Biography
Who is Holly Valance?
Early life and real name
Holly Valance Rachel Vukadinović was born in Melbourne on May 11, 1983. Her father was Rajko Vukadinović, originally from Serbia, while her mother Rachel was from the United Kingdom. Her parents divorced in 1986. She has a sister named Olympia Valance, who is also an actress known for playing Paige Smith on the soap opera Neighbours.
Growing up in Australia, she began working as a model during her teenage years. By the age of 14, she was earning money through catalog shoots and advertising campaigns for children's clothing. Holly holds dual citizenship in both Australia and the United Kingdom.
Television and music career
In 1999, at age 16, she joined the cast of the popular Australian television soap opera Neighbours, taking on the role of Felicity Flick Scully. This part brought her significant public attention. She departed the series in 2002 to focus on a music career.
Her debut single was the track Kiss Kiss, a cover version of a song by Turkish singer Tarkan. The song reached the top of the charts in Australia and the United Kingdom and charted well in seventeen countries globally. Her debut album, titled Footprints, arrived in October 2002 and featured singles like Down Boy and Naughty Girl. She released a second album, State of Mind, in 2003, but eventually shifted her professional focus away from recording music.
Hollywood acting roles
After leaving the music industry, Holly returned to acting. She moved to the United States and secured roles in television shows such as CSI: Miami, Entourage, and CSI: NY. In 2006, she appeared in the second season of Prison Break as the character Nika Volek.
Her film credits during this period include DOA: Dead or Alive, where she played Christie, and the 2008 action film Taken, which starred Liam Neeson. She also performed in the 2011 series of the reality competition Strictly Come Dancing, where she was paired with professional dancer Artem Chigvintsev and finished in fourth place. She later took part in other projects, including voice work for the video game Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 and a judging role on the fashion competition Shopaholic Showdown. In 2022, she made a brief cameo appearance during the final episode of Neighbours.
Personal life and political activities
Holly married British property developer Nick Candy in 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. The couple has two daughters together, born in 2013 and 2017. In 2025, it was reported that the pair had separated after thirteen years of marriage.
Since 2024, she has become very active in politics. She has supported the Reform UK party and Nigel Farage, as well as Donald Trump. She attended the launch of the Popular Conservatism movement in the United Kingdom. Her expressed political priorities include the establishment of a British bill of rights and the United Kingdom exiting the European Convention on Human Rights. In 2026, she released a song titled Kiss Kiss XX My Arse to support a satirical comedy film by Pauline Hanson.
Birthday and age
Holly Valance was born on May 11, 1983, which makes Holly 43 years old today. That birthday falls under the Taurus sign. Holly shares the date with 65 other famous people.
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