BILLIONAIRE Nick Candy has struck up a romance with a younger lookalike of his estranged ex-Neighbours star wife Holly Valance.
The Reform UK treasurer, 52, has been spotted smooching with 33-year-old Swedish socialite Camilla at an airport.
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GettyThe 33-year-old Swedish socialite was seen smooching with Nick at an airport[/caption]
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An onlooker said he and the stunning candle business founder appeared to be “inseparable”.
His new relationship comes after we told in June how Nick and Aussie actress and singer Holly, 42, were divorcing after 13 years.
The pair — both politically active and linked to the rise of Reform — were last pictured together at an event in London in March.
But Kiss Kiss singer Holly, who has two daughters with Nick, is said to have been “blindsided” by his new relationship.
The property tycoon was seen at Heathrow with Camilla after a first-class flight from Dubai on Friday.
Casually dressed in jogging bottoms, zip-up top and a blue baseball cap, he leaned into a chauffeur-driven car and planted two kisses on Camilla before they set off.
An onlooker said: “Nick and his girlfriend were trying to keep it low-key, but it was pretty clear they were smitten.
“They seemed very close, and he leaned into the car when she got into the back seat and kissed her twice.
“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.
Camilla with a candle from her firm
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A separate source told The Sun on Sunday: “Nick has blindsided Holly and left her and his inner circle stunned about the romance.
“Nick didn’t tell anyone he had met someone else and then started heading off on trips abroad.
“So his close friends started suspecting he was seeing someone else.
“He perhaps kept it under wraps to protect both Camilla and Holly.
“But there is now a slight feeling of surprise that he’s met someone else so soon — and particularly someone who’s a dead ringer for Holly.
“It will be pretty tough for her seeing him with Camilla.
“Camilla is from Sweden but now based in the UK and she and Nick are spending all their time together.”
Nick, who is the treasurer of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party, started his property business with brother Christian in the early 1990s while working in advertising.
The pair now have a vast portfolio, including One Hyde Park in central London — made up of 86 luxury apartments.
Last year, Nick announced he had shunned his Conservative Party membership in favour of Reform.
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.
The Sun on Sunday approached Nick and Camilla for comment.
FLICKS & A POP No1
STAR Holly Valance started modelling in her early teens and shot to fame when cast as Felicity “Flick” Scully in Aussie soap Neighbours at 16 in 1999.
Neighbours drew ten million viewers in the UK and Holly become a household name.
She left the soap after three years and became a pop star, hitting No1 in the UK and Australia with debut single Kiss Kiss.
Holly had more hits and acted in movie Taken and TV drama Prison Break. She wed Nick Candy in 2012.
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