Nicky Villanueva
Nicky Villanueva | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973 |
| Education | University of Oviedo |
| Occupation | Reality show contestant |
Nicholas Villanueva, known publicly as Nicky Villanueva (Gijón, b. 20 December 1973), is a Spanish television personality and public figure. In 2004 he competed in the sixth season of Gran Hermano, being the first trans contestant on the show[1][2] and one of the first trans men to appear on Spanish television.[3]
Biography
[edit]Nicky Villanueva rose to the public scene in 2004, when he appeared as a contestnt on the sixth season of the reality show Gran Hermano, where he was remembered for his constant fights with other contestants on the show, as well as for the phrase "Where are the paella papers?".[4]
On 19 November 2011 he was a victim of a brutal beating in Gijón, after participating in a fight in a club which had previously implicated his friends.[5][6][7]
In 2017 he received a complaint for harassment from his then-partner, which led him to testify in front of the Court of Violence Against Women. Nicky denied the accusations, saying that "if that were the case, we wouldn't have gone to bed last week".[8] (translated)
As of 2020 he was enrolled as a law student at the University of Oviedo.[4]
In 2022 he underwent spinal surgery, for which he had to stay in the hospital for three months, but from which he ultimately recovered.[9]
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Gran Hermano | Contestant | 11 episodes |
| 2009 | Sálvame | Panelist | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Gran Hermano: El reencuentro | Contestant | 10 episodes |
See Also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "La visibilidad LGTBI en los realities de TV: así fueron pioneros y qué retos le quedan por delante". verTele!. 2021-07-02. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "'Gran Hermano' y la visibilización LGTBI: el testigo que ha recogido 'Secret Story'". El Español (in Spanish). 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "Así ha cambiado Nicky Villanueva, primer concursante trans de 'Gran Hermano'". La Vanguardia. 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ a b "Qué fue de Nicky ('GH'), el hombre que jamás encontró los papeles de la paella". El Español. 2020-02-02. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "El ex 'Gran Hermano' Nicky Villanueva, ciego de un ojo tras una paliza". Noticias de Gipuzkoa. 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "Nicky, el gijonés de «Gran hermano», pierde la vista de un ojo tras recibir una paliza". La Nueva España. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ^ "Nicky, de "Gran Hermano 6", queda ciego de un ojo tras una brutal paliza". verTele!. 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "Nicky, el ex concursante gijonés de Gran Hermano, denunciado por acoso por su novia". El Comercio. 2017-06-15. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "Nicky, de 'GH 6', se recupera en su casa después de una grave operación: "Casi un mes ingresado"". Telecinco. 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2024-05-06.