Olivia Hawkins was branded a 'villain' by fans during her series of Love Island but she's heading back to the All Stars villa to find a man, and prove to fans there's nothing villainous about her
Olivia Hawkins has slammed the public's perception of her as a 'villain' as she makes her return to Love Island.
The series nine Islander entered the villa on the first day, where she quickly coupled up with Will. However, bombshell Tom decided to steal her. She then coupled up with Spencer before moving onto Kai before Casa Amor.
During Casa Amor she famously admitted she had forgot Kai's name, as things heated up between her and her fellow Islanders. She eventually brought Maxwell back to the villa - before they were dumped form the show.
Speaking about her plan for the new series, she told The Mirror and other press: "I'm just going in as me, I'm going to be confident and bubbly as I always am. Hopefully I'll make some friends and some good memories. I'm not going in with any preconceived ideas.
"I don't have any regrets from the first time; I don't live with any regrets. Everything I do is how I feel in the moment, that's just how it went. I was there for eight weeks and met amazing people. I can't believe I'm getting to do it all over again; it's quite amazing really."
Olivia also slammed claims she was ever a 'villain' on the show and branded the label "tiring".
"I'm a confident girl but I don't go into things thinking I want to cause drama or want to be a controversial person. I just am a confident girl and if situations arise in there, I just face them how I face them," she explained.
"Was I ever a villain? I think it's tiring - that label - I'm just me. Some people will like me and some people won't. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, especially with reality television and no one really gets to know you as a person so obviously it's hard."
Olivia, 29, has never had a boyfriend and is sworn off dating apps, so she hopes the villa will help her find The One.
She said: "Since the show, I think my dating has probably got worse. I haven't really been on many dates, I've just been focusing on myself and I've always been an independent person in that way for a long time and throughout my 20s, but yeah definitely it's the right time, I'm ready to settle down now. I've actually never been on any dating apps.
"It's not for me, I like to meet people in person or off the recommendation of friends. Obviously, the whole thing of Love Island is that you meet people and you've never met them before, so I guess it kind of is like a dating app - but in person."
