1. Holly Rachel Candy, known professionally as Holly Valance, is an Australian and British actress, singer and model, and a right-wing political activist.
20 Facts About Holly Valance
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Holly Valance has become involved in UK and US politics as a prominent supporter and fundraiser for Nigel Farage and Donald Trump.
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Holly Valance was born on 11 May 1983, as Holly Rachel Vukadinovic, in Fitzroy, Victoria, to a Serbian father from Montenegro, Rajko Vukadinovic, and a British mother of English and Spanish descent Rachel from Southampton.
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Holly Valance's father was a former pianist and model in his native Belgrade, Serbia, former Yugoslavia.
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Holly Valance's mother, whose father was a relative of comedian Benny Hill, was a model in the United Kingdom.
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Rajko later remarried and Holly Valance has a half-sister, Olympia, who has acted in Neighbours as Paige Smith.
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In 1999 at age 16, Holly Valance was cast in the Australian TV soap opera, Neighbours, as Felicity "Flick" Scully.
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Holly Valance co-wrote the album track "The Harder They Come" with Rob Davis, who supplied guitar for the album.
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Holly Valance dropped London Recordings in 2004 and said she was no longer interested in recording music.
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In 2004, Holly Valance returned to acting, this time in the United States, appearing in episodes of the television series CSI: Miami and Entourage.
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Holly Valance appeared in Prison Break in 2006 as Nika Volek, a role which she continued to portray in the show's second season.
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Holly Valance took part in the 2011 series of Strictly Come Dancing, where she was paired with the professional winner of series 8, Artem Chigvintsev.
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Holly Valance starred in the Miss Marple television episode called "The Pale Horse".
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In 2011, Holly Valance appeared in an advert for Foster's Gold bottled beer.
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In 2013, Holly Valance was mentor and judge of fashion competition Shopaholic Showdown.
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In 2013, Holly Valance took a hiatus from her artistic career to prioritise her family, and has since been doing charity work as Ambassador of The Children's Trust, the UK's leading charity for children with brain injury and neurodisability.
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On 28 July 2022, Holly Valance was seen in a cameo appearance as Felicity Scully, in what was intended to be the final-ever Neighbours episode.
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Holly Valance's appearance was filmed in the UK alongside that of Natalie Imbruglia's character, Beth Brennan.
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From 2005 to 2009, Holly Valance dated Australian actor Alex O'Loughlin.
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In January 2002, Holly Valance dismissed her then-manager Scott Michaelson by telephone, 15 months before his contract was due to expire.