[2] She has appeared in L'Amour est aveugle (2009), Hollywood Girls (2012–2014), Les Anges de la télé-réalité (2012–2013) and her own TV show Allô Nabilla (2013–2014).

She became known in France for her one-liner "non, mais allô quoi" on les Anges de la télé-réalité.

[10] During 2012, she appeared in the fourth series of les Anges de la télé-réalité, shot in Hawaii.

[9] He wrote a song for her, "Dingue de toi (Nabi… Nabilla)", which reached number 25 in the French music charts.

[12] In the fourth episode, after an argument with a fellow female castmember who said she had not bought shampoo, Benattia was shown in a confessional cutaway, where she mimed talking into a telephone and said the words which led to the establishment of her celebrity status:[13] "Euh, allô!

C'est comme si je dis : t'es une fille, t'as pas de cheveux !"

[13] La Grosse Équipe has also registered "Nabilla cherche l'amour" as a title for a TV show.

[15] The trademarks are registered across ten categories covering a wide range of products including scientific instruments, jewellery and linen but not shampoo.

[24] In September 2014, she became a columnist for Touche pas à mon poste !, France's most popular talk show.

[27] In June 2018, conceptual artist Andy Picci unveiled a new body of work dedicated to Benattia.

[31] In July 2009, Benattia was arrested for her part in a fraud alongside three Congolese individuals and sentenced to six months in prison.

[34] On November 7, 2014, she was arrested and subsequently detained for several weeks after wounding her boyfriend Thomas Vergara in the chest with a knife during an argument.

[36] On May 19, 2016, she was sentenced to six months in jail, but avoided returning behind bars thanks to the French system of penalty adjustments.

[38] In April 2019, Nabilla and her fiancé Thomas Vergara confirmed they were expecting their first child, and are planning to move to Dubai once it is born.