Love Island‘s Olivia Hawkins is not letting the naysayers silence her after she got slammed. The reality TV star complained about the nasty messages while referencing the show’s social media ban.
Winter Love Island shocked fans with news of its social media ban. This meant that the contestants would not have active accounts while in the villa.
In previous episodes, hopefuls including their family, and friends have been harassed with vile comments. Contestants and fans welcomed the ban, but how well did it work?
Following the just concluded series, Love Island’s Olivia Hawkins revealed she is unsure of how much the ban helped.
Simultaneously, Olivia Hawkins slammed trolls for picking on her, while sharing how she had been handling it.
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Love Island’s Olivia Hawkins Slammed Critics: “We are really people”
After leaving the South African villa, Love Island’s Olivia Hawkins was met with some shocking discoveries. The 27-year-old said she came back to hate from fans.
At first, Hawkins did not want her family to witness it, so she switched off her device. But that did not stop her from receiving nasty comments whenever it came back on.
While on air with Capital XTRA Breakfast hosts, the “Love Island” alum referenced the ban. She admitted it was conflicting because she now suffers alone.
“Yeah, so it’s conflicting, but I get it completely because it’s my choice to go on the show. It’s not my family’s, so I wouldn’t want them to deal with all that hate.”
After hinting that some comments were laced with sheer hate, she stated:
“I think people feel like we’re like characters on TV. But we are real people.”
During her stay in the villa, Hawkins showed much of her real side. She was embroiled in drama with Zara. The women were both attracted to Tom Clare.
Hawkins, originally paired with Kai Fagan, felt threatened after their Casa Amor experience. Fagan ended up with Sanam Harrinanan, but she demanded an apology.
Amid the controversies, Fagan took home the prize alongside Harrinanan. Following the victory, fans speculated about Hawkins’ reaction.
While they congratulated they maintained the 27-year-old would be very displeased her ex bagged the trophy.
During their coupling stage, she ranted about being at the bottom because of Fagan. However, when he won, Hawkins celebrated it via a post.