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Susan Knox

Love Island's Indiyah throws dig at new contestant Olivia for being 'forever single'

Love Island 2022 finalist Indiyah Polack has thrown a savage dig towards new contestant, Olivia Hawkins.

Indiyah, who finished in third place in the 2022 summer series alongside boyfriend Dami Hope, suggested that newbie Olivia is single because of her own doing while discussing and introducing the Winter series cast on her podcast, Love Island: The Morning After, with co-host Sam Thompson.

In her introduction video, Olivia, 27, admits that she has always been unlucky in love and has never bagged herself a boyfriend - despite her stunning looks.

The actress, who has been compared to Michelle Keegan, revealed that her friends refer to her as a serial 'situationship' girl because she always finds herself in relationship limbo - not in an official couple, but more than friends.

Indiyah has thrown digs towards new contestant Olivia (indiyahhp/Instagram)
Olivia has never been in a relationship but is ready for love (ITV)

"I'm Olivia. I'm 27. I'm an actress and and I'm also a ring girl from Brighton. My friends call me the Queen of situationships. I always get caught up in the girlfriend experience - I've met the mum and gone bowling with the family," she explained in her VT.

"They treat me like the girlfriend, but just never with the label. I would describe myself as very flirty but I'm not a heartbreaker, I'm a lover - I promise."

After listening to Olivia's introduction, Indiyah insisted that the actress stands out because of the narrative she has about herself.

The former Love Island star also appeared to throw shade at Olivia for never having been in a relationship at the tender age of 27.

Indiyah made it to the final of Love Island last year (indiyahhp/Instagram)
Olivia is looking for love in the villa (INSTAGRAM)

"You know why she stands out? I feel bad for her. Because, it's giving 'I'm going to get played'," Indiyah told co-host Sam during the first podcast episode.

"She knows it though. I just feel like the way she's speaking, she's setting herself up to be played. What does she mean she has the girlfriend title but she's not a girlfriend? So she's done everything that a girlfriend would do, minus the girlfriend label.

"It's a very dangerous game to play because you risk getting your heart broken. She's kind of just showing girls, unfortunately, not what to do when it comes to men. I wonder if we're going to find out why she has never been a girlfriend."

Indiyah went on: "She obviously has got all the experience, but why has she never been scooped up."

Indiyah has questioned why Olivia Hawkins has never had a boyfriend at the age of 27 (Instagram)
Olivia is Michelle Keegan's body double (ITV)

The ITV2 show returns in just a few days for the first Winter Love Island in a couple of years, with 27-year-old Olivia from Brighton set to be joining the ITV2 show in a bid to find the man of her dreams.

As an actress and a ring girl, Olivia has already worked with a string of famous faces including Hollywood legends Jason Statham and Daniel Craig.

Ahead of her stint in the villa, Olivia revealed some of the roles she's had in a number of huge movies including James Bond.

Asked what her claim to fame is, she revealed ahead of her villa stint: "I did a film with Jason Statham and had a nice 10 minute conversation about life. I've been a ring girl for KSI. I played a waitress in James Bond with Daniel Craig and I’ve also been a body double for Michelle Keegan and Emma Watson."

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