A Strictly Come Dancing star has swapped the BBC ballroom floor as she sets her sights on Hollywood with her movie debut.
Nicola Adams has revealed she’s bagged a role in The Gun on Second Street, which will premiere next year.
The two-time Olympic champion’s role comes after six years of studying at acting school in a bid to pursue her dream.
She’ll share the screen alongside Bruce Willis‘ daughter Rumer, as well as lead star Jack Kesy and Poppy Delevingne.
Speaking about her career change, Nicola told The Sun: ‘I just want to work with people that are just as hungry as I am.
‘I’m not one of those people that just show up and just expect everything to be fine.
Nicola Adams has revealed she’s bagged a role in The Gun on Second Street, which will premiere next year
The two-time Olympic champion’s role comes after six years of studying at acting school in a bid to pursue her dream
‘I put in the work, I put in the graft, just as I do as an athlete as well. I want to take it as far as I can in terms of how I grow as an actor, being able to experience different types of roles, playing different characters that really flex my abilities and my ability to be able to dig deep on the emotions that are needed for the more dark characters.’
The film, which is set to go into production this autumn, is described as an allegory movie about the gun crisis in America.
Its plot centres around two Pittsburgh police officers who are called two a domestic violence dispute on Second Street.
However, during the call out, the officer accidentally shoots and kills his partner and best friend.
Adams shot to fame in 2012 after winning gold at her home Olympics, becoming the first female boxer to ever win a medal at the Games, before going on to defend her title at Rio 2016.
After winning the WBO flyweight title in 2019, she retired later that year but returned to the public eye with an appearance in the 18th series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2020.
Featuring as part of the programme’s first same-sex couple alongside professional Katya Jones – the pair were forced to withdraw from the show in its fourth week after Jones tested positive for COVID-19.
Meanwhile, in May Nicola put her Leeds home on the market two months after splitting from Ella Baig, 27.
After winning the WBO flyweight title in 2019, she retired later that year but returned to the public eye with an appearance in the 18th series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2020
Meanwhile, in May Nicola put her Leeds home on the market two months after splitting from Ella Baig , 27.
A month previous, Nicola confirmed that she and Ella had parted ways after Ella’s career as an OnlyFans model, which included posing nude snaps and engaging in explicit chat, put a strain on their relationship.
Now, the Strictly star is making a fresh start by listing one of her properties – a four-bedroom, two-bathroom property in Leeds – for £950,000.
Her Leeds property, which has been described as a ‘fantastic family home’, extends to almost 2,300 sq. ft, with potential for extension, ‘providing ample space for growing families.’
The boxer and the model ended their romance in March despite attempting to resolve any potential differences via couples’ therapy.
Nicola explained: ‘I have always been incredibly supportive of Ella’s career and the choices she has made, including her work on OnlyFans.’
She added: ‘However, as much as I respect what she does, I can’t deny that it has had an impact on our relationship.’
Nicola admitted there have been challenging times as they navigate the break up, especially when co-parenting their son.
The couple began dating in 2018 after meeting each other on a night out – and they subsequently opted to use fertility treatments in order to have their first and only child with the egg fertilised by a sperm donor who resembled Ella.
Ella carried the baby and gave birth a month early via caesarean section – with their son Taylor being born in July 2022.
