Nicole Richardson[1] is a character in the Prime Video original series, The Summer I Turned Pretty. She is portrayed by Summer Madison.
A pretty girl in a Red Sox cap and cut-offs who has eyes on the cute boys in town.
Nicole was once Belly’s debutante “big sister” and Conrad’s summer hookup. She helped Belly navigate the Cousins social scene. The two girls became fast friends but complications arose as Belly realized she still wasn’t over Conrad.
Biography[]
Nicole made her debut at the Cousins Beach Country Club, where she planned to attend with her escort until he bailed on her. She was left stranded until Conrad Fisher intervened to fill the vacancy, effectively saving her from humiliation. She was captivated by him but they didn't begin a romantic relationship until over a year later.
Throughout The Summer I Turned Pretty[]
Season 1[]
Nicole attends a bonfire with her boyfriend Conrad Fisher. They make out on the beach when Belly Conklin suddenly falls behind them. They turn to look at Belly, who notices Nicole's Red Sox cap. Belly thought he hated the Red Sox. The girl is Nicole, the girl Conrad took to the deb ball last Summer. Belly counters that Conrad told her deb balls are bullshit and debs are sheep. He calls her a brat so she calls him an asshole. When Jeremiah jogs over, the two stop interacting with Belly.[2]
The following day, Belly starts her first day as a debutante at the Country Club. She ends up sitting at the same table as the girls Conrad and Steven were with at the bonfire, Nicole and Shayla, respectively. Marisa, one of the other debs, thought she could get out of the ordeal by insisting she bring her girlfriend, but the club was surprisingly chill. She was expecting a conversion camp to spring out of the bushes, as lesbians and debutantes are juxtaposing ideas. She's only doing these things for college applications, anyway.
Belly asks where she's applying. It's all the Ivy schools minus Cornell. She asks Belly where she's applying, but Nicole interjects that Belly is only a sophomore, at least, that's what Conrad told her. Belly corrects that she'll be a junior in the fall. This isn't her first summer in Cousins as she's family friends with Conrad and Jeremiah. Gigi asks if she and Jeremiah are going to the ball together, but Nicole assures her they have nothing to worry about as Belly is practically related to the Fisher's. Shayla isn't interested in Jeremiah as she's into the waiter, who Nicole interjects is Belly's brother, Steven. Paige begins the meeting by introducing them to the idea of the debutante ball. Each girl will have a "big sister" to guide them through the season. As Paige talks, the girls at Belly's table pass around a flask, the contents of which they add to their tea. Nicole greets Belly as she's the big sister this year. Nicole starts explaining the process when Belly sees Cam. She quickly leaves to talk with him.[3]
Nicole hosts a party in which all the teens on the beach have an invite for. In the meantime, she hangs out with Conrad at the beach house. While there, she wishes Belly a happy birthday. Belly introduces Nicole to her best friend Taylor, noting that playing chicken was her idea. Belly asks if they want to play a real game. They play volleyball while Conrad and Nicole lay on the pool chairs talking. Taylor volleys the ball into Nicole's forehead. Taylor remarks that it was an accident but Belly makes sure Taylor is okay. She says she fine but her and Conrad go inside to get some ice. Taylor stops Belly from helping, as Conrad can take care of her. They should go inside and look at themselves in the mirror some more. He pauses then tells them to have fun with that. Once inside, Conrad gives Nicole some ice and makes sure she's okay. She thanks him for taking care of her, which he's happy to do any time. As she tries to kiss him, he gets a text from Cleveland and suddenly remembers he's late for the interview. He rushes out of the house.
Belly attends Nicole's party that evening. Nicole is glad that Belly came, gushes over her Midsommar themed crown, and then ushers her off to show Gigi. Belly invites Taylor and Cam who both pass, with Taylor getting a drink. Nicole shows Belly the desert table which is all for her, including a cake with a number 16 on it. She thanks them and Nicole couldn't miss her Sofia Coppola moment. Belly makes a wish on the candle. Gigi asks where Jeremiah is, and Belly spots him by the punch bowl. Gigi grills Belly about her relationship with Conrad, but Belly insists they aren't a thing - they're more of an "or what". She asks if he's been hanging out with other girls this summer. Belly assures the group that he hasn't as he's always off by himself. Nicole changes the topic by asking if she's invited Cam to the deb ball yet, but she's hasn't. Her plans was to do it before dinner but everyone was there. She should just ask him, with Gigi suggesting she do it in an empty bedroom so he'll have to say yes. Nicole laughs at the terrible plan.
