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Jessica Sansome

ITV Love Island fans say it's 'quite scary' as they realise Olivia's link to show's biggest former islander

Love Island fans are struggling to unsee Olivia Hawkins' celebrity lookalike - and it's a former islander. The actress made her debut on the ITV2 dating show earlier this week and was instantly involved in the action.

During the opening episode of the new winter series which saw the first coupling, actress Olivia, who has worked as a body double for Hollywood star Emma Watson and former Corrie actress Michelle Keegan, made a beeline for Manchester science and PE teacher Kai Fagan, who plays semi-professional rugby for Burnage RFC.

As the 10 new Islanders arrived into the villa, host Maya Jama confirmed the girls would get to pick who they wanted to couple up with for the start of the new series. Olivia had Kai 'stolen' from her by fellow Islander Tanyel Revan, and ended up with sheep farmer Will Young.

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And despite the show only having been on air for a matter of days, Olivia, who distracted viewers with her outfit of a pink bikini with undone denim shorts during her villa entrance, has already got another new partner. The 27-year-old, from Brighton, was chosen by the series' first bombshell, Tom Clare, which has left Will single.

But away from who she's coupling up with, Olviai has been catching viewers' eyes fro a different reason as they think she looks like Molly-Mae Hague. The influencer appeared on Love Island in 2019 where she mat boyfriend Tommy Fury and the loved-up couple are about to welcome their first child into the world.

Molly-Mae appeared on the dating show back in 2019 (Molly-Mae Hague Instagram)

@Shazzxo_ tweeted: "Is it just me or does Olivia look like a dark haired Molly-mae? #LoveIsland." @sammywrighttt posted: "OLIVIA IS A BRUNETTE MOLLY MAE I SWEAR #LoveIsland." @MKureczko wrote: "Olivia is molly mae with dark hair can’t unsee it #LoveIsland." @_ambslee wrote: "Olivia is a brunette Molly-Mae quite scary actually #LoveIsland."

@JC_takethewheel echoed: "Am I crazy or does Olivia look EXACTLY like Molly Mae but with brown hair??? #LoveIsland." @QueenPotato2018 commented: "I’m sorry but Olivia from #LoveIsland is the spitting image of Molly mae especially with sunglasses."

Some, meanwhile, think Olivia resembles both Molly-Mae and her former co-star and best friend Muara Higgins. @marlilindsay said: "If molly mae and maura had a child she’d look like olivia #LoveIsland." @Soiderman786 added: Olivia looks like someone I just can’t wrap my mind around who… I kinda see molly mae but I also kinda see Maura but then she’s giving Sofia vergara…idk who she looks like but someone needs to tell me because it’s bugging me #LoveIsland."

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