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Nina Tucker 2002-2003, 2004, 2005, 2015, 2022
Lived: 22 Ramsay Street
Parents: Nick and Trixie Tucker
Occupation: Student, Coffee Shop Assistant, Lassiter's Chambermaid, Piano Teacher, Singer, Lassiter's Restaurant Staff, Bollywood Actress

Nina arrived at Erinsborough High, as a new shy student who had travelled the world with her parents. Nick and Trixie Tucker took Nina with them around the globe whenever they went to sing, but neglected her and this resulted in Nina being a very shy and concealed girl. This shyness was quite often mistaken for Nina being rude and regularly landed her in hot water.

Nina landed a job cleaning up at the Coffee Shop and also at Lassiter's Hotel as a chambermaid. While spending more time with the residents of Ramsay Street at the social bustle of Ramsay Street, more and more people noticed her shyness and low self-esteem. One night as Nina was cleaning up, Harold overheard her singing discovering her amazing potential, but she brushed it off. When Dee Bliss brought home army reserve Ray Milsome, Nina fell instantly for him. Summer Hoyland, who Nina was teaching the piano, managed to set the two up, lying that Nina went to university. However while out on a date, Ray discovered that Nina was only 17 and still at school and he quickly dumped her, moving on to Dione. Harold later convinced Nina to join the church choir. She was asked to do a solo but the nerves got the better of her and she mortified when she wasn't able to go through with it, fearing she had let the choir down. Connor overheard Nina singing and tried to make her feel better by giving her a makeover.

As Nina appeared to be writing a song, Connor and her became very close, as he was the only teenager knowing of her singing talent. When Lyn found Nina's songbook one day, she read the lyrics and proclaimed that Nina was in love. Later, Tahnee Coppin got Nina to admit she was in love with Connor. Tahnee turned on Nina though, acting shocked that Nina would say this about 'her best friend's boyfriend'. Tahnee ended up threatening to tell Michelle quite often, which frightened Nina. Tahnee continued to make subtle hints when the four teens were in the same room, and even ended up ‘accidentally' dying Nina's hair green.

When Nina confronted Tahnee in the Coffee Shop one day, she was upset when the blackmail forced them to make up. On that day, Nina recorded her song Born to Try but was overheard once again by Connor. Connor set himself up as her agent, and although Nina was against it he secretly entered her song in to the 'Undiscovered' contest for UniFM. Nina was shocked and extremely angry with Connor for betraying her trust, but Connor convinced her it was for her to see she had the potential. However when Nina's song won the contest, she was too afraid to come forward, which resulted in Tahnee taking the credit. Connor took Nina down to the station just as Tahnee was about to sing the song for her audience, and Nina admitted that she was the one who sung the song. Toadie asked her to prove it by singing the song for them there, and Nina overcame her fears and sung the song for the crowd. Tahnee was extremely upset so she revealed to Michelle Nina's feelings for Connor. Michelle immediately though her boyfriend had been cheating on her but Connor and Nina both assured her that they weren't involved, and they had been seeing each other so often as Connor was Nina's manager, and Tahnee later left Erinsborough for New York as part of an exchange program.

Part of the deal with UniFM deal was to do a gig at Hemisfear nightclub. Nina was obviously very nervous, but made a stunning debut. Glenn Wheatley approached Nina, asking to be her manager. Nina was extremely excited about this offer but mysteriously pulled out when Glenn mentioned her parents had to be involved. Soon afterwards, Nina did another gig at Lou's Place. Max had accidentally double-booked the venue for an air-hockey tournament, and Nina's singing ended up flopping. At the pub, however, Nina did gain a mysterious admirer who continued to send text messages to her on her mobile. She later confronted Taj Coppin, who had been giving her signs at school, thanking him for his text messages and also asking him out. Nina was shocked however when Taj told her that he didn't send her any messages. Nina later asked him out again, and he admitted he was the one that had been sending the messages to her, and the two became a couple.

Nina, Taj, Jack, Lori, Connor, and Michelle decided to go on a beach holiday for their first week of summer holidays. However Nina was stunned when Michelle told her that Taj and his ‘ex' Allie had never broken up. When confronted about it, Taj said that he and Allie hadn't seen each other for months since he left for Erinsborough. Nina was assured by his explanation, but was later shocked at how close Allie still was to him and even more so when Allie moved in with the Coppins. Nina had more problems, however, when she and Jack Scully realized they had feelings for each other.

This all started when they both were pushed into auditioning for lead roles in Harold's new community play. During a read-through, they were forced to kiss, although it was obvious that it meant more to both Nina and Jack then they let on. They won the two lead roles, and as they went on rehearsing were drawn closer to each other, as Lori and Taj remained oblivious. They eventually gave in to their feelings, constantly meeting up with each other in their own time, debating on whether or not they would tell their respective partners. Eventually, once the play was staged, they agreed that it was time to tell Lori and Taj as soon as possible. Nina broke up with Taj, who was shocked and angry, but Nina was horrified when Jack said he would break up with Lori in a few weeks' time. Lori comforted Taj on his pain, and while they were by the pool later on the day of Nina and Taj's break-up, he began to feel better and started chasing her along the edge. Lori tripped, knocked her head on the side of the pool, and fell in, unconscious. In hospital, Lori was given the news that she was paralysed, leaving Jack, Nina, and Taj wracked with guilt.

After Jack told Lori about his cheating with Nina, Nina tried to apologise to Lori, but she was told that she would never be forgiven. After this, Nina told Jack that there was no chance they could stay together, deciding to break it off. Nina decided to go for a job as a singer at Lou's Pub to get her mind off Jack, successfully getting it.

Not long after, Nina was horrified when Tahnee arrived back early from her exchange trip in America. Nina refused to believe that Tahnee had changed since her time in New York, but realised she had and even stuck up for her when she was being bullied. Their friendship strengthened when Tahnee worked alongside Nina at the Lassiter's Hotel, but after Tahnee messed with the computers, chaos erupted. While trying to send pictures of 'Afro Harold' to Michelle, Tahnee accidentally started up a chain of viruses. Chloe initially blamed Nina for the viruses, but Tahnee did the right thing and took the blame, costing her her job at Lassiter's and a move to boarding school.

Nina realised she could lose Jack after realising he might be moving on, with another girl from school, Belinda Ewett. Jack didn't mean anything by his friendship with Belinda but it was obvious she wanted more. At Connor's party, Nina and Jack got back together after he told her he didn't love Belinda but he loved her.

Jack and Nina's relationship seemed to be stable, especially once Taj and Jack were friends again, and Lori left Erinsborough. However, when Jack tried to get Nina into bed while alone at their houses, Nina would always pull away very quickly and leave, or make up an excuse to avoid being alone together. She tried dropping hints to Jack that she wasn't ready but he didn't pick up on them, so eventually she had to tell him that she was a virgin.