Carly Hillman

Carly Hillman (born 11 June 1983) is a British actress from Hornchurch in Essex best known for playing Nicky di Marco in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 1998 to 2000.

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Carly's character (Nicky) was best friends with Sonia Jackson (Natalie Cassidy) and Martin Fowler (James Alexandriou) in the soap. Her most notorious storyline involved her falling in love with her tutor Rod Morris, which then led to Nicky being sexually assaulted by him.

Other family members included brothers Gianni (Marc Bannerman) and Beppe (Michael Greco), sister Teresa (Leila Birch) and mother Rosa (Louise Jameson).

Despite all being talented and instantly recognisable, Carly left the soap along with all of her on-screen family in August 2000. She then went on to appear in Harry and Cosh in 2002.

Hillman also had a spell with British R&B Girl Group Urban Lady during the early 2000s and released the song "Mutual" into the U.K. Charts in 2003.

Further TV appearances and Theatre credits transpired including; All Star Talent Show, Soapstar Superchef and Celebrity Britains Best Dish, plus leading roles with RJ Williamson Shakespeare Company, New Vic Workshops and Ian Dickens Productions.

Carly took a break from acting around 2009 to concentrate on starting a family and contrary to many media reports, Carly has only been married once (to husband Ben Probert) and they have two daughters together.

Carly has never ruled out returning to Eastenders if the opportunity arose, however more recently she has been performing as a professional solo vocalist in the Essex and London regions www.carlyhillman.co.uk

Carly also owns a stage school based in Romford, Essex, called Act One Stage School www.actonestageschool.co.uk