Who is Holly Valance’s husband Nick Candy and when did he become Reform’s treasurer

NICK CANDY is known for his enormous wealth, as well as his glamorous and famous wife, Holly Valance.

In December 2024, it was revealed that the property tycoon had defected from the Conservatives to be Nigel Farage’s new chief fundraiser.

Born on January 23, 1973, billionaire Nick Candy is a very successful property developer.

Nick works with his brother Christian and is the older of the two siblings.

The businessman is from Banstead in Surrey and was raised by his parents Anthony and Patricia.

Nick was educated at Epsom College in Surrey.

He then went on to the University of Reading to study human geography.

Making his millions

Nick and his brother Christian have made their fortune by redeveloping properties.

The pair bought their first building in 1995 using a £6,000 loan from their grandmother and renovated the one-bedroom flat in Earls Court, London, while living in it.

Eighteen months later they sold it for £172,000 – making a £50,000 profit.

The duo are known for creating the lavish £150million apartment block One Hyde Park in London.

They demolished the former Bowater House and built 86 luxury apartments – marketed with prices starting at £20 million each – on the site.

The brothers then used their own company to carry out the interior design.

It took four years to complete the 385,000 sq ft site, which also houses the famous Mandarin Oriental hotel used by the rich and famous when they stay in London.

Another notable Candy brother development is NoHo Square – better known as Fitzroy Place – a commercial, office and residential complex in Fitzrovia, London.

Nowadays, their clients range from pop stars such as Kylie Minogue to ultra-wealthy oligarchs and sheikhs.

Nick’s wife Holly Valance has spoken in the past about how much time her husband puts into his busy career.

She told the Made by Mammas podcast in 2019: “He worked on Christmas Day and even the day we practiced our vows [for our wedding] with the priest he took a call in the middle of it.

“He was like: ‘Got to take this sorry guys!’ I was like, ‘we’re at the altar practicing our vows’!

“So that’s who I married, I know that.”

Married with kids

Nick meet former Neighbours star Holly at a dinner party in 2010.

The actress has since revealed how she was instantly smitten, despite not knowing who he was.

“I didn’t know anything about him. I just thought ‘Cor, if I didn’t fancy you so much, we’d be the best of friends. Instead, I just want to make out with you all the time,'” she once told the Daily Mail.

They then went onto get married on September 29, 2012, in Beverly Hills.

I mean it’s not as if you need to have a yacht. But then again we live in Monaco so for four or five months of the year we use it non-stop, every day.

Nick Candy

To say the wedding was lavish, is an understatement, and cost a whopping £3M.

It was so extravagant that they paid pop star Kate Perry a reported £1.3M to perform.

After getting married the couple welcomed two children together – daughters Luka Violet Toni, born in 2013, and Nova Skye Coco, born in 2017.

Lavish lifestyle

The family split their time between their mansions in the UK, Beverly Hills and Monaco.

Nick has boasted of his collection of cars and watches in the past, admitting he owns “too many” timepieces.

In a 2007 interview with , he also spoke about his yacht, saying: “I mean it’s not as if you need to have a yacht.

“But then again we live in Monaco so for four or five months of the year we use it non-stop, every day.

“And a lot of my friends use it – it’s a great way of escaping real life.”

Working with Nigel Farage

On December 2024, Nick revealed he had defected from the Conservatives.

Instead he is now working as Nigel Farage’s new chief fundraiser.

Speaking to The Sun: “I will raise Reform more money than any political party in the UK has ever raised – Nigel is going to be the PM.”

The multi-millionaire added: “I have resigned my membership of the Conservative Party after many years of active support and substantial donations to the party.

“I am sorry to say there have been too many broken promises and a complete breach of trust with the wealth creators in our country.

“Nigel Farage is a close personal friend of mine, and Reform UK represents the future of British politics.”