonsky appeared in two episodes of the NBC Broadway drama series ''[[Smash (U.S. TV series)|Smash]]''.<ref name="latimes1">{{cite news |last=Barton |first=Chris |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-smash-nicki-blonsky-jesse-l-martin-20120917,0,2094184.story |title='Smash' adds Broadway vets Nikki Blonsky, Jesse L. Martin |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=September 17, 2012 |access-date=February 8, 2013 |archive-date=January 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200126194942/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-xpm-2012-sep-17-la-et-cm-smash-nicki-blonsky-jesse-l-martin-20120917-story.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, she appeared in [[Geography Club (film)|the film adaptation]] of the book ''[[Geography Club]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/geography_club_2013/ |title=Geography Club (2013) |date=April 2014 |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref> The film received mixed reviews,<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Lopez |first1=John |last2=Angeles |first2=ContributorWriting/filmmaker living in Los |date=April 30, 2013 |title=Newport Film Festival's 'The Geography Club' Depicts the New Normal of Gay Relationships |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/newport-film-festivals-th_b_3188384 |access-date=June 25, 2020 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref> however she and the cast were nominated for an award at the [[ShoWest Convention]] in 2014.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=ShoWest Convention, USA (2014) |url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000608/2014/1/ |access-date=October 9, 2020 |website=IMDb}}</ref>
Blonsky appeared [[Off-Broadway]] in the play ''Stuffed'' by [[Lisa Lampanelli]] at the Westside Theatre in October 2017 to November 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iobdb.com/Production/6428 |title=''Stuffed'' |publisher=[[Internet Off-Broadway Database]] |access-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref> In 2020, Blonsky launched her video blogging series on her [[Instagram]] account, in which she chats with other celebrities.
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In July 2008, Blonsky and her parents were involved in a violent 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=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20231966,00.html |title=Nikki Blonsky: Airport Brawl Left Me 'Destroyed' |first=Michelle |last=Tauber |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=October 9, 2008 |access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref> Golden, Blonsky, and Blonsky's father were all charged with assault.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://people.com/crime/nikki-blonskys-father-denied-bail-in-airport-brawl-case/ |title=Nikki Blonsky's Father Denied Bail in Airport Brawl Case |first=Steve |last=Helling |magazine=People |date=August 8, 2008 |access-date=February 10, 2017}}</ref> That December, the charges against Blonsky and Golden were dropped.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/77088/nikki-blonsky-next-top-modeler-cleared-in-airport-smackdown |title=Nikki Blonsky, Next Top Modeler Cleared in Airport Smackdown |first=Gina |last=Serpe |publisher=[[E! News]] |date=December 31, 2008 |access-date=February 10, 2017}}</ref>
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>
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