Nikki Ann Sanderson (born 28 March 1984) is an English actress and Glamor model who is best known for playing in the television and Dawn Bellamy in ITV Heartbeat. During her time at Coronation Street and since, she has also forged a career as a Glamor model and television presenter on programmes such as CD;UK, and Ministry of Mayhem.
She has appeared on the cover of Loaded magazine and in August 2005, the cover of Maxim magazine and in June 2006 the cover of FHM as the headlining feature of the issue, combining a photo shoot and exclusive interview with one of the magazine's journalists.
For 2006 and 2007, she was signed up by hip sports fashion footwear brand to head up their high-profile new print advertising campaign. She will shortly be seen in the new independent film Clubbed and in episodes of Cold Blood for ITV and The Afternoon play for BBC One.
In June 2007, it was reported that Sanderson would make a brief return to Coronation Street in Autumn 2007, when her character, Candice Stowe, turns up during the build up to another characters wedding.However these reports were later dismissed by Sanderson during an appearance on ITV loose women due to "scheduling problems".
In 2008 she joined the cast of the ITV1 series, Heartbeat, set in the 1960s, to play the part of Dawn Bellamy. She played the part of Audrey in the horror film Boogeyman released in 2009 And she plays the character Gee Gee, a dance teacher, in the 2008 film clubbed, an underworld drama set in the early 1980s.
She is currently starring in the 2010 UK tour of The Vagina Monologues. Links