Love Island star to host HUGE new dating show with ITV in Greece – and fans can’t wait to watch
LOVE Island legend Olivia Attwood has landed a huge new reality dating show and is filming in Greece.
The villa favourite, 33, has been one of the franchise’s biggest breakout stars since finding fame in 2017.
She has a spot on the Loose Women panel, has fronted her own hit documentaries and made it onto I’m A Celebrity – though that experience was cut short through illness.
Now, she’s back with another big project, writing on Instagram last night: “Guys…….. I have been keeping a secret. BTS from my brand new @itv reality show… you’re not ready (I don’t actually think I am).”
Pictures show her in front of a large crew talking to camera, sitting in the hair and beauty chair, and analysing footage in the editing room.
The Mail reports Olivia is being paid a six-figure sum to host the show.
A TV source revealed: “Olivia is over the moon, she could have never predicted after starring on Love Island as a contestant to one day be presenting her own dating series.
“It’s a dream come true for her, and she can’t wait for viewers to fall in love with the format and hopefully enjoy watching the show as much as she has shooting it.”
Fans are excited to see the finished product.
One person commented: “SLAY. Is this Barbie taking over ITV.”
Another posted: “Omg stop it! We NEED to know more.”
A third said: “Go on, liv, can’t wait.”
A fourth stated: “The Attwood is taking over.”
Earlier this year we revealed Olivia could be set to take America by storm after holding talks with TV bosses stateside.
It would be a homecoming of sorts as Liv spent part of her childhood in Canada and grew up on American television.
In an exclusive interview she told us that she’s been offered opportunities on the other side of the Atlantic.
“I’ve had conversations with people who have formats ready to go in the US,” she explained.
“Again, it’s a timing thing. I’ve had to literally be like, ‘okay, I can’t come to the US and do this job tomorrow, but please let you get me, because at some point I would love to explore that’.
“Having said that, I’m not rushing to do that because I’m very happy with the way things are going here. I feel very grateful.”
Olivia’s diary gets booked up fast and she plots her television plans months and months in advance.
Last year, she was name-checked by ITV’s Head of Reality TV Paul Mortimer as the future of the channel at The Edinburgh TV Festival.
She’s since made her Loose Women debut and hosted a very successful documentary series called The Price of Perfection, shining a light on Gen Z’s obsession with procedures and the potential pitfalls.
“I couldn’t ask for more,” she said. “I feel like I’m happy to do what I’m doing, keep proving myself, you know, hopefully get more of that live broadcasting experience under my belt, and then I think things, when they’re meant to happen, they’ll happen, if that makes sense.
“I love the UK, and I love my audience here, you know, I’m very loyal to them, so yeah, it’s been hard to kind of not be tempted to run across and play but I’m staying focused on what I’ve got in front of me, for the time being.”