In a December 25, 2019, 7 News Australia article, it's revealed that Danielle Cormack's character 'Nikki Malone' was originally a male character. Lucy Lawless called her and thought she perfectly suited the role as a woman.
When Alexa is looking at the wallpaper on the motel room wall, she says "Rosebud", in exactly the same tone that Orson Welles does in "Citizen Kane".
Bernard Curry and Danielle McCormack worked together on the show "Wentworth "