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Nicola Adams Lands Hollywood Debut After Six Years of Acting Training

Beginning production on The Gun on Second Street this autumn, the Olympic boxing champion readies a BBC children’s series role in November, launching a Health Equals campaign for cleaner air

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'I still get nervous. It’s just that, I guess nothing really compares to having to go up against someone trying to hit you in the face, says Nicola Adams (Photo: John Phillips/Getty)

Overview

  • Adams will start filming the dark drama The Gun on Second Street this autumn, marking her first major Hollywood role in a film about America’s gun crisis
  • After retiring from boxing in 2019 and departing Strictly Come Dancing in 2020, she completed six years of formal acting training to prepare for diverse screen roles
  • Her co-stars in The Gun on Second Street include Rumer Willis, Poppy Delevingne and Jack Kesy
  • She is also set to appear in the second series of the BBC children’s show High Hoops when it airs in November
  • Adams has partnered with Health Equals to raise awareness of toxic air pollution in Britain and advocate for cleaner air