Biography

Nicky Greenwall was born Nicola Fiona Greenwall in Cape Town on the 11th March 1979 to Evon and Ryno Greenwall.

Her first presenting job came at the age of fourteen - when she was selected from hundreds of school kids to co-present a twelve-part educational series for the Cape Education Department. After graduating from Rustenburg Girls High School with academic honors - she decided to pursue a career in advertising. In 1998 she graduated second in her class from The Red And Yellow School Of Advertising where she had studied art direction. She then went on to work for South Africa's top advertising agencies namely; TBWA Hunt Lascaris and The Jupiter Drawing Room in Cape Town.

In 2002 Nicky relocated from Cape Town to Johannesburg to kick start her career in television. She presented a proposal to ETV suggesting how to improve their coverage of arts and entertainment news. In September that year she was offered the position as Arts Anchor for E-News Live At 7. In October she was offered the opportunity to host a late night entertainment show called "Nightlife" which she also co-produced and wrote.

"Nightlife" aired in October 2002 and became one of the most watched late night programs in the country. In March 2004 the show moved to the prime time slot at 7:30 and went live.

After a brief break in 2004 Nicky relocated back to Cape Town. In late 2004 eTV offered Nicky the chance to reprise her role on "Nightlife" - from Cape Town. In response Nicky put together a proposal for a new dedicated entertainment news program. The station liked the idea and in January 2005 the first episode of "The Showbiz Report" aired at 7:30pm every Thursday. After just 6 months the show was moved to the prime time slot on Saturday at 7:30 where it now enjoys an audience of over 1.2 million viewers every week.

As one of South Africa's leading entertainment TV journalists Nicky has conducted one-on-one interviews with some of the biggest names in showbiz including; Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Charlize Theron, Angelina Jolie, P Diddy, Hugh Grant, The Black Eyed Peas, Avril Lavigne, Danny Glover, Brian May, Richard Branson, Liam Neeson, Naomi Campbell, Clive Owen and Kiera Knightly to name a few. As E-news's dedicated entertainment journalist she has reported live from The Academy Awards, The Cannes Film Festival, Nelson Mandela's 46664 concert, his birthday celebrations and several other high profile events in and around South Africa.

In the past three years Nicky has appeared on the covers of countless South African magazines including Y-Mag, SL, and The Sunday Times Magazine. She has been featured in the South African editions of Glamour, Elle, Femina, Fair Lady, Heat, Seventeen, InStyle and FHM. She was nominated in the 2003 Elle TV Style Awards, the 2004 People Magazine Crystal Awards, and was the recipient of The Most Stylish Presenter Award at the 2004 Style Awards in Johannesburg. She was also listed on FHM's Hot 100 in 2004 and was named one of the most successful people under thirty by Y Magazine.

Nicky is also a published journalist and illustrator. She has contributed to The Sunday Times, Glamour Magazine, Men's Health, Seventeen, Good Taste, and Elle and her radio contributions have been featured on SA’s national broadcaster 5fm and the BBC's World Service.

As an MC she has hosted a number high profile functions including The 2005 Elle TV Style Awards, and Glamour Magazine's Oscar Party also in 2005.

In 2007 Nicky was chosen to represent international haircare brand Pantene in their South African TV campaign.

Nicky currently lives and works in Cape Town.

Visuals courtesy ETV 2005