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YAY A post about Nikki! Thanks Jared!!!!! Can you add some of the amazing pictures of Nikki from before the show? Also, thanks for your comment about the perfumes that came from an interview with Nikki at the Fifi awards a few weeks ago. Too bad we didn’t get a JJ post on Nikki from that night, or from the premiere of Harold in NY or her attendance at the Cry-Baby premiere on Broadway or at the Indy IV premiere in NY. She also hosted the Voice awards in LA the other day.

OMG I loved her hair! So full and shiny and fun! Her dress was fun and totally appropriate for MTV.

Since so many people have been talking about it, I’ll give my thoughts. I think it was great that she was so genuinely proud of her friend Zac, and wonderful to see him thank her. I think the way he thanked her shows that it was more special than a run of the mill speech thank-you. Whatever their relationship was/is/could be, I don’t know. No one does. But seeing their little moment at the awards, the way he thanked her, how she cheered for him and called him Zaccy, just shows me that the connection they have is real. At PSIFF the first thing he did when he saw her was to hug her. Whatever that means is between them. Again, between them. They may not hang out together all the time. Maybe they do connect when she’s in LA. and they don’t do it in front of cameras. (I’m sure Zac has a lot more friends than the 5 people he has ever been photographed with by paparazzi). I don’t know. But I can tell that they are important to each other, they have each had a significant impact on each other, and that they shared an unforgettable and life-changing experience. I think it is disrespectful of people to say that Zac would never date her because of her body. He has commented on that very issue many times, actually. I’m not saying that they have dated, or even that he wants to date her, just that thinking he never would makes him seem quite shallow, and I think he has a lot more to him than that. What I have seen between them in interviews and off-camera moments that were caught on film shows that he cares about her and is attracted to her. I think he is as attracted to her spirit, her courage, her charisma, her sense of fun, as anything else. I think they respect each other a great deal, and that they would stick up for each other, and that they could say anything to each other and it would be ok. It is also possible to be interested in someone, have a crush on someone, and be in a relationship with someone else. And I really think that Zac has as much of a crush on Nikki as she has on him. I’m not saying that they have ever acted on their crushes, or that they ever will. But I really do think that Zac looks at Nikki and acts around her the way he does with Vanessa. Body language is a lot, and I have seen a lot with Zac and lots of people he has been filmed with (Psyc degrees do come in handy lol). I also think that the chemistry between Zac and Nikki is fun and great stuff to inspire the imagination. Why not?

But, there is a whole lot more to this girl than Zac Efron. I just wanted to say my two cents on this conversation.

Nikki is a dynamo! She has spunk! She sees the best in people. She accepts anyone and everyone. She is professional and responsible and confident and outgoing and caring. She carries herself so well, from the very beginning of Hairspray promotions. So much that Zac and Queen Latifah have commented on that. She has a killer voice that will only get stronger with time. She has such a natural way in front of the camera, and on a set, like she was made for it. She is a beautiful girl. Yes, she is overweight. For the record, she has lost quite a bit of weight since the fall, and is looking more and more fantastic and happy all the time. She is inspiring. She is the kind of young woman that I would be proud for my students to look up to. She is where she is because of her talent and charisma and personality and the respect that she has earned from people in the business. She is down to earth and open and honest and has no veils she hides behind. I believe in her. I believe in her dreams and I believe in her character and I believe in her potential to go to amazing heights. But, more importantly, she believes in herself. She knows who she is in a way that is exceptionally rare for a woman so young. Her family is proud of her. Her friends are proud of her. Her fans are proud of her.

I am thrilled that Nikki is working on an album of original material that she is writing herself. That shows that she has passion for what she does, and that her music really means something to her. I really respect that about her. I’m looking forward to seeing her in Harold this summer, and just seeing where she takes herself and what new challenges she goes for. She has talent, and she is genuinely a nice person. She’ll go far in life, and I am honoured to a witness to it.

Jen your post just blew me away. I couldnt agree with you more!

Well said Jenn…Just awesome!

Jen, that was lovely. You have an amazing way with words.

Mel.

Wow, you Zikki fans really do live in a fantasy world - grasping at straws, jumping to conclusions, and trying to direct Zac’s feelings as to whom he should care for. Pleaseeee!! If you love Nikki, then support her in every venture she is a part of, but don’t assume that she needs to be in a relationship with Zac to make her life complete.

