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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn and Emily Dugan

‘Whispering in his ear’: how Holly Valance became a cheerleader for the radical right

Holly Valance looks ahead and smiles, wearing his long blonde hair down and a black blazer.
Holly Valance shows her support as Nigel Farage accepts the leadership of Reform UK in June. Photograph: Guy Bell/Rex/Shutterstock

As Nigel Farage swaggered into a Chelsea townhouse on Wednesday night for the biggest Donald Trump fundraiser this side of the Atlantic, he was ebullient about the night ahead. “It’s a Holly party – you can guarantee it’s going to be enormous fun,” he told reporters.

The Holly in question, the former actor and pop star Holly Valance, has rapidly risen to become radical-right royalty.

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