As the party goes on, Jeremiah has an impromptu karaoke-serenade to Belly, singing Summer Nights from Grease. He tries to encourage Belly to sing with him but she refuses, so he goes back to the line Nicole, Gigi, and another girl have formed to do the signature snap.[4]
Nicole, Shayla, and Gigi attend the Fisher's fourth of July party. When the girls arrive, they all break off into little groups to spend time with their crushes. Conrad and Nicole flirt in the pool as he can't stop smelling her, remarking that he le lab's her perfume. Later that afternoon, Belly brings a pitcher of margaritas to the beach where Gigi, Shayla, Conrad, Nicole, and Steven have gathered. Jeremiah arrives with Cam, who takes a seat next to Belly. Nicole jokingly tells Conrad to slow down as it's not a race. Belly suggests making it a race since it's the Fourth of July, after all. The group plays, drinks, then dances, adding new liquor to the margaritas. The boys play cornhole while the girls dance. Belly continues to drink, now heavily intoxicated. Cam and Steven win against Conrad and Jeremiah. The group heads back to the house and sits at the pier. The girls talk about celebrities, with Shayla getting Steven to side with her, though the girls tease him about not knowing who they're talking about.
As the guys disperse, Nicole, Belly, and Shayla talk at the pier. Nicole doesn't understand Conrad as he's giving her mixed signals, especially about sex, which they haven't had yet. Belly assures her that he likes her as he talks about her all the time. Cam walks over with water for Belly, which she thinks is so sweet. He offers to go for a walk by the beach, his request is talked over by Shayla who compliments her dress - Taylor got it for her. Belly gushes over Taylor and Shayla being like twins as they both love fashion. They both even like the same boys, which throws Shayla off-guard for a moment. Cam tries again to get Belly to go for a walk but she brushes him off as she's talking. The kiss didn't mean anything as Steven pretty much loves Shayla. Belly decides she wants another drink, ignoring Cam's attempts to get her to stop talking. Nicole ultimately leaves the party with Shayla and Gigi.[5]
A few days later, Nicole attends deb practice with Belly, who doesn't have a partner yet for the waltz their practicing. As her deb older sister, Nicole offers to be a stand-in until the real thing. Nicole and Belly dance together as they discuss her skills and Nicole's escort last year bailing, which is why Conrad stepped in to save her. She admits that he left her on read last night, asking if Belly's seen him yet today. She didn't see Conrad that morning as he was asleep when she left.
Belly and Nicole continue to practice until Belly steps on Nicole's foot. Jeremiah arrives and asks Nicole if he can have the dance, so Nicole gives Belly over. He takes over and Nicole watches the two dance and then Jeremiah asks Alexa to play "So Pretty", which changes the mood of the practice to fun, upbeat, and playful. Jeremiah dances with Belly and she pushes him playfully until he captivates the entire group, including Nicole who joins in on the dancing. He tosses his jacket to Steven and proceeds to dance with Belly as the rest of the group picks up the pace. Paige arrives and ends the fun, sending Jere on his way. He says bye to Belly before walking off. He passes Conrad on the way out. Belly sees him and he waves, making Belly wave back. She then notices that Nicole is standing in front of her, waving back at Conrad, and Belly realizes the wave might not have been meant for her. She looks at her phone to see a text from Conrad hoping to see her when she gets back. The girls resume their rehearsal.
After rehearsal, Nicole and Shayla sunbathe by the pool. Jeremiah scolds Billy for running and they bicker. Shayla and Nicole laugh over the incident as Shayla never gets tired of watching him fight his child's nemesis. He remarks the kid is demonic and joins them in the pool chairs. Nicole still can't get ahold of Conrad, asking Jeremiah if he's seen him. Shayla thinks he's too much drama. She wants to see Frank Ocean play at the Yarmouth Music Festival; Nicole can get the tickets. Jeremiah interjects that Conrad's been wanting to go to Yarmouth as he loves Frank Ocean. He's been dealing with a lot because of their dad but encourages her to take him. Shayla plans to bring Steven so they begin planning the event. She calls Jere an amazing brother.[6]
Cousins Beach hosts a volleyball tournament for charity, where the winners of the tournament will have all their pledges matched by the sponsor of the event, Play It Forward. Nicole attends the event as a bystander, not a participant. Conrad finds Nicole to give her a heads up that his mom is freaking out that Belly doesn't have an escort to the ball. She asked him to take Belly. Nicole wonders why she doesn't just go with Jeremiah. Conrad nervously admits that Jere hates this kind of thing and plus, he remembers all the dances. She remembers that he's very good at dances. They chuckle over the memory, and he offers to get her a drink, which she accepts. They later watch Jeremiah and Belly play, as Taylor "injures" her ankle and subs out for Jere. unfortunately, Jere's poor playing skills leaves Belly with little choice but to call for Conrad to sub in. They ultimately win the event.
On the way out of the tournament, Nicole stops Belly and Taylor to invite them for pizza and rose on her dad's boat. Taylor asks if "Kayla" will be there, with Nicole correcting that "Shayla" has other plans. The girls agree to try and stop by.
