Neighbours actress Holly Valance makes shock political move – after she became a breakout conservative star for slamming Australia as ‘too woke’ and ridiculing Greta Thunberg
Former Neighbors star Holly Valance has taken its next big political step: organizing a lavish fundraiser for Donald Trump which raised US$2 million (AUD$3 million) for the Republican presidential candidate’s campaign for the White House in 2024.
The Australian actress, 41, has reinvented herself as a conservative rabble-rouser, recently slamming it Greta Thunberg like a ‘demonic little gremlin’ and claims Australia has become ‘too woke’ in a TV interview.
Valance and her husband, billionaire real estate mogul Nick Candyhosted Donald Trump Jrare Fox news Hostess Kimberley Guilfoyle, party leader of the Reform UK Nigel Farage and approximately 100 guests at their home in Chelsea, London on Wednesday.
“It’s a Holly party – you can guarantee it’s going to be loads of fun,” Farage said upon arriving at the event, where tickets cost between $10,000 and $100,000 ($15,000 to $150,000).
Holly Vallance hosted the event – hosted by Trump’s ambassador to Spain – in London this week
Holly Vallance (left) greets Donald Trump Jr. (center right) and his wife Kimberley Guilfoyle at the event
British press reports noted that Valance’s fundraiser appeared to be in silent competition with a rival fundraiser in the city for the Biden campaign organized by Vogue editor Anna Wintour.
Guests were given just an hour’s notice of the location before the doors opened tonight.
The former president’s son, Donald Trump Jr., was pictured with guests near the home as he left after sunset.
A local woman was heard heckling “vote for Biden!” from a nearby roof.
As many as 100 guests were expected, including a number of American Republicans – some of whom were part of the Trump administration. White House between 2017 and 2021.
The fundraiser invites a variety of categories under which guests can make donations, such as “host committee” ($100,000 per couple) and dinner ($50,000). Just attending costs $10,000, while a photo opportunity costs $25,000.
Republican Overseas Chairman Greg Swenson told the BBC he would be “surprised” if Trump Sr. did not appear virtually.
The location was near the Chelsea Embankment and a man in a suit and umbrella welcomed guests at the door.
The property’s website described the location as a “center for entertainment and relaxation, including a wine cellar, swimming pool, spa and IMAX cinema.”
Holly Valance and her husband Nick Candy are pictured with Donald Trump and Nigel Farage at Mar-a-Lago in 2022
Valance and her husband have been publicly associated with Trump and Farage, then the now reform leader, since April 2022 shared a photo of the group after dinner at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach.
The Australian star caused a sensation in March when she criticized climate activist Thunberg, telling podcast host Christopher Hope: ‘I don’t understand why you have this demonic little gremlin, high priestess of climatism, as the goddess in the classrooms, Greta [Thunberg].
“All the kids all come home with depression and anxiety,” she said.
“Why would you go to your music class, do your homework, or get out of bed if you think we’ll all be dead in five years anyway?”
The mother of two also stated that she has no plans to move back to her Australian homeland, lamenting that the country is “waking up.”
‘The Australia I grew up in was surreal. It was so much fun and we didn’t seem to have all these problems… the woke thing has really become big in Australia,” she said.
Holly elaborated on ‘woke culture’, pointing to ‘the things they learn in school’: ‘I don’t think sexuality and children should be in the same sentence.
“I don’t think anyone’s sexuality is anyone’s business. You don’t know anything about mine. I don’t know about you. Why should we?’
Valance, who is married to billionaire property developer Nick Candy, was born in Australia, but has British citizenship through her British mother. She lives in London and the Cotswolds.
