Olympia Valance flashes lingerie in Instagram selfie ahead of Logie Awards 2016

They’ve set tongues wagging recently with the ex-couple spending plenty of time together recently and documenting it all on social media.

And on Saturday, Olympia Valance and her rumoured on-again boyfriend Greg Cannell enjoyed dinner together in Melbourne ahead of the 58th TV Week Logie Awards on Sunday.

But before their outing, which appeared to be a double date with her Neighbours co-star Travis Burns and his fiancée Emma Victoria Lane, the starlet took to social media to share a sultry selfie.

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Sultry selfie: Olympia Valance flashed her lacy lingerie as she showed off her lush digs at the Crown hotel in a post to Instagram on Saturday, ahead of the Logies on Sunday night

Taking to Instagram, the 23-year-old flashed her lacy lingerie as she showed off her lush digs at the Crown hotel, despite living in Melbourne.

Captioning the shot, the beauty asked: ‘How goods a Stay-Cay[tion]‘.

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The Gossard Lingerie ambassador sported a low-cut satin camisole that flaunted more than the actress’s underwear – also showing a generous amount of cleavage.

The brunette beauty, who’s locks were pulled back into a ponytail so all eyes were on her ensemble, then wore the same revealing outfit to dinner at Nobu with Greg.

Double date: The pair appeared to be on a a double date with the starlet’s Neighbours co-star Travis Burns and his fiancée Emma Victoria Lane (centre)

Dressed to impress: The girls dressed to impress for drinks and dinner with their boys at Nobu restaurant

Sitting opposite the handsome hunk, who was casually dressed in a white and blue striped T-Shirt, the actress played up for the cameras as the group took photos, which they then posted online.

Olympia and Greg have been posting photos together over the past two weeks across multiple social media platforms, two months after they called time on their relationship.

Last Saturday, the 23-year-old posted a photo on Snapchat, in which she was seen cuddling up to Greg, before posting another image of the dark-haired stud, simply captioning it with the word ‘hot’.

Both smiling for the camera, brunette beauty Olympia was seen wearing a sleek black ensemble while Greg wore a grey coloured sweater and light trousers.

Back together? Neighbours star Olympia Valance has continued to share some sweet snaps of Greg Cannell, two months after they called time on their relationship 

Calling it like she sees it: Olympia shared this photo of Greg on Saturday, along with the caption ‘Hot’  

Meanwhile, the solo snap of Greg showed the hunk looking at his phone while standing next to a car.

Earlier on in the week, Olympia also sparked rumours the pair may have reunited after sharing some sun-soaked photos.

One shot was simply captioned: ‘Autumn baking’. 

Olympia appeared to have stripped down to a white lacy bra, while Greg appeared to be shirtless.

Close: On Monday Olympia sared a selfie alongside her ex-boyfriend, as the pair stripped off in the sunshine, spurring rumours the couple might be back together

They also shared a photo of their denim clad jeans intertwined on a grassy knoll.

While the soap star proudly shared images of the duo together, Greg hadn’t posted anything on his social media.

However, that didn’t stop fans speculating alongside the Instagram shot, what the photos meant for the former couple.

Just friends? While the duo soaked up the sun together, some fans noted they could have been hanging out as a purely platonic pair

‘Please say your back together’: A shot of the former couple’s intertwined legs sent fans into a frenzy that the pair have rekindled their romance

‘Please say your back together. U seem so happy with him,’ one fan wrote excitedly, while another was left a little perplexed: ‘Thought they split up. Hopefully works out this time’.

While another noted: ‘Olympia and Greg are probably hanging out as friends. Couples can be friends after they have split up.’

The pair dated for 15 months before splitting in February. 

At the time, Olympia issued a short statement via social media, telling her 27,000 followers: ‘Just a quick note from me – Sadly Greg I have separated.’ 

However, since then, the hunky retail manager has been noticeably absent from the lingerie model’s social media posts and vice versa, suggesting their break-up may have taken place weeks before their announcement. 

Fairytale over: The Neighbours starlet announced she has split from boyfriend of 15 months, Greg Cannell in February

Split: The actress announced the news in a short statement on Twitter

‘To the most incredible man ever, I wish him so much happiness and success,’ she added, followed by a love heart emoticon. 

Their split came as a shock to many, after the couple only had eyes for each other at the brunette beauty’s birthday dinner in January. 

The pair, who began dating in November 2014, attended the Portsea Polo in early January and posed in a number of cosy shots together, plastered across social media. 

The confirmation of a split also coincided with Olympia’s character, Paige Smith being jilted by her on-screen love interest.

While in the UK in March at the Empire Awards, the Neighbours actress was also linked to comedian and Britain’s Got Talent judge, David Walliams. 

Missing recently: The hunky retail manager was absent from the lingerie model’s social media posts since their appearance at the Portsea Polo in January (pictured)

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A good fit

WOMEN have been binding or supporting their breasts since ancient times, using wide swaths of fabric to wrap around the chest. It took a French company (but of course!) to think up the term “brassiere” (literally, “upper arm”), which were really camisoles with whale-bone support.

