Love Island's Olivia Hawkins has appeared on the show before

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Love Island's Olivia has appeared on show beforeITV

Love Island star Olivia Hawkins has a bit of history with the show.

The star made her full debut as a contestant on the ITV2 series earlier this week for its latest series, though an old clip has resurfaced from the 2019 series that features a blink-and-you'll miss it appearance from her.

Olivia appeared in a VT for contestant Joe Garratt that year, where she is seen flirting with him at his food truck.

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As well as the previous series, Olivia appeared in a recent episode of EastEnders, seen during a scene where Zack Hudson walks into Peggy's bar following his recent HIV diagnosis.

The star has also done previous work on the soap as a double for Whitney Dean, recently telling The Sun: "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."

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The star has also said she's played a waitress in a Daniel Craig Bond movie, and has been in a film with Jason Statham, alongside doing body double work for Michelle Keegan.

As well as Olivia's debut, the latest series of Love Island has introduced new host Maya Jama, with many viewers praising her first stint on the series.

Responding to the outpouring of love on social media for her hostingdebut, Maya said this week: "Overwhelmed from last night, thank you so much for your kind words."

Love Island airs nightly on ITV2, and is available via catch up on ITVX and BritBox.


Organisations including amFAR, Terrence Higgins Trust and the National Aids Trust (NAT) can provide further information on research, testing and treatment for both HIV and AIDS.

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