Australian actress Olympia Valance has revealed she’s enjoyed a string of secret dates with One Direction star, Niall Horan.
The pair met in Australia, when Niall was visiting the country two years ago, and have kept in touch ever since, taking pains to see each other whenever they’re in the same country.
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“We’ve known each other for a couple of years now,” the actress revealed to The Sun. “He obviously spends a lot of time in Australia with his cousins.
“We just met in Australia and we’ve been messaging ever since,” Olympia continued, “and yeah we have hung out together a bit.
“We are quite close. I see him when I come to London and he sees me when he’s in Oz.”
The actress shared a picture of the two together last month, via Instagram Stories, to celebrate the singer’s birthday.
While it seems the two enjoy each other’s company a lot, Olympia claims that for now at least, she is officially still single.
She ended her 15 month relationship with Greg Cannell in February of this year, and claims to be enjoying life on her own.
“I am single at the moment. I’ve been single pretty much all this year and it’s been really nice,” she said.
“I’ve always had problems being on my own before and now I’m actually like, I really love this and just not having anyone to answer to. Just being free is great and that’s what I really want to be – just being a free spirit.”
The actress is currently in London filming the Neighbours season finale – a dramatic London-set special episode arc, and Olympia claims filming has been an intense experience.
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“I think it might be the best stuff I’ve ever filmed. It is so traumatic and so distressing and so dramatic. For the audience, you’re going to cry.
“I can’t tell you whether I’m being killed off but what I can tell you is it’s going to be extremely action-packed and going into the New Year it is just so full-on.”
If this is the end of her time on Neighbours, perhaps the actress is contemplating a move to the UK, and an increase in time spend with Niall.