Australian singer, model, and actress Holly Valance, now known as Holly Candy following her marriage, recently revealed her conservative political views during a surprise interview at an event featuring former British Prime Minister Liz Truss.
The former actress of Neighbours, Prison Break, and Taken discussed her attendance at the event, her perspective on raising children, climate change, and her political stance.
“I’m a citizen like everyone else here who’s concerned about the way things are going in the country. Many things worry and bother me with two little children to bring up, and what they might inherit. So I want to come and listen to good ideas,” the platinum-selling recording artist told GB News.
Regarding the climate, she advocated for “cleaner, cheaper energy” while criticising restrictions on ordinary citizens as “insanity like smashing your head up against a wall.”
When asked about her political views, she responded, “Everyone starts off as a leftie, and then wakes up at some point after making money, working, trying to run a business, trying to buy a home, then realises what crap ideas they all are.”
“And then you go to the right.”
The Melbourne-born star was participating in the launch of the newly emerged conservative initiative called Popular Conservatism (PopCon), spearheaded by Ms. Truss.
Taking place at the Emmanuel Centre in central London on Feb. 6, the event advocates for a return to core conservative values and principles amid internal party disputes.
Key figures from outside the party were in attendance at the launch, such as broadcaster Nigel Farage and UK Independence Party prospective leader Lois Perry.
Quiet Advocacy
Ms. Candy rose to fame as part of the Neighbours cast in 1999 at the age of 16, portraying the rebellious schoolgirl Felicity ‘Flick’ Scully, earning a Logie nomination for the most popular new female talent in 2000.In 2012, she tied the knot with British billionaire property developer Nick Candy in Beverly Hills, and they now have two children together.
She has mostly retreated from the public eye in recent years, occasionally sharing updates on her public X (formerly Twitter) account. One of her latest tweets, from July 2021, shared a link to a petition calling to “outlaw discrimination against those who do not get a COVID-19 vaccination.”
Encouraging her followers to sign, she remarked, “This isn’t North Korea. Yet.”
