Holly Valance declares herself 'absolutely right-wing' at London rally
Former Neighbours star Holly Valance has attended a political rally in London, where she declared herself as “absolutely right-wing”. The 43-year-old actress and singer was among thousands of demonstrators at the “Unite the Kingdom” march in central London on Saturday.
The rally, organised by far-right extremist Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is described by organisers as promoting “national unity, free speech and Christian values”. However, it is widely viewed as an anti-immigration and nationalist demonstration. British police estimated the crowd at about 60,000 people, though organisers claimed millions attended.
Sunrise’s Edwina Bartholomew reported on the march, revealing a video of Valance proudly declaring herself “absolutely right-wing” and encouraging Australians to stand up for their country. “Don’t be embarrassed and don’t be too scared to stand up for your country, the place that you love, that’s given you everything, that’s given your freedom,” Valance told the Daily Telegraph.
“Respect it, respect the culture, respect the flag. Don’t be embarrassed to fly the flag. Be patriotic. Stand in that and don’t let anybody tell you that you’re a racist for doing so. That’s disgusting and treacherous and treasonous that they would,” she added.
Valance also addressed the label of being right-wing: “I think that’s hilarious that right-wing is supposed to be an insult ... I’m absolutely right-wing. Call me far-right? All right.”
According to the Daily Telegraph, Valance attended the rally with her new partner, former soldier Grant Gale, who previously worked as a bodyguard for her family before she split from billionaire British property developer Nick Candy.
Valance expressed strong support for One Nation leader Pauline Hanson, describing her as an “amazing, loving Australian” and lauding her for being “super proud of where we’ve come from”. In January, the pair collaborated on a satirical song titled Kiss Kiss (XX) My Arse, a remake of Valance’s 2002 hit Kiss Kiss, with lyrics skewering so-called woke ideologies. The song was featured in Hanson’s animated film A Super Progressive Movie and reached number one on the Australian iTunes chart shortly after its release.
The march, which drew tens of thousands of people for the second consecutive year, saw Islamophobic and ethnonationalist hate speech and flyers distributed among the crowds. Last September’s march was attended by 150,000 people, according to reports.
