Nicky in Emmerdale will be left fighting for his life on Thursday May 9 after a car accident. As it’s unknown whether he’ll pull through, the driver, Ethan Anderson, fled the scene.

So it seems like there’s drama aplenty in the coming weeks for actor Lewis Cope, who plays Nicky.

In real life, thankfully, Lewis is far more settled. He has been in a relationship for six years.

He also has a connection to David Beckham, a dancing past, and a massive family. Here’s the lowdown on Lewis.

Who is Nicky in Emmerdale?

Nicky arrived in Emmerdale in December 2022 as the new nanny working at Home Farm. He seemed very perfect – a little too perfect… And Gabby quickly took a liking to him.

After a relentless pursuit on her side, and plenty of resistance on his, Gabby and Nicky finally hooked up. They kept their relationship a secret, but within weeks Kim had found out the truth and Nicky proposed.

As Gabby sets about planning the wedding of her dreams, she had no idea that behind the scenes this is all a big sham. Nicky was conning her.

It was revealed last year that Nicky was secretly the son of Caleb Miligan, who is the secret son of Frank Tate. They were working together to bring down Kim Tate and claim Home Farm. Nicky’s part was to get Gabby’s shares for himself.

However, as if that wasn’t enough, it was then revealed Nicky is attracted to men. Nicky eventually couldn’t go through with the wedding and confessed the truth to Gabby. Caleb was then exposed and Nicky was so hurt he ended up pushing his dad off a cliff!

Caleb survived, father and son reconciled and moved to the village together. Wife and mother Ruby has now joined them, Nicky is happily settled with Suni Sharma, and is running a business with his dad.

But this week it all kicked off when Nicky wanted a more equal partnership and Caleb laughed. Nicky gets drunk then tries to get behind the wheel, but Ethan stops him.