Holly revealed she did two interviews for the show after being inspired by Maura Higgins’ iconic appearance.
Speaking on the Petty Little Things podcast Holly shared, “I did actually do an interview for Love Island. And it was the year just after Maura (Higgins) so it was quite recently. Because I saw how well she did I was like ‘do you know what f*** it. Like I’ve been single. Or I HAD been single for six years so do you know what I might as well do it’.
“But it was kinda weird. I actually went into ITV ‘cause I did two interviews and they were like, ‘so what would you say if you walked into the room and the boy you liked was like talking to another girl?’ I’d be like. I wouldn’t give a s*** about it. F*** him like. They obviously wanted some who’d be like ‘I’d go up and I’d tell him’.”
Although it wasn’t meant to be for Holly she feels like if it were around when she was in her early twenties there’d be a better chance of her finding love on it, “I think if I’d been 20 it would have been more iconic but I’m 28 and I just don’t know, if I get here and all these lads are like juiced up, you know like proper Love Island typical guys I wouldn’t probably fancy and stuff.
“But it’s just funny ‘cos… I have so much respect for Maura Higgins. Like you blink and she’s launching another b***** product.”
Coincidentally Holly ended up being partners with Maura’s ex boyfriend and Love Island love Curtis Pritchard on Dancing With The Stars, and admitted her first impression was that he was “really hot, really confident [and] really tall”.
Holly has since found love during the Pandemic with boyfriend Jamiw Hunt, she shared how grateful she is to have found him and her dog Max, “I honestly don’t know how I coped through the first lockdown living alone before I met my boyfriend and adopted my dog.
“Gained more independence I guess but when I think about how grateful I am for both of them now I could cry, guess I’m just v emosh today.”