Neighbours star Olympia Valance returns to acting as she joins the cast of popular Netflix surfing drama Surviving Summer
Olympia Valance has joined the cast of Netflix‘s hit Australian teen surfing drama Surviving Summer.
The former Neighbours actress, 30, will appear on the popular show’s second series, which is currently being filmed in Anglesea, Victoria.
The raven-haired beauty will play a character named Elo on the show, which was one of the top-ten streamed programs on Netflix in over 40 countries following the release of season one.
Olympia Valance (pictured) has signed on to join the cast of Netflix’s hit Australian teen surfing drama Surviving Summer
Also joining the show as new cast-members are Black Snow actors Josh MacQueen and Annabel Wolfe.
Surviving Summer focuses on Summer, a rebellious Brooklyn schoolgirl played by Sky Katz, who is sent Down Under to live with family friends in a coastal village where surfing is a way of life.
Olympia took to social media to express her delight at being cast in the show: ‘New year, new show, new friends,’ she wrote.
Surviving Summer focuses on Summer, a rebellious Brooklyn schoolgirl played by Sky Katz, who is sent Down Under to live with family friends in a coastal village where surfing is a way of life. Pictured: The Cast of surviving Summer
The raven-haired beauty will play a character named Elo on the show
It comes after Olympia’s fairytale wedding to AFL star Tom Bellchambers, 33.
The couple wed last June in a picturesque ceremony attended by 250 family and friends in Daylesford, Victoria.
Unfortunately, her famous half-sister Holly Candy, 39, was unable to attend as she caught Covid days before the ceremony.
Olympia married AFL star Tom Bellchambers (right) on June 12 in a picturesque ceremony attended by 250 family and friends in Daylesford, Victoria
Olympia, who rose to fame when she joined Neighbours as Paige Smith in 2014, and Tom got engaged in 2021.
He proposed during a trip to Queensland’s Orpheus Island and they celebrated with a beachside picnic.
‘Today is a special day. The man of my dreams proposed to me,’ Olympia wrote.
Olympia and Thomas began dating in June 2019 after meeting him on the ultra-exclusive celebrity dating app, Raya.
Unfortunately, her famous half-sister Holly Candy (right) was unable to attend as she caught Covid days before the ceremony
