In 2010, Blonsky co-starred with Raven Goodwin in the short lived ABC Family series Huge, which premiered in June 2010, and ran for one season. Entertainment Weekly described her as the show's "great asset" and praised her for having "the delicate skill to make Will’s anger take the forms of both sincerity and a funny sarcasm." For Huge, she received a nomination for a Teen Choice Award. In 2011, Blonsky earned a cosmetology license, and began working part-time as a hairstylist and make-up artist in her hometown of Great Neck, New York, between acting auditions. In 2013, Blonsky appeared in two episodes of the NBC Broadway drama series Smash. Later that year, she appeared in the film adaptation of the book Geography Club. The film received mixed reviews, however she and the cast were nominated for an award at the ShoWest Convention in 2014. Blonsky appeared Off-Broadway in the play Stuffed by Lisa Lampanelli at the Westside Theatre in October 2017 to November 2017. In 2020, Blonsky launched her video blogging series on her Instagram account, in which she chats with other celebrities. Personal life In July 2008, Blonsky and her parents were involved in a violent confrontation with the family of Bianca Golden, a former contestant on America's Next Top Model, at the Providenciales International Airport in Turks and Caicos. Golden, Blonsky, and Blonsky's father were all charged with assault. That December, the charges against Blonsky and Golden were dropped. In June 2020, Blonsky came out as a lesbian in a video posted to the social media site TikTok set to the song "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross. In August 2020, Blonsky confirmed that she currently resides on Long Island. In 2022, Blonsky announced her engagement to her partner Hailey Jo Jenson. Filmography Film Television Awards and nominations References External links "17 Year-Old Nikki Blonsky Cast as Hairspray Film's Tracy", BroadwayWorld.com, June 8, 2006 "Breaking News: Unknown Lands Hairspray Lead" , Cinematical.com, June 8, 2006 "A 'Hairspray' dream come true", MSNBC/Access Hollywood, June 15, 2006 1988 births Actresses from New York (state) American child actresses American child singers American film actresses American television actresses American women bloggers American bloggers LGBT people from New York (state) American LGBT singers Lesbian dancers Lesbian singers Living people People from Great Neck, New York American female dancers American dancers 21st-century American actresses 21st-century American women singers 21st-century American singers Great Neck North