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{{Infobox person
| name = Nik & Eva Speakman
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| birth_date = '''Nik Speakman''' December 1961 England '''Eva Speakman''' April 1969 England
| occupation = Schema Conditioning Therapists<ref name="The Times">{{cite web|title=The Speakmans: speedy shrinks for the TV age - The Speakmans|url= https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-speakmans-speedy-shrinks-for-the-tv-age-ch6g0ftgqpx|publisher=ITV.com|accessdate=6 September 2018}}</ref>
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| children = Two
| residence = [[Littleborough, Greater Manchester|Littleborough]], England
| website = {{Official website|http://www.speakman.tv}}
}}

'''Nik Speakman''' (born 1961)<ref name="MENJul10">{{cite web|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/celebrity-duo-put-2m-home-895419|title= Celebrity duo put £2m home on the market|accessdate=2 August 2014|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140802162306/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/celebrity-duo-put-2m-home-895419|archivedate= 2 August 2014}}</ref><ref name=BPCitzJul14>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/tv/interviews/1948119.Interview__Nik_and_Eva_Speakman/|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130622200737/http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/tv/interviews/1948119.Interview__Nik_and_Eva_Speakman/|title=Interview: Nik and Eva Speakman|accessdate=2 August 2014|publisher=Blackpool Citizen|date=16 July 2014|archivedate=22 June 2014}}</ref><ref name=Guard06>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/jan/07/tvandradio.theguide|title=Gurus on the rise|author=Sarah Dempster|publisher=The Guardian|date=7 January 2006|accessdate=24 July 2014}}</ref> and '''Eva Speakman''' (born c.1969),<ref name=BPCitzJul14 /><ref name=Guard06 /> known collectively as '''The Speakmans''', are British therapists and life coaches.

==Career==
Nik Speakman started a finance company, Personal Money Management, aged 26 with his former partner and was working as a success coach at the time of his and Eva's 2005 appearance in ''That's Rich'', a [[Granada Television]] series focusing on entrepreneurs in the north west of England.<ref name=MENApr05>{{cite news |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/tv-shares-tales-of-life-on-millionaires-1117189|title=TV shares tales of life on millionaires’ row|publisher=Manchester Evening News|date=25 April 2005|accessdate=24 July 2014}}</ref> Eva Speakman ran the Heavenly Bodies gym in [[Oldham]], at the time of the show.<ref name=MENApr05/>

The Speakmans were subsequently hosts of a [[Living TV]] show, ''A Life Coach Less Ordinary'', and in 2007 published a book, ''You Can Be Fantastic, Too!''.<ref name="Speakman2007">{{cite book|author=Nik Speakman|title=Your Life Can Be Fantastic Too!|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6HMXPQAACAAJ|date=1 November 2007|publisher=Goldwing Publishing Limited|isbn=978-0-9793965-0-2}}</ref> The couple hosted a [[television pilot]] for the American [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX network]], ''Panic Attack'', in 2010.<ref name=HRApr10>{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fox-orders-panic-attack-reality-23000|title=Fox orders 'Panic Attack'|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=26 April 2010|accessdate=24 July 2014}}</ref>

A second daytime television show, ''[[The Speakmans]]'', was broadcast by [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]. In ''The Speakmans'' they attempted to 'successfully treat ordinary people with extraordinary problems'.<ref name=ROJul14>{{cite news |url=http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/88212/the-speakmans|title=The Speakmans|publisher=Rochdale Online|date=9 July 2014|accessdate=24 July 2014}}</ref> The show aired for 20 episodes, beginning on 14 July 2014.<ref name="ITV">{{cite web|title=ITV - The Speakmans|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week29/speakmans|publisher=ITV.com|accessdate=21 July 2014}}</ref>

The Speakmans are regular columnists in 'Love It Magazine'. The couple regularly appears on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]'s ''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]'' hosting a segment about anxiety issues and phobias.

