Nicki Chapman: What really happened in the 90s

2026-06-08

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This week presenter Nicki Chapman opens up about her wild showbiz past, the terrifying brain surgery that made her face her own mortality, and why she is fiercely grateful to turn 60. After a glittering PR career looking after The Spice Girls, Take That and S Club 7, Nicki Chapman’s life came to an abrupt standstill when she was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2019. The Magic Radio host now has a renewed positivity for life after doctors warned she could have died during the operation to remove the benign tumour.

This week presenter Nicki Chapman opens up about her wild showbiz past, the terrifying brain surgery that made her face her own mortality, and why she is fiercely grateful to turn 60.

After a glittering PR career looking after The Spice Girls, Take That and S Club 7, Nicki Chapman’s life came to an abrupt standstill when she was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2019.

The Magic Radio host now has a renewed positivity for life after doctors warned she could have died during the operation to remove the benign tumour.

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