Olympia Valance facts for kids

Olympia Montana Valance (born on January 7, 1993) is an Australian actress and model. She is well-known for playing Paige Smith in the TV show Neighbours. She was on the show from 2014 to 2018, and then again in 2020 and 2022. Olympia also played Tahlia Woods in the series Playing for Keeps. For her role as Paige, she was nominated for a special award called the Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent.

Early Life and Family

Olympia Valance was born in Melbourne, Australia, on January 7, 1993. Her father, Rajko Vukadinović, was a model and musician from Montenegro. Her mother, Tania Gogos, is Australian with Greek family roots. Olympia's grandfather, Dimitri Gogos, was a journalist. Her step-father is the Australian musician Ross Wilson.

Olympia has seven half-siblings. Her older half-sister, Holly Valance, is also a singer and actress. Holly was also on Neighbours before Olympia, playing Felicity "Flick" Scully. Olympia went to Shelford Girls' Grammar School and studied acting at the Melbourne Actor's Lab.

Acting and Modeling Career

In March 2014, Olympia Valance joined the popular TV show Neighbours as Paige Smith. Before this, she was a successful model. She got the role after many auditions. Her half-sister, Holly, had also been on Neighbours from 1999 to 2002. Olympia's first episode as Paige aired on June 2, 2014.

Her acting in Neighbours earned her nominations for two awards in 2015:

• Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent at the Logie Awards
• Best Daytime Star at the Inside Soap Awards

In March 2015, Olympia appeared in a special documentary called Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite. This show celebrated 30 years of Neighbours.

In December 2014, Olympia became the new face of Gossard, a UK lingerie brand. She said she loved working on Neighbours and was excited to work with Gossard. She appeared in many photo shoots for their swimwear and lingerie. In July 2015, she also became an ambassador for the Australian chocolate bar Cherry Ripe.

In January 2016, Olympia was an ambassador for the Jeep Marquee at the Portsea Polo event. She also signed with Roar, an agency in California. This agency also works with famous Australian actors like Liam and Chris Hemsworth. Olympia wanted to try acting in Hollywood.

On December 1, 2017, Olympia filmed her last scenes as Paige on Neighbours. She then moved to Los Angeles in January 2018 to look for new acting roles.

In May 2018, Olympia joined the cast of Playing for Keeps, a sports drama. She played Tahlia, a socialite engaged to a football team captain. In January 2019, she competed on Dancing with the Stars with dancer Jarryd Byrne. They were the fourth pair to be eliminated. Olympia later appeared in the crime drama Informer 3838.

In 2020, Olympia returned to Neighbours for its 35th anniversary. She was also announced as a judge for Australia's Got Talent, but this did not happen due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 4, 2022, Olympia confirmed she would return for the final episodes of Neighbours. The next year, she appeared in the thriller series Heat and the Netflix teen drama Surviving Summer.

In May 2024, Olympia took part in the reality show The Summit.

Personal Life

In June 2019, Olympia Valance announced she was in a relationship with AFL footballer Tom Bellchambers. They got engaged in October 2020 and married on June 12, 2022, in Daylesford. In August 2024, Olympia shared that she was expecting their first child, and their son was born on December 3, 2024.

Olympia is also a co-owner of Splash Vodka. She loves horse racing and partly owns a horse named Mr. Sneaky. In 2020, she became an ambassador for the Caulfield Cup Carnival.

Filmography

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Olympia Valance para niños