As far as chemistry, you can’t tell anyone who knows about Zac and Vanessa’s relationship that they don’t have it when we see it all the time with them, in every glance or touch or smile. As to the Zikki thing, I see their relationship as nothing other than good friends who wish the best for one another. Of course, Zac is going to thank Nikki at the awards show, it was a professional courtesy. Period.

Please pull your heads out of the clouds and know that Nikki doesn’t need Zac to succeed if she’s as great as most of you say. Give Nikki credit - she will find someone on her own and doesn’t need anyone’s help.

Jared, thanks for posting pics of Nikki! Her fans love to see her out and about at events, and great job for her being nominated for a Breakthrough Award for her very first film! She has such poise and a great sense of style. Her hair, makeup, and clothes were all totally fierce last night!

I can’t wait for what she has coming up - a new movie premiering this summer, an album in the works, and now it looks like a television series is being developed for her! She is truly a breakout star and as much as I love Zac, I think she should have won the award last night. I’m guessing he thinks so, too, because he didn’t seem to think he deserved it, especially when she was the star of Hairspray and he had what amounted to really a supporting role.

It’s refreshing to see two young actors/celebrities who obviously have a lasting friendship. It takes a strong man to be friends with a girl when he is dating someone else. I think Nikki is important enough to him for him to keep that friendship alive. They likely don’t hang out much because they live on opposite coasts, but when they are together you can really see how much they care for one another. Kudos to Zac for acknowledging her during his speech, and for her being there to support him last night even though she had just lost an award to him! That is a classy young lady!

As far as his or her love life, I think they both deserve to be happy whomever they are with, and frankly, I think Nikki’s love of live and strong spirit are appealing to a lot of men. It wouldn’t surprise me if *she* chose not to become involved with Zac. They certainly spent enough time together during/after Hairspray to become very close, and he was obviously more than happy to be in her company. She has so much of her life and career ahead of her. She’s smart to not enter into any relationship where she would be mentioned only in reference to who she was dating.

Nikki, you keep on doing your thing, girl - you have a lot of fans who love every inch of you!

firstly, thanks jj for FINALLY putting something up on nikki. ABOUT TIME. however, from all the pics taken, you didnt exactly pick the most flattering…. then honestly why would you?? we all know why you put her here in the first place…. and really you succeeded.

to all the “ZANESSA” fans - get over yourselfs. why are you posting here?? its a NIKKI POST, zanessa doesnt exist here.

nikki came on to the scene and totally blew everyone away, every actor or person in general she has met, had never said a bad word about her… she has the talent and voice to make it… and i hope she does…. to prove all the haters wrong.

who cares if zac and nikki are friends or not. a guy and girl can be friends. it is 2008 people get over it.

again i say THIS IS A NIKKI POST.

on topic of weight…. she is not a skinny size 2, but honestly who cares?? she is happy and living her life the way she wants to…. she has been picked on all her life because of her weight and still has been able to love herself….. if she is ok with the way she is… then why all the fuss??

i do hope all her dreams come true and what ever the future holds i hope it only gets better.

to all the haters - you constantly pick on her weight, because THAT is ALL you have. you can not pick on her for anything else… why???

because she has the talent to go far in the industry, she IS old hollywood.

remember this name NIKKI BLONSKY because she will be here for years to come

NIKKI - forget the haters. they only make you stronger

and forgot to say.. Wishing Nikki all the success she deserves!! <3

and love Nikki’s shoes lol

OMG, the only reason Zac mentioned Nikki personally was because no one else from the cast of Hairspray was there.

Think about it, he said , “Thanks to the cast….Nikki blonsky” If John Travolta, Queen Latifa, Amanda Bynes, or any of the other cast members had been there, he would have mentioned them too.

If nikki had not been up for the same award, she would not havwe been there and he would probably have just said “thanks to the cast”.

very well said jen…i can’t say anything more…its all a soulful connection which they shared and hopefully will be enough to bring them to a life tie friendship…

I can’t wait for more news on her tv show!

You rock JJ.

As does Nikki. And the shoes omg..the shoes. THUD.

Yes, Nikki Blonsky wins at life.