LOVE Island legend Olivia Hawkins has lifted the lid on what viewers DON'T see – including a secret room that will never be shown.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun, the breakout star of the Winter series revealed the part of the villa that is kept away from fans' eyes.
Olivia, 27, said: "There is a room you don't see called the 'Zoom Room'. It's where you can go and speak to a member of the welfare team on Zoom. You can go there and chat to them whenever you want off camera, and it's great to have it."
The brunette beauty also spoke about the behind-the-scenes chaos that regularly unfolded during the famous recoupling ceremonies that also didn't make it to air.
"When we were filming in South Africa, it was really windy, so everything would be flying everywhere," she laughed.
"We would be filming the recouplings around the firepit and the producers would be having to run in and rearrange all the pillows on the sofa and everything because it was all being blown away. The public wasn't able to see any of that!"
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She denies, however, that the production team steer islanders' conversations, despite speculation among fans about interference from those working on the show.
"They don't tell you what to say or do," Olivia stresses. "I wouldn't be able to be told what to say! It's all really organic and natural, althoughobviously they have to make sure the storylines run so it makes sense to the viewers but they don't really intervene."
Three months has passed since Olivia left the villa and while she faced quite the backlash in the immediate aftermath, she says she is in a good place these days.
"It's been a rollercoaster but I'm really proud of how I was able to pick myself back up and now I am enjoying every moment," she smiles. adding that she is still single after her split from Maxwell Samuda in late March.
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"I'm very happy and content being single," Olivia insists. " I am in a really good place and focused on myself. I don't even go on the dating apps, in fact I've never been on one in my life. My phone is so dry – the only notifications I get are from instagram and my agent!"
As for the current series, she has got high hopes after watching the first week of action.
"I'm loving it, it's really juicy already," Olivia adds. "There are some great personalities in there and the new brunette bombshells are really going to stir it up.
"It feels like this could be the most dramatic series yet!"
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