Celebs Go Dating’s Olivia Bentley emotionally reveals she thought she would never date anyone after losing her hair at 16
Made In Chelsea star Olivia Bentley has emotionally revealed that she thought she would never date anyone after losing her hair at 16.
The Celebs Go Dating star, 24, has spoken about alopecia in a bid to raise awareness of the condition in a new candid interview.
Olivia emotionally admitted that when she was first diagnosed she thought she was ‘ugly’ but has now used humour as a coping mechanism.
Confident: Made In Chelsea star Olivia Bentley has emotionally revealed that she thought she would never date anyone after losing her hair at 16 (pictured earlier this week)
Talking to The Sun, she said: ‘When I first got alopecia, it stressed me out beyond belief. I thought, no one is going to want to date me, I’m so ugly, I’m so un-girly.
‘For a long time I felt ugly because I didn’t have the thick long hair that everyone else had.’
Olivia, who wears a wig on Celebs Go Dating, went on to talk about her experience on the E4 show and added that she wears sunglasses on the top of her head to stop it ‘f***ing flying off’.
Candid: The Celebs Go Dating star, 24, has spoken about alopecia in a bid to raise awareness of the condition in a new candid interview
Dating: Olivia, who wears a wig on Celebs Go Dating, went on to talk about her experience on the E4 show and added that she wears sunglasses on the top of her head to stop it ‘f***ing flying off’
She said: ‘When the wind blows and there’s no hair on the back of my head I always think what the hell do people think is going on.’
The star revealed that she always tells a love interest before kissing them and that she removes her wig at night if she’s seeing someone, adding that her suitors are always so ‘unfazed’.
It comes after Olivia caught the fancies of two suitors who arm wrestled for her attention on a recent episode of Celebs Go Dating.
On a date with roofer Dom, the star put aside her usual jokey demeanour and was upfront about her wig, adding that she wanted to use her platform to raise awareness for her condition.
Romance? Earlier this week, the reality star and her Celebs Go Dating pal Joshua Ritchie, 25, were seen arriving at the Park Lane Hilton in London, following the TRIC Awards (pictured with Dean Gaffney, right)
Later in the series the star shared a sneaky snog with former Oxford University student Alex who she called her ‘perfect man’.
On Thursday Olivia sent temperatures soaring as she shared a racy topless snap on Instagram.
She left little to the imagination as she posed in nothing but a neon orange lace thong for the steamy bathtub post.
Earlier this week, the reality star and her Celebs Go Dating pal Joshua Ritchie, 25, were seen arriving at the Park Lane Hilton in London, following the TRIC Awards.
Sizzling: On Thursday Olivia sent temperatures soaring as she shared a racy topless snap on Instagram