It's become somewhat of a right of passage that if you're an Islander who didn't have the smoothest of Love Island journeys (either by your own doing or by the doing of someone else), or you've recently split from your Love Island hunny, then Channel 4 will eventually snap you up for the next series of Celebs Go Dating.
It's happened to the likes of Chris Taylor, Chloe Burrows, Laura Anderson, Curtis Pritchard, Shaughna Phillips and Megan Barton-Hanson in recent years, and yeah, well, you see our point.
In fact, it's pretty much guaranteed that at least one Love Island star will get booked per series these days, and according to reports, producers are in advance talks with Love Island 'villain' and screenshot queen, Olivia Hawkins and we one hundred percent endorse this.
Liv, of course, returned to our screens earlier this year, when she entered the Love Island: All Stars 2025 villa as an OG, and while she ended up being one of the first to leave (alongside her then bae Marcel Somerville), she also became one of the most talked about figures of the series after exposing Grace Jackson's alleged 'I'll do anything to win' screenshots hours before the final.
More importantly, she is still single, on everyone's radar and makes great telly – cue Celebs Go Dating producers, basically.
A source close to the Islander told The Sun, 'Liv has had meetings with E4 bosses which have gone well.
'She hasn't signed on the dotted line yet but there is interest on both sides.
'Producers love how feisty she is, so they know she'll create some dynamite telly.'
They added, 'The villa didn't manage to make lasting love happen for Liv.
'So she may as well give the dating agency a whirl and see if the experts can work their magic.'
But Olivia is not the only Islander in the running for a coveted spot on the next series of Celebs Go Dating, as former couple Nicole Samuel and Ciaran Davies are also both reportedly in talks with E4 producers about joining the cast.
‘Nicole was asked to come in for talks with bosses almost immediately after the split with Ciaran - she was a real character on the ITV show so E4 bosses are eager for her to sign up,’ a source told The Sun.
Speaking about Ciaran to the same publication last last year, another TV insider said, ‘It's early stages in the planning for the next Celebs Go Dating series, but Ciaran is exactly the type of male celebrity bosses are looking for.’
They added, ‘He's got the natural charm and good looks as his fellow Welshman and Love Island winner Liam Reardon who appeared on the show after his split with Millie [Court].'
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Ben Pulsford is a digital writer for Bauer Media, writing for both Closer online and heatworld. When he's not getting paid to gossip about TOWIE, Love Island and The Real Housewives of Cheshire, he's storming the London LGBTQ+ scene as drag queen, Beary Poppins, or co-hosting Spill The Fizz podcast alongside Traitors legend, Diane Carson. Both Ben and Beary are awaiting an invite to join The Real Housewives of Cheshire for series 18. The budget's not there, but the drama is 💅.