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Kim Cressly is a minor character in the Big Nate series. She has a crush on Nate Wright, but Nate does not feel the same way with her. Nate didn't like the fact that she was overweight, and Kim got mad. She forces Nate to be more than "project partners" with her during a project, and to draw her. In 2012, Kim gets over her crush on Nate and goes out with Chester Budrick instead. Also in the same year, Kim joined Nate's baseball team because the softball league had been disbanded.

Biography[]

Kim Cressly has a crush on Nate Wright, however Nate does not feel the same and is somewhat scared of her, because Chester Budrick got mad every single time he caught Kim, and Nate talking At one point, they were project partners, although Kim also wanted to cuddle. She also went with Nate to the school dance once. Eventually, she started going out with Chester Budrick instead. Shortly before Christmas, she received a card from a "Secret Santa", but she became angry because she received a box of lug nuts from Nate. Nate became worried because Kim lost her temper. Kim often does things that make Chester think that Nate is trying to flirt with her, resulting in him being beaten up.

Relationships[]

Chester Budrick[]

Kim Cressly has 1 boyfriend, Chester Budrick. Kim is likely not very attached to Chester, as she frequently flirts with Nate.

Nate Wright[]

Kim used to have a crush on Nate and believed that they were dating. She still flirts with him on some occasions.

Chad Applewhite (Comics)[]

Chad admitted to have a crush on Kim Cressly on December 7th, 2023, as he thought that she was 'yummy'. They officially started dating on December 9th, after Kim said that she was 'over' Nate.

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Trivia[]

  • Kim Cressly first appeared on February 8, 2011.
  • Kim only appeared on Big Nate: In A Class By Himself, Big Nate: Flips Out, And "Big Nate: Blasts Off". She has not appeared in any other novels.
  • Despite the fact Big Nate: Flips Out was published after the arc in which Kim started to go out with Chester, one drawing in Nate's School Dance Map has Kim forcing Nate to slow dance with Nate.
  • Her family's bakery supports Nate's baseball team.
  • She is on the front cover of Big Nate: Hug It Out!.
  • She has a selfish personality and forces Nate to go in the Chapman house.
  • She could be a tech person, because her "bow" is actually a drone.
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  • She once asked Nate to skate with her, but when he refused, she broke the stick, ate the puck, and forced Nate to skate with her
  • Nate needed a sponsor for their baseball team. Cressly's bakery helped out.
  • Nate and Teddy Ortiz (Comics) once found a water stain that resembled Kim. Kim, on the other hand, thought it looked like Shrek.
  • In the TV series, she is much more expressive than she is in the comic. She is also revealed to have an identical twin.
  • She has been in a relationship with Chester Budrick and Chad Applewhite.


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