Nicola Charles

Nicola Charles (born {22 December 1969}) is a British-Australian actress (Twitter X the moniker The White Rabbit), and author. She is known for her role as Sarah Beaumont in the Australian soap opera Neighbours.

Early life
Nicola Charles was born and raised in Worcestershire, England, around 1970, to a microbiologist and professional racer. She moved to London in 1987.

Acting career
Charles started her career in British television commercials, having been chosen as the face to launch Coca-Cola's new flagship brand Sprite. She continued in commercials and modelling work.

After moving to Australia in the mid-1990s with then boyfriend Scott Michaelson, she landed her first acting role. Having turned up at Grundy Television studios auditioning for game show The Price is Right, Charles was noticed by casting director Jan Russ and invited to read for a part on Neighbours, and was offered the role of Sarah Beaumont.

Charles left Neighbours in 1999. After having little success in furthering her own career, she relocated to Los Angeles.

In 2009, she had a supporting role in the 2011 comedy film For Christ's Sake.

Charles returned to Melbourne in early 2012, and in 2013 reprised her role in Neighbours.

Other activities
In 2001, Charles finished writing and recording an album called Listening in Color in London. The album was mixed by prominent sound engineer Chris Lord-Alge in Los Angeles, but not released by Mushroom Records UK.

Charles has penned two novels, Click Monkey: Who Do You Trust with Your Kids? (2019), and The Witches of Toorak (2020). In July 2020 Charles bought the publisher of her books, Shield-Maiden Publishing, becoming CEO and sole owner.

She became known as a conspiracy theorist during the COVID-19 pandemic, calling herself "The White Rabbit". In the lead-up to the 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum, she created a video incorrectly claiming that the establishment of the Voice would lead to the UN taking over land in Australia, appointing "one man and one woman in every district".

Personal life
Charles married kickboxing champion Sean Cochrane in March 1993. On 1 June 2012, Charles married DJ Mark Tabberner in Caulfield. Charles and Tabberner have a son.