On the yacht, the party plays "put a finger down". Belly doesn't have any fingers down yet, so the girls try to lower the game from sex to second base, but it doesn't assist Belly. Taylor tells the group to put a finger down if they've ever made out with Jeremiah Fisher, and Belly reluctantly lowers a finger. The group responds to the news with Gigi deeply surprised. She admits Jeremiah is her best friend and about a week ago they kissed in the pool at their house. Nicole always thought something was going on between Belly and Conrad, but surmises she had the wrong brother. Belly fumbles over her response until Taylor dismisses the topic of Jeremiah to get back to the game. She brings up skinny dipping, with Nicole all-but daring Taylor to go skinny dipping in Hopper's Cove.
Nicole, Belly, and Taylor have taken to skinny dipping in the cove, splashing each other playfully. Gigi warns them to watch out for jellyfish as she doesn't want to have to pee on any of them. Nicole and Taylor talk about the other girls leaving. As Gigi strips, she sees a cell phone light up with a text message from Conrad. She shouts out to Nicole that she has a text from him. Nicole swims over to read the message, leaving Belly and Taylor in the water. As headlights hit the water, Taylor looks over her shoulder and exclaims that she knew they were bitches. She swims to the dock as Belly, who is confused, follows her. Taylor reveals that Nicole and Gigi took everything except for Belly's phone, which has an incriminating text from "Conbad". Belly asks what it says so Taylor reads it - "my mom did ask me to ask you to the ball, but that's not why I did it. I did it because I wanted to." They can't walk home naked, but Taylor remarks they don't have a choice. Belly points out something they can use for cover.
Nicole heads to a party that she knows Conrad is attending. Sure enough, she finds Jeremiah and Conrad are on the steps. Nicole angrily tells Conrad they need to talk and they head outside. She was at Hoppers Cove and saw his text to Belly. He flat out lied to her - actively and passively. He used her like a backup, letting her think this could be something, making up a whole story about how his mom is forcing him to take Belly to the ball. He starts to respond but she stops him. She's been trying to figure this out the whole summer, whatever this is, but it's always been about Belly. She's annoyed with herself for getting caught up in this because she knows better. He insists he didn't mean to hurt her. She stops him as he didn't hurt her; he wasted her time and there's a difference. There's a lot of guys who want to be with her, even a hot-ass college guy from Oxford who's obsessed with her. He knows what he wants. Conrad isn't sure what to say. He gets it, he led her on, and fucked everything up. There's a lot of shit he's been dealing with and that's not excuse, but he is sorry, as it wasn't fair to him. Nicole hands him a bag with clothes in it, which his girlfriend and her friend are going to need.[7]
The day of the deb ball finally arrives, with Nicole getting ready in the green room with the debs. Gigi asks for a razor which one of the girls does have. Shayla sees Belly enter and calls over to her, inviting her to sit down with them. She places her at the vanity next to Nicole as they should really talk. Belly apologizes to Nicole about Conrad, but the girl is over it as she's here with somebody else. Belly asks to explain what happened and an annoyed Nicole simply sighs and looks to her. Belly takes a moment before speaking. She's had a crush on Conrad for her whole life, and he's always seen her as his little sister. She though that, this summer, maybe he could like her back. But thing is, what he liked about her is that she liked him. He never actually liked her. She's sorry she was stupid enough to think that he ever could. Nicole admits it isn't Belly's fault that Conrad's a fuckboy, but Belly is kind of a fuckgirl, too. Cam, Conrad, now Jeremiah - she's playing with a lot of hearts. Belly thinks she might have been a little fuckgirl-ish, but swears she is completely over Conrad. Nicole knows that no one really gets over their first love.[8]
Season 2[]
One year later, Belly and Jeremiah drove back to Cousins and stopped at Rosie's on the way in. She sees Nicole and they have awkward conversations until Belly leaves.[9]
Personality[]
Nicole is nice, friendly, caring and thoughtful.
Physical Appearance[]
Nicole is a young girl in her late teens with almond-shaped brown eyes, deep brown hair styled either in an afro or braids, and a slim build.
Relationships[]
Conrad Fisher[]
Nicole and Conrad first met when she made her debut at the deb ball. Her date flaked so Conrad saved her by being her last-minute escort. Over a year later, they began a relationship, though Conrad had emerging feelings for his best friend Belly Conklin. He gave her mixed signals. When Nicole found out he lied to her, she unloaded that he lied to her, used her as a backup, and worst of all, wasted her time.
Appearances[]
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Gallery[]
 Nicole Richardson has a photo gallery.
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Trivia[]
- The first time she got drunk she facetimed all her exes asking them why they broke up with her.[6]
References[]
- ↑ As seen on the debutante seating chart in "Summer Love"
- ↑ Season 1, 1.01 Summer House
- ↑ Season 1, 1.02 Summer Dress
- ↑ Season 1, 1.03 Summer Nights
- ↑ Season 1, 1.04 Summer Heat
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Season 1, 1.05 Summer Catch
- ↑ Season 1, 1.06 Summer Tides
- ↑ Season 1, 1.07 Summer Love
- ↑ Season 2, 2.02 Love Scene