Olympia Valance Joins the Cast of Netflix’s Popular Surfing Drama Surviving Summer

Neighbors star Olympia Valance returns to acting by joining the cast of Netflix’s popular surf drama Surviving Summer.

Olympia Valance has joined the cast of Netflix’s hit Australian teen surf drama, Surviving Summer.

The 30-year-old former Neighbors actress will appear in the second series of the popular show, which is currently filming in Anglesea, Victoria.

The raven-haired beauty will play a character named Elo on the show, which was one of the top ten most-streamed shows on Netflix in more than 40 countries following the release of the first season.

Olympia Valance (pictured) has signed on to join the cast of Netflix’s hit Australian teen surf drama Surviving Summer

Also joining the show as new cast members are Black Snow actors Josh MacQueen and Annabel Wolfe.

Surviving Summer centers on Summer, a rebellious Brooklyn schoolgirl played by Sky Katz, who is sent to live with family friends in a seaside town where surfing is a way of life.

Olympia took to social media to express her joy at being cast on the show: “New year, new show, new friends,” she wrote.

Surviving Summer centers on Summer, a rebellious Brooklyn schoolgirl played by Sky Katz, who is sent to live with family friends in a seaside town where surfing is a way of life.  Pictured: The cast of Surviving the Summer

Surviving Summer centers on Summer, a rebellious Brooklyn schoolgirl played by Sky Katz, who is sent to live with family friends in a seaside town where surfing is a way of life. Pictured: The cast of Surviving the Summer

The raven-haired beauty will be playing a character named Elo on the show.

The raven-haired beauty will be playing a character named Elo on the show.

It comes after Olympia’s fairy tale wedding to AFL star Tom Bellchambers, 33.

The couple tied the knot 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 because she contracted 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 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 Neighbors as Paige Smith in 2014, and Tom got engaged in 2021.

He proposed to her 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 because she contracted Covid days before the ceremony.

Unfortunately, her famous half-sister Holly Candy (right) was unable to attend because she contracted Covid days before the ceremony.