Olympia Valance weighs in on false claims DWTS co-star Grant Denyer had ‘affair’ with dance partner

Grant Denyer hit out at the photographs and false rumours he was being unfaithful to his wife Chezzi with his Dancing With The Stars partner Lily Cornish, this week.

And his DWTS co-star Olympia Valance has weighed in on what transpired, giving perspective on the pressure of the upcoming Channel Seven show.

The 28-year-old told Daily Mail Australia on Saturday the speculation, which is false, is ‘so ridiculous.’

She said that the show was ‘hard’ and explained: ‘You’re with your dance partner for so many hours a day, you go through so many ups and downs. 

‘I know that I cried about 100 times while I was there,’ the former Neighbours star said.

‘So people don’t really understand what pressure we’re under, how difficult it is,’ she noted, giving insight into the high demands of rehearsals and the show.

Partners: Olympia, 28, said that Dancing With The Stars was ‘hard’ and explained: ‘You’re with your dance partner for so many hours a day, you go through so many ups and downs.’ Pictured is Grant with Lily 

‘To have someone who is really your best friend while you’re doing it – even my dance partner (Gustavo Viglio) he’s my best friend.

‘Photos like that taken out of context is really unfair,’ Olympia added, in reference to the photos published by New Idea last week.

New Idea published a front-page story on October 18 falsely implying Grant was having an affair with dancer Lily Cornish.   

While the photos were accompanied by the headline ‘Grant Denyer Caught Out’, the full set of images has since been released, offering a more complete picture of what happened.  

Not alone: She explained that as contestants they are under plenty of pressure. ‘To have someone who is really your best friend while you’re doing it – even my dance partner (Gustavo Viglio) he’s my best friend.’ Pictured is Olympia and Gustavo

The original article falsely implied Denyer and Cornish were cheating on their respective partners – a claim Denyer and his wife Chezzi have strongly denied – but the photos themselves actually suggest a platonic relationship.

Daily Mail Australia is not suggesting any infidelity took place. 

The image used for the cover appears to show him patting the young dancer’s leg in a fatherly manner, which is what he maintains happened.

There were other moments when they acted like ordinary friends and colleagues. 

The image used for the New Idea cover appears to show him patting the young dancer’s leg in a fatherly manner, which is what he maintains happened. Daily Mail Australia is not suggesting any infidelity took place

Shots of them looking chummy at the boat party and linking arms outside were seemingly cropped to make it appear as if they were alone.

In reality, they were surrounded by their co-stars, including the likes of former Bachelorette Angie Kent and The Morning Show host Kylie Gillies. 

Denyer admitted on Thursday he had ’embarrassed’ his family after he was pictured with his hand on Cornish’s thigh in between rehearsals for the new season of DWTS: All Stars.

He explained to 2Day FM’s The Morning Crew with Hughesy, Ed & Erin the pictures actually showed him consoling his friend after she had received some sad personal news.

The images, he said, were taken by a paparazzo just moments after he and Cornish had finished speaking to his wife Chezzi over FaceTime.

Friends: He explained to 2Day FM’s The Morning Crew with Hughesy, Ed & Erin the pictures actually showed him consoling Lily after she had received some sad personal news. ‘It’s not up to me to divulge what it [the personal issue] is but I was just giving her a bit of a pep talk and fatherly advice,’ he added

‘It’s such a horrible, made-up story that’s embarrassing for everyone,’ he said. 

‘It’s not up to me to divulge what it [the personal issue] is but I was just giving her a bit of a pep talk and fatherly advice,’ he added.

‘I just gave her a tap on the leg and she sort of leaned in for a bit of a hug after a chat and that’s the photo on the [New Idea] front page.’

Cornish also addressed the New Idea story, sharing a post to Instagram thanking her fans for being so understanding.

‘Thanks everyone for the kind words and messages. I really appreciate the amount of love that has come out of this yucky / disrespectful situation. Killing it with kindness,’ she wrote.

‘Killing it with kindness’: Cornish also addressed the New Idea story, sharing a post to Instagram thanking her fans for being so understanding. ‘I really appreciate the amount of love that has come out of this yucky / disrespectful situation’

Denyer and his wife categorically denied the New Idea report in a series of social media posts. 

Chezzi posted screenshots of the article – which falsely suggested her husband was having an affair with a woman half his age – on Instagram and blasted the magazine for fabricating such a ‘gross and mean’ story.

‘What the actual hell is this front-page crap, New Idea,’ she wrote, adding that the images had been completely taken out of context.

‘Lilz [Cornish] is like our adopted daughter. We grew extremely close during her month long stay with us here in Bathurst. We absolutely adore her!

United: The Denyer’s have categorically denied the New Idea report in a series of social media posts

‘What the actual hell is this front-page crap’: Chezzi posted screenshots of the article – which falsely suggested her husband was having an affair with a woman half his age – on Instagram and blasted the magazine for fabricating such a ‘gross and mean’ story 

‘Poor Lilz doesn’t deserve this defamation of character… New Idea, you should be ashamed.’ 

Grant later issued his own blistering statement, calling the article a ‘brutal’ attack on a ’22-year-old kid’ and a ‘dad of three girls’.

‘My wife and I are used to fabricated stories from these type of magazine, we’ve had a life of it but for Lily, she’s a 22 yo kid!!’ he wrote on Instagram.

Calling out: Grant later issued his own blistering statement, calling the article a ‘brutal’ attack on a ’22-year-old kid’ and a ‘dad of three girls’

‘This kind of treatment is brutally unfair and disgusting.

‘I’m a Dad of 3 girls. And if any friend is having a bad day or a tough time in their life, I’m going to be there for them. End of story.’

While the magazine remained on newsstands for an entire week, the online version was promptly taken down following the Denyers’ complaints.

Real pal: ‘If any friend is having a bad day or a tough time in their life, I’m going to be there for them. End of story.’ While the magazine was on newsstands for the week, the online version was taken down following complaints. Pictured is Grant with youngest daughter Sunday