▁first ▁appeared ▁or ▁will ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁soap ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁by ▁order ▁of ▁first ▁appearance . ▁All ▁characters ▁are ▁introduced ▁by ▁the ▁series ' ▁executive ▁producer ▁and ▁head ▁writer ▁Brad ley ▁Bell . ▁ ▁N icole ▁Av ant ▁ ▁N icole ▁Av ant , ▁played ▁by ▁Re ign ▁Edwards , ▁first ▁appeared ▁January ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁The ▁character ▁and ▁casting ▁was ▁announced ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Edwards ▁aud ition ed ▁for ▁the ▁part ▁and ▁noted ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁there . ▁Despite ▁feeling ▁good ▁about ▁her ▁aud ition , ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁expect ▁to ▁be ▁cast . ▁As ▁of ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Edwards ▁is ▁on ▁rec urr ing ▁capacity ▁with ▁the ▁soap . ▁ ▁N icole ▁is ▁the ▁younger ▁sister ▁of ▁established ▁character ▁May a ▁Av ant ▁( Kar la ▁Mos ley ). ▁Edwards ▁said ▁the ▁sister s ▁share ▁a ▁few ▁similar ities , ▁but ▁they ▁would ▁" have ▁their ▁differences ". ▁She ▁added ▁" I ▁think ▁N icole ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁bring ▁something ▁pretty ▁cool ▁to ▁the ▁table ▁for ▁everybody ." ▁ ▁N icole ▁turns ▁up ▁at ▁For r ester ▁Cre ations ▁looking ▁for ▁her ▁older ▁sister , ▁May a . ▁She ▁later ▁finds ▁her ▁at ▁the ▁house , ▁and ▁explains ▁she ▁is ▁now ▁living ▁in ▁LA ▁and ▁att ending ▁U CLA . ▁We eks ▁later , ▁N icole ▁returns ▁and ▁asks ▁May a ▁if ▁she ▁can