She believed marrying well was the best way to do it (viaSoap Central).
Of course, beforeVictor and Nikki’s relationshipblossomed, Nikki had quite a life full of scandals and mistakes.
She was even doing something considered scandalous at the time that Victor first laid eyes on her.
Casey returned home to find her father’s bloodied dead body on top of Nikki (viaSoap Hub).
Alone in the world with just her sister now, Nikki moved on to other things, including men.
That passion didn’t last and Nikki was left with two things a sexually transmitted disease and a baby.
However, fans didn’t know about that baby for another few decades.
However, she soon grew bored with life and answered an ad for a modeling job.
She even ended up in bed with a dead man when he had a heart attack.
So, she found herself a job as a stripper at a club called The Bayou.
Although Nikki tried to pass her daughter off as Kevin’s, the truth eventually came out.
Nikki and Victor finally married in 1984 with their little girl, Victoria, by their side.
Of course, it was anything but smooth sailing for the next nearly four decades.
She also had many affairs and romances along the way, as well as other husbands.
In 2017, Nikki and Victor decided to try something new and have an open marriage (viaSoaps.com).
This resulted in Nikki having a Victor-sanctioned affair with Arturo Rosales (Jason Canela).
When she killed her father, Nick Reed, it was in self-defense (viaSoaps.com).
In 2018, Nikki believed she killed again when she saw Victoria Newman’s abusive ex, J.T.
Hellstrom (Thad Luckinbill), attacking her daughter.
Nikki quickly grabbed a fireplace poker and clocked J.T.
right over the head with it, resulting in what Nikki thought was his death (viaEntertainment Weekly).
turned up alive and well (viaSoaps In Depth).
