I went from finding Nikki extraneous (at best) to actually liking her as one of my top fav HMs.
I really thought she was showing personal growth, and a sensitive side of her personality. I think most of all I thought she was fancying Pete, and not for his *ahem* or anything - I thought she saw a kindred soul in him and liked him for that.
I thought that Nikki was getting over her shallow "fit guy / footballer" thing and seeing that it was more important to look for real people.
Now I think that she has a much, much longer way to go before (if) she ever changes.
Seeing her still going on about getting a "fit guy" in the house has really bothered me. I would have backed her all the way to the top three, but now, I don't know.
No wonder Pete doesn't fancy any of the girls in the house. Every one of them is just shallow.
Grumble, mumble.