her back. Kristen's plan ultimately backfired after she was exposed at John and Marlena's anniversary party. That September, the real Nicole is revealed to be alive and living in Chicago. It is revealed that she willingly let Kristen steal her identity to protect Holly. Eric brings them back to Salem and resumes a relationship with Nicole. The pair briefly split up when it is revealed that Nicole kept the secret of Eric being the father of Sarah's baby, Mackenzie Horton. However, it is revealed that the child was switched at birth by Xander with Rachel Black, the baby of Kristen and Brady. After 23 years since meeting, Nicole and Eric get married in July 2020 (set in 2021). References Notes External links Nicole Walker at SoapCentral.com Nicole Walker at Soaps.com Nicole Walker at nbc.com/days of our lives Days of Our Lives characters American female characters in television Fictional pornographic film actors Fictional Hispanic and Latino American people Fictional reporters Female villains Television characters introduced in 1998 Fictional criminals in soap operas Fictional characters incorrectly presumed dead