EastEnders viewers who have also been tuning into the new series of Love Island were left doing a double take as they took their latest trip to Walford. The BBC One soap was back on screens on Wednesday night (January 18) after being bumped from the schedule the previous evening alongside Waterloo Road due to football coverage.
And those watching couldn't help but notice one of the stars of the new winter series of the ITV2 dating show making an appearance in Peggy's. Olivia Hawkins was seen making a cameo in a scene where Zack Hudson walked into the bar and spoke to Sam Mitchell, following his HIV diagnosis.
As the two chatted, there was a shot of Olivia looking at them from over her shoulder. She looked stunning in a black outfit and with a high ponytail. But this isn't the actress's first appearance in the soap.
Speaking to The Sun prior to entering the winter Love Island villa in South Africa, when asked if she'd like to be on EastEnders, Olivia revealed: "Well funnily enough I actually did doubling for Whitney [Dean] in one of the New Year’s episodes.
"So that would be a very full circle moment, to go on and be one of the characters even if it was just a drop in." But her latest appearance saw viewers flocking to social media to check they were seeing what they were seeing. @danifletch26 asked: "Is this Olivia from love island on Eastenders?? #LoveIslandUK #eastenders #OliviaHawkins."
@User__2503 echoed: "Did i just see Olivia from this year’s Love Island or am i bugging #EastEnders." @kp27988 quizzed: "Anyone else see Olivia or someone who looks a lot like her as an extra on Eastenders just now? #EastEnders #LoveIslandUK." @mxyx66_ shouted: "IS THAT OLIVIA IN EASTENDERS #Eastenders #LoveIsland."
@hayleysoen tweeted: "Lmao not Olivia from Love Island making a cameo in EastEnders tonight #LoveIsland #EastEnders." @pariskim69 joked: "Not olivia being on tonight’s eastenders sis is getting that bag #EastEnders #LoveIsland." @jamesgunnwrites added: "Just clocked Olivia from #LoveIsland on #Eastenders."
Olivia actually has an impressive career that has seen her star alongside Daniel Craig in a James Bond film. The 27-year-old, from Brighton, has also worked as a body double for Hollywood star Emma Watson and former Corrie actress Michelle Keegan. She played a waitress in the latest Bond flick No Time To Die, which came out in 2021. She has also worked on a film with Jason Statham, who she had "a nice 10-minute convo about life" with, and has worked as a ring girl for KSI.
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