Nicola Bell is an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 former actress.

Her first acting role was as Debbie Dobson in the British children's television series Byker Grove

Byker Grove

Byker Grove was a British television series which aired between 1989 and 2006 and was created by Adele Rose. The show was broadcast at 5.10pm after Newsround on CBBC on BBC One...

in the early 1990s. She played the sister of Nicola Dobson over 25 episodes between 1990 and 1993.

Her only other known role was as Candice in a 1995 episode of Kavanagh QC

Kavanagh QC

Kavanagh QC is a British television series made by Carlton Television for ITV between 1995 and 2001. It has been shown on ITV3 as recently as August 2011; series 1–6 are available on Region 2 DVDs....

. She went on to become a flight attendant

Flight attendant

Flight attendants or cabin crew are members of an aircrew employed by airlines primarily to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers aboard commercial flights, on select business jet aircraft, and on some military aircraft.-History:The role of a flight attendant derives from that of similar...

 for Virgin Atlantic.

Personal life

Bell had an off-screen relationship with Byker Grove co-star Ant McPartlin

Anthony McPartlin

Anthony David "Ant" McPartlin is one half of the English comedy and television presenting duo Ant & Dec, with the other being Declan Donnelly. He came to prominence in the children's drama series Byker Grove and as one half of the pop music duo PJ & Duncan...

. She now lives in her native North East with her husband and daughter, Tali.

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