Nikki Webster Press Archive

She’s a woman, hear her purr. Now that debutante balls are out of fashion, how does an ambitious young woman mark her coming-of-age?

If you’re Nikki Webster, you celebrate with a sexy photo spread in a men’s mag.

That’s right, the little slip of a girl dangling from a wire at the 2000 Olympic Games opening ceremony is now declaring to the world she is a woman.

The Nikster turns 18 on April 30, and this is her reasoning for posing in a silk bodice and hotpants with a lascivious look in her eye for FHM.

“When I was approached to do this shoot as a celebration of turning 18 the one thing I wanted was to have some control, because of everything that was bound to follow once it hit the stores,” Webster told the mag.

“You have to remember you’re doing it because it’s what you want to do – and for every person out there who wants to attack you, there’s plenty more in your corner.”

Edited by Andrew Hornery with Ben Cubby

Source: smh.com.au

Dancing With The Stars

NIKKI SHEDS HER GOOD-GIRL IMAGE TO POSE IN A RAUNCHY PHOTO SHOOT

Nikki Webster reveals that when she was asked to pose in a men’s magazine, she had to give it a lot of consideration before deciding she really wanted to do it.

“After I was approached … I really thought about it and thought it may be a good thing for me to do.”

The singer says the men’s lifestyle title offered to do a shoot with her as a present for her 18th birthday in April. “They wanted to say happy birthday and they thought this was a great way to do it,” reveals the bubbly teenager.

Nikki says the shoot is tasteful and that she had final say over the way she was presented. “I had creative control over what I looked like and the team I used to present my pictures, I’m really happy with the outcome – I had such a fun day,” she tells. “And once people see what I’ve done with my shoot they won’t be as shocked.”

Nikki’s role in Dancing With The Stars has allowed her to “explore becoming a woman” and she thinks posing for the men’s magazine is an extension of that growth. “The show [Dancing With The Stars] has been a fabulous thing for my image and presenting it in different ways each week to the viewers,” says the star. “I want people to see my progression into a young lady, as does every other 17-year-old – the only difference is mine is more public.”

The gorgeous blonde says she hopes her dance partner Sasha Farber will be buying the magazine when it hits newsstands. “He bought Bec Cartwright’s issue so he had better buy my issue!”

As for talk of a budding romance with Sasha, Nikki is still waiting. “He hasn’t asked me out yet – he’s a bit slow. It’s not very traditional, but maybe I’ll have to do the asking!”

Compiled by Zoë Barnes

Source: NW
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Nikki Webster. Semi-nude. Does that sound wrong? Men’s mag FHM doesn’t think so, having commissioned a series of racy pics of the young entertainer for an upcoming issue. An FHM spokeswoman refused to reveal what Ms Webster was doing or wearing in the shoot, but admitted it was “quite controversial”. While most of us remember Webster as the young slip of a thing who sang at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Olympics, she is now trying to project a more grown-up image. “Nikki is moving away from being a child,” says her manager, Jason Williamson. “It’s a great shoot, it shows her as an 18-year-old.” Which, strictly speaking, she’s not – Webster is two months shy of her 18th birthday. That, apparently, makes her the perfect age for an FHM debut. “We prefer girls at 18 but the cut-off is 16,” said a spokeswoman for the titillating rag. “We did shoot Holly Valance when she was 16.”

Source: smh.com.au

Bone cancer sufferer Claire Lincoln was among 5000 delighted kids at the Special Children’s Christmas Party in Sydney.

Christmas came in a tidal wave of fan to 5000 very special kids. Amid a swirling blaze of flashing Christmas lights, spinning rides, laughing clowns, and giant slides, the needy children and their families flocked to the Sydney Showground for the ultimate Christmas party, where wishes were granted in abundance.

A very grateful and excited seven-year-old Claire Lincoln got the biggest surprise of all, thanks to the generosity of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Little Claire’s been very sick with bone cancer. Her extensive treatment – a year of chemo and some radiation – has meant many heartbreaking days away from Mum and Dad.

All Claire wanted was to have some special time with her family, and with the wave of a magic wand from Make-A-Wish, she found herself standing on stage with Bessie Bardot, being told she and her family were going on a wonderful holiday to Linderman Island.

But the Queensland island holiday was just the icing on the cake. The previous day, Claire opened the door of her outer western Sydney home to find her hero Nikki Webster had dropped by to pay her a surprise visit.

Nikki and an excited Claire spent the morning enjoying girl-talk and music. “This is all so wonderful,” said Claire’s elated mum Veronica, 37. “We’re just so humbled by this. We haven’t been able to spend a lot of time together, so this is the ultimate Christmas present – it’s going to bring our family so much happiness!”

But Claire wasn’t the only one on the receiving end of some wonderful Christmas surprises. “We want to make all these great kids feel special,” said a beaming Michael Caton, best known as warm-hearted and ever-proud dad Darryl Kerrigan in The Castle. “It’s fantastic to be involed with Make-A-Wish. It does such great work with kids who’re doing it tough. And at this time of year, I couldn’t think of a better thing to do than bring the magic of Christmas to kids who might otherwise have a pretty ordinary Christmas.”

Michael joined Woman’s Day editor Alana House and Bessie Bardot, who was dressed as a yellow fairy, in handing out a mountain of toys to some very grateful and clearly excited kids.

Woman’s Day is a prime supporter of Make-A-Wish, and Alana – along with the fun-loving team from the Day – was on hand to spread some much-needed Christmas cheer. And judging by the children’s faces, beaming as they clutched their presents and screaming with delight on the rides, that much-needed cheer was overflowing.

The day was also very special for Bessie, whose brother suffers from cerebral palsy. “I think ‘Special Children’ is a very important focus for us all,” she told Woman’s Day. “Especially around this time of year. I think all children should be looked after at Christmas, and often the ‘special’ kids are forgotten. But not today! Today’s a wonderful day, not only for these kids, but also for their wonderful parents.”

Source: Woman’s Day
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