for "Best On-screen Partnership" at the 2012 British Soap Awards. In August 2017, Fox was longlisted for Best Actress at the Inside Soap Awards. She did not progress to the viewer-voted shortlist. On Nancy's becoming pregnant, All About Soaps Claire Crick said that it was good news as "Our favourite soapy couple, Nancy and Darren, discover they're going to be parents [...] They might be poles apart in personalities, but it seems that when it comes to Mr and Mrs Osborne, opposites really do attract – and we couldn't love these two more. What with Darren's cheeky escapades and Nancy's no-messing attitude, they’ll make the perfect parents". She added that if Nancy is "as organised at being a mum as she is at being a journalist, then they will cope brilliantly! We're hoping the writers will leave them to be a happy for once and let Nancy have a stress-free pregnancy, but we don't fancy their chances". Crick's colleague Laura Morgan commented on Nancy going into premature labour saying "Our hearts were breaking for the couple as they faced the reality of their situation [...] we're keeping our fingers crossed there will be a happy ending to their nightmare". Morgan added that "Despite the sad nature of the storyline, it's been amazing (as always) to watch Jess Fox (aka Nancy) and Ashley Taylor Dawson (Darren) acting their socks off, and proving to us once again they're two of the best actors in soap right now". The character of Nancy has been hailed for her involvement in the domestic abuse storyline from a charity called Tender. The charity aims to educate under-25s about violence in relationships. A survey conducted by the group found that 96% of participants thought the scenes were effective in bringing the issue to viewers' attention. They went onto say that "As a national platform, Hollyoaks played a vital role in educating the public about the issue of abusive relationships". Holy Soap said that Nancy's most memorable moment was "Ravi and Kris both begging her to choose them". References External links Character profile at Channel4.com Character profile at What's on TV Hollyoaks characters Television characters introduced in 2005 Fictional schoolteachers Fictional reporters Fictional painkiller addicts Dean family Osborne family (Hollyoaks) Fictional characters with immune system disorders Female characters in television