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Nicole Besser is a character appearing in the 2002 romantic comedy film 40 Days and 40 Nights.
She was portrayed by Vinessa Shaw.
Biography[]
Nicole is the ex-girlfriend of Matt Sullivan, the film's protagonist. Months after her breakup with Matt, she becomes engaged to another man, devastating Matt. Sometime after Matt resolves to give up any kind of sexual activity for Lent, he runs into Nicole and her fiance at a restaurant during a date with his new love interest Erica Sutton.
Later, during the last days of Lent, Matt is visited by a tearful Nicole, who informs him her fiancé broke up with her. Nicole then tries to initiate a sexual encounter between herself and Matt, but Matt resists her advances and the two then engage in a heated argument. Nicole, however, finds herself aroused by Matt's aggressive attitude towards her, but Matt kicks her out, slamming the door in her face despite her insistence that doing so would just make her "hotter."
Nicole then learns of the bet revolving around whether Matt would be able to refrain from any kind of sexual activity for the entirety of Lent, and bets some money.
Later, a helpless Matt (who earlier had been handcuffed to his bed by his roommate Ryan to prevent him from doing anything to break his vow) wakes up from an intensely erotic dream to find Nicole on top of him raping him and thus causing him to lose his bet. Climbing off of a stunned Matt, Nicole explains Matt gave up sex because of her, so she figured she'd be the one to finish it. She then laughs and leaves Matt handcuffed to his bed and passes Erica on her way out with a smug smile on her face, leaving Erica to believe that Matt cheated on her with Nicole.
After that, she presumably collects the money, but she is never seen again.
Personality[]
Nicole is shown to be selfish, attempting to manipulate Matt into getting back together with her after her fiancé breaks up with her, despite being the one to end the relationship with Matt, and raping Matt for money without a second thought when he refuses. She also seems to be vindictive, seeming to enjoy the thought of ruining Matt's new relationship and vow, possibly feeling as though he deserves it for refusing to get back with her. She also seems envious of Matt after her fiancé breaks up with her.