Olympia Valance
When it comes to bedtime rituals, Olympia Valance has a more magical one than most. The 27-year-old actor watches Harry Potter movies every night while she falls asleep with AFL athlete boyfriend Thomas Bellchambers. This Potterhead also has tattoos of Harry’s glasses and lightning bolt, an owl and the Deathly Hallows symbol. The thing is, once Olympia commits to something, she’s all in. She works hard – the latest roles for the former Neighbours star include a cameo on the soap to celebrate its 35th birthday this month, the role of fiercely loyal Tahlia on football drama Playing for Keeps, and a part on upcoming series Informer 3838 about gangland-barrister-turned-police-informer Lawyer X. She trains hard, whether it’s in the gym or for the gruelling regimen required for her 2019 stint on Dancing with the Stars. But most of all she self-cares, plays and loves hard – something she’s learnt from her mum Tania. “The one thing I’ve taken away from her is no matter how hard I work, I play even harder. I dance my heart out and I sing, I
