Thread by @NicoleArbour

Some of y’all are just seeing me on your feeds for the first time so HEY!!! I’m Nicole Arbour 🙋🏼‍♀️ Comedian, Recording Artist, Creative director and all around Entre-pretainer. Here’s 10 random facts about me 💁🏼‍♀️

1) I was born in Hamilton, Ontario Canada (home of Tim Hortons) which is like the Detroit of Canada. I’m a steel town girl who grew up on classic rock with bad ass blue collar people.
Immigrated (legally 💁🏼‍♀️) to America in 2018.

2) I was a hardcore dancer and cheerleader. My choreography won the North American Dance Championships when I was 18, was captain of my College dance team and won 2X titles, then went pro with the NBA later choreographing for awards shows including for the song “Cheerleader” when it came out!

3) I was doing a TON of standup for years and ended up on the top comedy series in Canada at the time called “Video On Trial” after the producers saw me on Canadas version of ESPN roasting sports. …THAT happened because a sportscaster saw me at Hooters and I made him laugh so hard at my shit talk he called the network right then.

This was from my first red carpet for the show.

4) Life was awesome, Playboy had named me “The Worlds Sexiest Comedian” and I had a funny/ sexy calendar selling like mad. I was cast in four feature films. Small role in The Rocker with @rainnwilson
Supporting role in a feature comedy where Michael Madsen played my Dad, and two leads were booked…

5) A night off from shooting a movie I was in a car accident that left me disabled for the better part of 8 years. Yeah… 8 years.
Insane chronic pain, TMJ, fibromyalgia, head injuries, severe nerve injuries, cognitive issues, the works. Spent most of that time in bed or rehab, but doctors eventually wrote me off and I got disability for life. They said I’d never be back to functioning in society again.

6) I got really mad, fired all my doctors, and set on a path of extreme positivity, non traditional medicine, and day by day cheered myself back to life. Literally. I said #GOTEAM since high school but it was really born into a mantra when I decided no matter what, I’m gonna get better and bring as many people as I can with me. Here’s me at a pain centre, standing. Yeah, I look different… not being able to eat and nerves not working will do that. Lost at least 45 pounds.

7) Little known fact: when I was still disabled, like hard to function, I was offered a spot in a comedy festival on TV. They didn’t know I was injured because I didn’t tell people I just disappeared. I said yes when I couldn’t rehearse, hadn’t been on a stage in years, and couldn’t stand most days. I had to lay on a bed to get makeup done cause I couldn’t sit, and sat in an ice bath leading up so I wouldn’t shake. I was so pissed when they edited the crap outta my jokes, and their hair and wardrobe people made me look ridiculous… but I still did it and was proud. 🥹 And frankly, the audience had a great time.

8) I was invited to YouTube in LA by a producer I worked with years earlier and asked to be a “YouTuber” I had no idea what that was. They gave me tips on what to do but I eventually went my own way, started doing stand up straight to camera… and racked up over a billion views on those videos shot on my iPhone.
Some called me controversial, some loved me. Either way, I had a great time and was invited to perform around the world… including at the Royal Palace.

9) I received an honorary star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for “special achievement in social media” which was awesome. To be real, I didn’t really know what I was going to that night then there was all this press and I was like “Wait, I’m winning this!?!?” As I rocked my Biggie T shirt dress. 😂

10) Since then I’ve worked with a ton of brands to write their ad campaigns, ended up key note speaking at the biggest business conferences when they won like crazy, made music that charted in Canada and America, created a course to help people in chronic pain like I was, started a podcast that was crushing but had to pause (I’ll explain that soon) and have a new show launching this month!!!!