Who – August 10, 2019

Olympia Valance

‘I’M A REAL-LIFE

WAG’

t’sbeenanemotionalfewmonthsfor

OlympiaValance.The26-year-old

madeherrealityTVdebutonDancing

withtheStars– shockingthenationin

anearlyexit– oneshesays“I’mstill

notoverit!I’mstillcomingdownfrom

it.”Thestarhastonedup;onelookat

herInstagramfeedandit’sobvious

she’sstrongerthanever– withregularvisits

tothegymforweightstraining,howevershe

tellsWHOshecreditsherweight-losstoher

timeontheshow,“IdidDancingwiththe

Stars, I wastrainingsevenhoursa day.”

Barelyhavingenoughtimetotakea

breath,theL’Oréalambassadortellsus

she’sbeenbusyworkinginherhometownof

Melbourne,onthesetofPlayingforKeeps –

a NetworkTendramabasedonthewivesand

girlfriendsofAFLsuperstars.Callitlife

imitatingart,butthestar,whoplaysThalia,

saysshe’sfoundhappinessinthearmsofher

veryownfootyplayer,Essendonforward

ThomasBellchambers.Thedramashesays

though,doesnotfollowheroffscreen.“He’s

themostbeautifulmanever,”shetellsWHO.

Witha beamingsmile,shespeaksofher

significantother– Valancetellsusthe

30-year-oldsportsstarisherbiggestfan;

“he’sthrilledaboutus”.Askedifthe

romancebetweenthetwoisgoing

I

The Australianactressexclusivelyrevealsshe’s

found a housemateandgenuineloverinherAFL

beau,ThomasBellchambers

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Valance and her

boyfriend Thomas

Bellchambers.