Niki Sidhu

Panmeshari Nicole "Niki" Sidhu (born July 4, 1993) is an American television personality and businesswoman, best known for starring in the x|MTV reality show Made in Manhattan.

Early life
Sidhu was born in x|Jericho, New York on x|Long Island to immigrant parents from the x|Punjab state of x|India. Her parents, Badloo Sidhu and Phoolaan Balyan, are ethnic x|Jats who own a successful website development company. Sidhu was raised in the x|Sikh religion, and speaks fluent x|Punjabi and x|Hindi, in addition to English.

Sidhu was raised in a large, affluent family. She has two older brothers: James and Jasper, an older sister: Shantelle, and two younger twin sisters: Elizabeth and Katelynn. Her and her siblings were all given Indian first names and American middle names, and they all personally and professionally go by their middle names. She attended private schooling her whole life, graduating from high school in 2011. In high school, she was a high academic achiever, and went on to attend x|Columbia University, where she graduated with a business degree in 2015.

Career
After graduating from college, Sidhu began working for her parents' website development company in their corporate office. She left the position in 2017. That year, she began a career as a television personality after being cast in the x|MTV reality show x|Made in Manhattan.

Personal life
Sidhu has been in a relationship with Made in Manhattan cast mate Lucas Thorne since 2015. They reside together in the x|Tribeca neighborhood of x|Manhattan.