Olivia Hawkins breaks her silence on Love Island split rumours after Maxwell jets to Mexico without her
OLIVIA Hawkins has responded to rumours that her and Maxwell Samuda have split.
The star, who has risen to fame on this year’s Winter series of Love Island, has had her say on speculation that her and Maxwell have broken up.
Olivia, 27, appeared on the Not My Bagg podcast with Gogglebox personalities and brothers, Joe and George Baggs.
It was here she opened up on the topic, insisting that the couple, who made their relationship exclusive before being dumped from the villa, are “fine”.
Chatting to Joe and George, she explained: “There’s been rumours that we split up, I went to the football and he went to an event, but no we’re literally fine.
“We’re really good, cool calm collected he’s a good guy and he treats me nice.”
It comes after Maxwell, 23, jetted off to Mexico without Olivia, sending tongues wagging that they’d gone their separate ways.
Despite putting on a united front on the Love Island reunion show on Sunday.
At the time of their shock dumping, the pair received the fewest public votes and were also told to pick another couple to leave.
To which they chose to take Claudia Fogarty and Keanan Brand home with them.
Just after their departure, they appeared to be open about their future, with Maxwell stating: “We’ve talked about is our first date.
“We had a date in the villa but we’ve been discussing what we might like to do outside and when we can do it.
“We also want to meet each other’s friends and families.”
Since leaving the villa, Olivia has revealed she has struggled with the negative reaction she has received from the public.
She praised her strong support network for helping her get through this tough time, exclusively telling The Sun: “I’ve got a lot of strong people around me, thankfully.
“It has been hard on me.
“There’s only so much I can take.”
Despite the difficulties, she also confessed to good things around the corner, stating: “I’ve got a lot of exciting things coming up.
“I haven’t stopped since leaving the villa. I can’t wait, I’m so grateful.”