Billionaire Nick Candy has started a relationship with Camilla, a 33-year-old Swedish socialite who resembles his estranged ex-wife, Neighbours star Holly Valance. The 52-year-old Reform UK treasurer was seen kissing Camilla at an airport.
An eyewitness described Nick Candy and the beautiful founder of a candle business as “inseparable.”
This new romance follows news from June that Nick and Australian actress and singer Holly Valance, 42, were divorcing after 13 years together.
The couple, both politically involved and connected to the Reform party, were last seen together at a London event in March.
However, Holly, who has two daughters with Nick, is reportedly “blindsided” by his new relationship.
The property tycoon was spotted at Heathrow Airport with Camilla after arriving on a first-class flight from Dubai on Friday.
Dressed casually in jogging bottoms, a zip-up top, and a blue baseball cap, Nick leaned into a chauffeur-driven car and kissed Camilla twice before they left.
An onlooker said, “Nick and his girlfriend were trying to keep a low profile, but it was clear they were very much into each other. They looked very close, and he kissed her twice as she got into the back seat.”
“It made people nearby think of Holly’s song, Kiss Kiss.
“It looked like they were in the first stages of a romance and he seemed really keen on her.
“Who can blame him?
“She is stunning and stylish and in that respect does look very much like Holly.
“Nick obviously has a type and seems to be with another attractive blonde.”
Camilla, whose surname we are not revealing, is founder and CEO of luxury candle company Ino Scent, which she established saying her “vision was to create candles using natural and eco-friendly ingredients”.
The online firm sells vegan- friendly customised candles including Berrylicious, Holy Wood and Amourose varieties for £52.
Globe-trotting Camilla is understood to be Swedish but spends a lot of time in the UK and has an apartment in an upmarket London area.
In 2019, she wowed in a revealing gold dress at the premiere of Formula E documentary, And We Go Green, at the Cannes Film Festival.
But she now mixes in similar circles to London-born property magnate and politician Nick.
Sources said he and Camilla have jetted abroad on several short breaks together, including last week’s trip to Dubai, and were spotted at London’s Chiltern Firehouse.
One said: “They are really enjoying spending time together, particularly alone like couples do when they are in the early stages of a romance.
“And their trips are the last word in luxury as Nick can afford the most bijou places and likes to treat Camilla.
“He is a charmer, and has been wooing her with trips abroad, lovely meals and gifts like designer handbags and jewellery.”
We told in June how Nick and Holly, who married in 2012 in a lavish California ceremony, were divorcing after a “very difficult period”.
They are understood to have struggled to juggle work commitments, their different diaries and family life.
Days after we revealed their split, Holly was spotted at Heathrow, alone and without her wedding ring, as she jetted abroad on a solo jaunt.
And we can reveal she has been left shocked by his new romance.
A separate source told The Sun on Sunday that Nick’s new relationship has come as a shock to Holly and those close to him.
Nick hadn’t told anyone he was seeing someone new and began traveling abroad, which made his close friends suspect he was involved with someone else.
It’s believed he kept things quiet to protect both Camilla and Holly, but there’s now surprise that he’s moved on so quickly—especially with someone who closely resembles Holly.
The source said it will be hard for Holly to see Nick with Camilla, who is originally from Sweden but now lives in the UK, and that Nick and Camilla are spending a lot of time together.
Nick, treasurer of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party, started his property business with his brother Christian in the early 1990s while working in advertising.
Together, they built a large property portfolio, including One Hyde Park in central London, which consists of 86 luxury apartments.
Last year, Nick announced he left the Conservative Party to join Reform UK.
He was appointed as the party’s treasurer in December and pledged to raise tens of millions for Mr Farage, including giving over a seven-figure sum himself.