HOLLY VALANCE - VALANCE TO CONCENTRATE ON ACTING

HOLLY VALANCE claims reports she's been dropped by her record company are false - even though she plans to concentrate on acting for the next year.

It had been claimed the leggy Australian's fledgling pop career had faltered after she failed to follow up on the success of her first couple of singles.

However, Valance insists she's still with UNIVERSAL RECORDS, even if she admits personnel changes at the label have thrown her future into doubt.

She explains, "So much is happening there at the moment, a lot of things are moving around and changing.

"I've always had an excellent relationship with the people there. I just feel positive about it, even though internally a lot of people are leaving, new people are coming in.

"Whether that's going to affect artists that are signed, I'm not sure at this stage. But I'm not worried about that either, because there's always going to be other things. I'm still young, a lot of people have stories to tell from their early days of ups and downs."

The KISS KISS star, who first made her name on Australian soap NEIGHBOURS before moving to England, also concedes she is to concentrate on her acting career this year (04) - and is considering spending time in America after leaving her London home of the last two years.

She says, "Acting and music are both my loves, but I always want to try to do both. I had already told my management this year the music's going to take a back seat a little bit because I also want to follow my other passion."