Candy crush:Holly Valance married Nick Candy in 2012. The British billionaire recently made a bid to buy Chelsea Football Club.Credit:Paul Rovere
In 2004,she moved to Los Angeles and bounced around the TV circuit,appearing inCSI:Miami,CSI:NY,EntourageandPrison Break. There were also a few forgettable film roles,including starring alongside Paris Hilton in 2006’sPledge This! (0 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes).
What’s she been up to since her music and acting career burned out?
It hasn’t all been bad news for the former actress. In 2012,she married billionaire British property developer Nick Candy in Beverly Hills,and the couple now have two children.
But she’s remained a fringe figure,the type of celebrity whose Google News results are populated with articles like:What ever happened to Holly Valance?andRemember Holly Valance? You’ll never guess what she’s up to now!
But you really would never guess what she’s been up to recently.
So,what was she doing with Donald Trump?
Over the weekend the 38-year-old roared back into relevance by appearing in a photo with Farage,Trump,and her husband.
Farage posted the picture on Twitter,which showed the group hanging out at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate – presumably talking about the possibility of a Trump comeback and whether Toadie meant to kill Dee on their wedding day by driving off a cliff.
The photo itself is both intriguing and off-putting,the best and worst thing Valance has appeared in sincePledge This!.Composition wise,it has the air of a famous person posing with a bunch of competition winners. Write 25 words on your favourite impeachment,and you can meet former president Trump!
Trump thrusts out an obligatory thumbs up while the others crowd around. Nick Candy is a billionaire who recently attempted to buy Chelsea Football Club for a rumoured £2.5 billion,but here he looks like a starstruck teenager,just happy to be included.
Almost more interesting than the people in the photo is what hangs behind them on the wall of Trump’s office. Naturally,the 75-year-old has a framed snap of his historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and a picture of himself saluting.
The response on social media to Valance appearing in the photo has been one of bemused bafflement and nostalgia-driven disappointment. How could Flick Scully stoop this low? WhatState of Mind must she be in?
Of course,it’s worth remembering that being photographed with politicians is far from an endorsement of their ideals,but also,you must be prepared for the inevitable blowback.
Why is Holly Valance hanging out with Trump and Farage?
So far,scant details have been revealed explaining why exactly this meeting took place. Candy is a prominent donor to the Conservative Party in the UK,which Farage is a former member of.
Is Valance’s husband foreshadowing a political shift? Did the couple just happen to be in town? Is he hoping to pick up real estate tips from Trump? Time will tell (it probably won’t,let’s be honest).
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Sadly for those outraged,it’s impossible to boycott Valance because,as far as we can tell,she doesn’t have anything to boycott. Footloose and cancel-free.
Perhaps the only way to make sense of it is to look back to Valance’s 2002 hit, Naughty Girl. “You saw things you shouldn’t have seen,” sang Valance. “Been a naughty girl,real bad so-and-so.”
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