Meet Holly Valance, the Neighbours actress who fundraised for Donald Trump
- The ‘Kiss Kiss’ singer is married to Nick Candy, a billionaire developer; she’s also against ‘woke’ and has donated substantial amounts to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK
Regarding her own political career amid speculations that she would stand for Reform UK, she clarified that “it’s not going to work for me – it was very difficult logistics wise”, per GB News.
So, what else do we know about Holly Valance, and how did she make her political debut stick?
What is Holly Valance’s background?
Valance, 41, is Serbian-English. She was born and raised in Australia by a Serbian father and an English mother. Her father, Rajko Vukadinović, was a pianist and guitarist, and both he and his wife Rachel Stephens, Valance’s mother, were models, per Valance’s profile on Strictly Come Dancing.
Why did Holly Valance stop making music?
Valance started off her career as a teen model, and was taking part in supermarket catalogues and ad campaigns by the age of 14, per the BBC. She then stepped into the spotlight with the beloved Australian soap opera Neighbours, where she played Felicity “Flick” Scully.
She took a break from acting to become a pop star. At her peak, the “Kiss Kiss” singer stopped making music and turned to acting once more, but in the US, with appearances in television shows like Prison Break and the film Taken. After almost a decade, she stepped back from showbiz to focus on her family, per Time. Earlier this year, Valance told GB News that she is “pretty much retired” from being a pop star, but added, “never say never”.