Nancy Wesley is a fictional character from the American NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives, played by Patrika Darbo.

Nancy was created when the serial's producer Tom Langan wanted a "real woman" as opposed to a "super-skinny" actress to join the cast.

Nancy has been featured in storylines involving breast cancer, a feud with Mike Horton (Roark Critchlow), getting run over by a truck, and having a child to provide her leukemia stricken daughter, Chloe Lane (Nadia Bjorlin) with a bone marrow transplant.

The character was also involved in a storyline that was part of a promotional campaign for food franchisor Mrs. Fields and charity Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Mark Edward Wilows from the Post-Tribune reported that critics were "raving" about the "pivotal role" Nancy.

Alessandra Stanley of The New York Times said that Nancy was the most notable celebration of larger-size females on daytime television.

"[1] Darbo told of Lilana Novakovich of The Record that when Bascom asked her to join the cast, she thought it would be a small role involving food.

[8] Darbo told Mark Edward Wilows of the Post-Tribune that she was enjoying playing Nancy as daytime roles are challenging.

[10] She would "stop at nothing" to remove Mike Horton (Roark Critchlow) from the role Chief of Staff and have Craig take his place.

Their early storyline focused on hatching a number of manipulative schemes to ruin Mike's career.

[11] In 2002, food franchisor Mrs. Fields teamed up with Days of our Lives and charity Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to host a cookie bake off.

Nancy and Alice Horton (Frances Reid) have a cookie-baking contest; Darbo told a reporter from Reuters that "it'll be kind of a cook-war".

[13] It was later revealed that Nancy and Craig would have another child to provide a lifesaving bone marrow transplant for Chloe.

When she recovers Nancy decides to restart her plotting and convinces Ali to file a sexual harassment case about Mike.

Nancy finds it hard to adapt to motherhood and faces difficulties in concealing the truth from Craig.

She began dating Clyde Weston until she learned on their wedding day that he was responsible for Abigail Deveraux's death.

She later runs into Mike Horton, and after making peace with him as well, they begin a relationship as of November 28, 2022, according to Jack Deveraux.

[17] In 2003, Alessandra Stanley of The New York Times said that daytime television had long been celebrating larger-size females.

[18] Seli Groves of The Beaver County Times said that she enjoyed the "marvellous machinations" that Nancy and Craig carried out.

Darbo told The Record's Novakovich that she had never seen herself as a person "who was carrying a flag or banner, but the fan mail is incredible".

[2] Mark Edward Wilows from the Post-Tribune reported that critics were "raving" about Nancy as they believed her to be a "pivotal role" and a "genius stroke of casting".

[9] A columnist from the Orlando Sentinel said that "catty Nancy" was a "pure delight" to watch when she goads Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall).