Nichelle DeRizzo

Nichelle is a member of the Loving Lyfe YouTube group. She works with friends and fellow mothers Ashleee and Bentley, and is married to Ciad. She is portrayed by Natalie Madsen.

## Description

### Appearance

Nichelle has long brown hair, brown eyes, and light skin. Throughout Season 1 she states almost constantly that she’s pregnant, but does not appear as such.

### Personality

Nichelle is extremely unemotional and has few to no true connections to other human beings. She has been described by JK Studios as sociopathic. She sees her pro model husband Ciad as little more than an accessory, and quite literally picked him out of a lineup. Children are also little more than decoration to Nichelle. She is devastated by the fact that she has three sons and no daughters, as she views daughters as excellent accessories and brand improvements. Even more than her friends Ashleee and Bentley, Nichelle often fakes happiness or contentment and pretends she’s being genuine with her fans.

Nichelle is extremely wealthy and lives in a large mansion. Despite telling her fans that she doesn’t eat meat, she supports poaching and wears ivory frequently.

Nichelle and Ciad produce music videos. Nichelle also sings in some of these videos, despite being quite tone deaf.

Nichelle has been the target of many major lawsuits, as her skincare products cause a unique form of leprosy. Whenever she addresses this, however, she speaks as though she is the victim, and states that she is the one struggling because of this. Throughout Season 2, following these lawsuits, Nichelle begins to realize that none of her fans care about her or see her as genuine after her products destroyed their lives. She becomes obsessed with acting like an “average, authentic girl" to the point of having a complete mental breakdown and being forced into rehab by the co-stars of the show, Bentley and Ashleee.

## Appearances

* Favorite Things
* Workout Routine
* Valentine's Day
* Nichelle's Makeup Routine
* Authenticity
* Food Hacks
* Fan Mail
* Gender Reveal Extravaganza!
* Boss Babes Return
* Reacting to Old Memories
* Tragic Accident
* Nichelle's Rebirth
* Yas Day
* Search-Party-Party

## Relationships

### Ciad DeRizzo

Ciad is Nichelle’s husband. They met at an Italian fashion show, where Ciad fell in love with Nichelle while Nichelle decided Ciad would be a good armpiece. Nichelle, despite marrying Ciad, has no love for her husband and seems to genuinely despise him. Nichelle makes no effort to learn Italian or even attempt to communicate with Ciad. She knows nothing about his interests or passions, while Ciad loves Nichelle and does his best to please her. They have three sons including her eldest, Porterton, and her younger twins.

### Bridgette

Bridgette is Nichelle’s servant, housekeeper, nanny, and unpaid intern. Nichelle seems to dislike Bridgette, but once Bridgette goes out on her day off, Nichelle falls apart and believes that she has gone missing, proving Bridgette's importance. Nichelle even hugs Bridgette during her mental breakdown, once she returns. Ciad describes Bridgette as “a good wife for my wife”.

### Ashleee Durant

Ashleee, the CEO of the seemingly unsuccessful fashion boutique “Glitter and Gold”, is one of Nichelle‘s friends, although it’s unknown as to whether or not Nichelle actually cares about Ashleee. Before Nichelle’s breakdown, Ashleee and Nichelle often subtly left Bentley out of their friend group, but as Nichelle grows further away, Ashleee and Bentley become closer. The two are both mothers of multiple children.

### Bentley Hendrickson

Bentleyis one of Nichelle’s friends, although it’s unknown as to whether or not Nichelle actually cares about Bentley. Throughout Season 2, Nichelle becomes increasingly jealous of Bentley following the latter’s sudden fame as the official rep for Lume, juxtaposed with Nichelle’s sudden loss of fame and popularity.

### Porterton DeRizzo

Porterton is Nichelle’s eldest son. Nichelle seems to be quite neglectful towards Porterton, leaving him in the care of Bridgette and, on Bridgette’s off day, leaving Porterton alone to care for his infant younger brothers. Despite the maltreatment, Porterton acts as a fairly responsible boy and is arguably a better parental figure to his siblings than his own mother. Nichelle sees Porterton only as a way to gain fame and, as many other things in her life, simply an accessory for her.