The Speakmans use 'schema conditioning psychotherapy' to 'find and tackle the root cause of anxiety disorders'.<ref name=MENJul14>{{cite news |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/nik-eva-speakman-speakmans-star-7413352|title=Celeb gurus Nik and Eva Speakman try to help people overcome anxiety disorders in new TV series|author=Emily Heward|publisher=Manchester Evening News|date=13 July 2014|accessdate=24 July 2014}}</ref> Nik Speakman said of their approach on their television series that "We're really hoping people will look at it and think: 'I can apply that to my life.' Even if it’s an entirely different problem, ultimately our therapy is the same...That’s what we want. There's no need for anyone to suffer. There is absolute hope for everyone."<ref name=MENJul14/> The Speakmans also believe in "practising gratitude", asserting that "Everybody’s got problems and issues but equally everybody has got amazing things to be thankful for."<ref name=MENJul14/>

Therapeutic techniques utilized by the couple include putting clients into a [[DeLorean DMC-12]] sports car in order to 'travel 'back to the future' to confront past demons', a reference to the [[DeLorean time machine]] from the ''[[Back to the Future (franchise)|Back to the Future]]'' film series.<ref name=MENJul10/> The Speakmans presented a DeLorean car to the former [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Rochdale (UK Parliament constituency)|Rochdale]], [[Cyril Smith|Sir Cyril Smith]], at his 80th birthday party in 2008.<ref name=ROJun08>{{cite news |url=http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/article/9569/sir-cyril-smith-80th-birthday-party|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123742/http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/article/9569/sir-cyril-smith-80th-birthday-party|archivedate=2 April 2015|title=Sir Cyril Smith - 80th Birthday Party|publisher=Rochdale Online|date=29 June 2008|accessdate=24 July 2014}}</ref>

Noted celebrity clients of the Speakmans have included [[Peter Andre]], [[Kerry Katona]], [[Kym Marsh]], [[Liz McClarnon]], [[Katie Price]], [[Holly Willoughby]] and [[Jeremy Kyle]].<ref name=MENJul10/><ref name=MENJul14/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/speakmans-cure-jeremy-kyle-his-creepy-crawly-phobia |title=The Speakmans cure Jeremy Kyle of his creepy crawly phobia |publisher=Itv.com |date=13 July 2014 |accessdate=7 April 2017}}</ref>

The Speakmans have diplomas in an unspecified subject from [[Newcastle University]],<ref name=Guard06/> but are not accredited psychotherapists.

In December 2015, The Speakmans appeared on [[BBC Radio 2|BBC Radio 2's Breakfast Show]] with [[Sara Cox]] <ref>{{cite web|title = Sara Cox sits in, The Chris Evans Breakfast Show - BBC Radio 2|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06s90hm|website = BBC|access-date = 2 February 2016}}</ref>

==Personal life==
The Speakmans have lived in [[Littleborough, Greater Manchester|Littleborough]] near [[Rochdale]] in Greater Manchester since 2000.<ref name=BPCitzJul141>{{cite news |url=http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/tv/interviews/1948119.Interview__Nik_and_Eva_Speakman/|title=Interview: Nik and Eva Speakman|publisher=Blackpool Citizen|date=16 July 2014|accessdate=24 July 2014}}</ref><ref name=MENJul14/> The Speakmans converted their house from a former pub and restaurant into a nine-bedroomed house.<ref name=MENJul10/> The couple put their house up for sale in 2010 as they worked on the ''Panic Attack'' pilot in the United States, and planned to move to the south of England owing to their work in London and America.<ref name=MENJul10/>

The couple have two children and are supporters of a local children's home, the Duke Bar Burnley Wood NCH Children's Centre<ref>http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/leisure/tv/1948119.Interview__Nik_and_Eva_Speakman/?ref=ms</ref>, and are Celebrity Ambassadors of Variety Children's Charity.<ref>https://www.variety.org.uk/photos/i-love-a-bit-of-variety/the-speakmans</ref>

==Awards==
In October 2017, the Speakmans were awarded a ''Legends of Industry Award'' for their contribution to the Therapeutic/Motivational Industry.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.variety.org.uk/news/2017/10/legends-of-industry-awards-2017 |title= Legends of Industry Awards 2017 |work= Seriestop |accessdate=2018-08-30}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.speakman.tv}}

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