But according to a piece in The Atlantic in 2014, the official brassiere came into being when a woman named Mary Phelps Jacobs was granted a patent for the product in November 3, 1914. She had fretted about her dress to a ball she was attending, it is told, because dancing in it, with its slim cut and plunging neckline, kept revealing some parts of her well-endowed bosom. So she used two handkerchiefs and a ribbon and had them sewn together, creating a new undergarment that gave her breasts enough coverage and comfort while fox-trotting.

Despite the bra-burning protests of feminists in the 1960s-1970s, many women have come to love their bras. Various reports indicate that women all over the world spent a total of $16 billion in 2014. These days, we are fortunate to have a number of bra styles to choose from, which are well-constructed and designed to give us ample support and ease of movement while going about our daily activities.

Elmira Candungog, marketing and merchandising manager  of the Philippine Wacoal Corp., tells me that majority of  Filipinas actually prefer these plain vanilla T-shirt bras in nude, white, or black. Filipinas are not too fond of intricately designed bras or those heavy with embellishments and embroideries. I spoke with Elmi during the press launch of the company’s first boutique in the country, in Robinsons Place Manila.

Wacoal believes women should be comfortable in our own skin, to celebrate our body shape, whatever size we may be, and to simply love our body more.

The company’s motto, “Every Body Loves Wacoal”, underscores the company’s market leadership in the undergarment business, being the go-to brand for intimate apparel offering utmost versatility and flexibility for all body types.

Elmi points out that the boutique carries undergarments not usually found in their department-store stalls. These are mostly premium items with bra sizes going up to the more voluptuous 90 to 100 underbust, dubbed “queen size”. Aside from regular and maternity bras, the boutique offers sports bras, panties in several luxe styles (girdles, regular waist-high, bikinis and thongs), figure-enhancers, as well as men’s briefs.  The boutique offers personalized service, from the bra-fitting to the choosing of the appropriate garment, until the actual purchase.

Elmi underscores the importance of getting a proper fitting, especially for the bra. She points out that 90 percent of women all over the world wear ill-fitting bras that sometimes leads to back aches and migraines. “Our girls are really well-trained to do the updating, and we have a card for every customer, and they can come and try the merchandise. You don’t even have to purchase the item. We really encourage them to fit. A sudden change in our weight begins at 35 years old, so we really have to update our bra size,” Elmi stresses.

Clarisse, Wacoal’s fit assistant, first measured my underbust to determine the exact size of the bra I should be wearing. And then used the tape measure across my chest, nipple to nipple, to measure the cup size. I found out that I had been wearing bras one size smaller. She later noted down my bra size in an index card, which bore my name.

Next came the choosing of the style. I usually prefer plain, ordinary underwired bras, devoid of any frou-frou. I initially rejected some items on display that Clarisse offered. It was not until Elmi explained a certain style to me—said to be a best seller—and encouraged me to try it that I finally relented.

True enough, despite being nonwired, the bra gave my breasts enough support and was practically seamless under my shirt. So another lesson I learned was: listen to your fit assistant. She knows her products and what would best suit you.

“Usually the common size is 80 to 85,” Elmi notes. “But now there are many Filipinas who have a 90 to 95 underbust. And we offer a bra extender for additional [size], because some of the girls, even with a size 95, kulang pa.”   Wacoal goes one step further for being a source of comfort to women who have been touched with cancer. Recognizing what an emotional experience it can be to shop for intimate wear after undergoing breast surgery, Wacoal has also introduced its Remamma brand in the boutique.

In line with the company’s advocacy of promoting breast-cancer awareness, Remamma is Wacoal’s lingerie collection lovingly designed for women who have undergone breast surgery.

“It’s part of our CSR [corporate social responsibility] project to help those who’ve undergone mastectomies. We have an assortment of bras that could have the prosthesis inside,” says Elmi, showing me the special soft gel fillers that could be used to mimic a breast. She adds that the company sells these kinds of bras and prosthesis practically at cost; “we don’t make any profit from selling these products.” The bras retail for an average of P1,245, but with one prosthesis, the set would probably cost about P2,500.

“Customers can expect privacy and exclusivity, as well as personalized and professional service every time they visit the store,” Elmi stresses.

Before I left the boutique, Clarisse (who by then was probably getting tired of the Hannibal Lechter way I said her name) instructed me how to properly launder my bra. I had told her I usually use a detergent for delicate fabrics, used my hands to make kuskos, rinse, then hang it upside down from a hanger, so it could dry faster. Of course, me being pasaway, I had been doing it all wrong.

This is important, ladies, so read on:

• Handwash undies separately from clothes, using cool or lukewarm water and a “neutral detergent”. (Just get the Perwoll or Woolite, girls!)
• With a small soft brush, gently scrub the top and inside of the bra.
• After rinsing, do not wring it dry! Just gently press the water out of the garment with your palms, then straighten the fabric of the cup area to its original shape.
• Using a hanger, hang the bra to dry with center resting on the horizontal pole.

I would also add, hang it away from the sun, so the garter doesn’t become brittle.

Taking care of one’s bras will make them last long, keeping you comfortable and lovingly hugged every day.

 

 

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