LOVE Island’s Olivia Hawkins has revealed why she turned down doing All Stars for a second time.
The brunette beauty, 31, appeared in the villa last year as an original cast member. She partnered with Marcel Somerville, making it to day 10 before being voted out.
During that time she managed to shed the ‘villain’ narrative that had hung over her first appearance on the show in 2023.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun about her potential return, she said: “There were talks about it, but from my side, it’s just I did it last time, I’ve just done Celebs Go Dating. I’d like to do something else now. So it just wasn’t the right timing.”
Though she is currently single with no burning desire to find a man, Liv didn’t rule out a return to the villa in the future.
But for now she’s focused on renovating her first home – a bungalow that is much more to her than just bricks and mortar.
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“It actually was my parents’ first ever home,” she said on behalf WhichBingo.
“That came back on the market so I bought it. It’s a full renovation. So I’m basically changing the whole floor plan. It’s really exciting.
“I feel like I’m in my home era. I’ve started my new home account.”
The former performing arts student has also shot a movie role with filmmaker Terry Stone in which she plays a honeytrap called Taiah.
“It took me back to when I used to do a lot of filming work and I was like, yeah, this is this is my passion,” said Liv.
The gritty country lines flick, titled Tales From The Trap, features an ensemble of up-and-coming Brit rappers and is due out later this year.
Last summer, Liv turned to the Celebs Go Dating experts for help at boosting her love life.
She hit it off with Too Hot To Handle‘s Louis Russell, 23, spending the night with him three times before he blanked her following a trip to Ibiza.
Liv also enjoyed dates with boxer Kelechi Dyke, 31, but it didn’t lead to anything serious.
“It definitely helped a lot, especially having people like Paul [Brunson]. I mean his advice was great,” said Liv.
“Has it got me a boyfriend? No. But I’m not really focused on dating at the moment. I’m currently doing a house so it’s not the top of my list.”
When it comes to the current crop of Islanders, Liv knows a number of the girls well.
She lives just ten minutes from Lucinda Strafford and has defended the villa veteran after her involvement in two love triangles.
First she ruffled feathers with Samie Elishi as she pursued Ciaran Davies, and then she turned Sean Stone’s head, leaving Belle Hassan furious.
But Liv doesn’t believe Lucinda is purposely trying to rile the girls.
She said: “I’ve only ever known Lucinda as really bubbly and sweet. I’ve never seen any bad side to her. I think you know what it’s entertaining, isn’t it?
“I get where Lucinda’s coming from in the point of she needs to do what she wants.
“You go into that experience and you do have to go for yourself, but then she probably just could have gone about it in a better way.”