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Home and Away's Olivia Deeble reveals she's leaving the show to head to Hollywood

She’s grown up in front of the camera and now the former ‘Home and Away’ star is ready to graduate to Hollywood. - by Holly Richards
  • 12 Sep 2019

It takes a special sort of person to navigate the spotlight and fame from a young age. Olivia Deeble was just 13 when she started on iconic soap Home and Away as the lovable Raffy.

While this week marks her final episodes on the show, things are just getting started for the 17-year-old, who recently returned home from filming Disney+ film Secret Society of Second Born Royals.

Now sporting a slight American twang, Deeble is ready to tackle adulthood and the film industry after growing up in front of the nation.

“Growing up in this industry, people always want you to be insecure because it makes them feel better about themselves,” she tells WHO. “Because I was on TV from such a young age, people always commented on my weight because I fluctuated a lot.”

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The young actress – who started work on screen at 8 – says that ironically, the public scrutiny of her appearance has led to a positive relationship with her body.

“I’m quite curvy and I’m quite strong with thick legs, which I love,” she says. “I love my body, but it’s taken me long time to go ‘No, I am beautiful’ and as women, we need to love our bodies. We’re built to produce babies, we’ve got to be strong! If people are scrutinising you because of your weight that’s so unfair and so ridiculous.”

 

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Olivia Deeble during WHO's exclusive photoshoot.

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Another side effect of life in the spotlight – and 231,000 Instagram followers – is that she’s gone through her first real heartbreak publicly. Earlier this year the bubbly blonde split with Aussie model Ethan Hay.

“I have always been honest with my fans and I feel like I would never want to betray people but also navigating being a teenager is difficult,” she muses. “I did post about my love life with Ethan. We’re still wonderful friends, we still text each other. I know he’s doing super well and there is nothing but love. I’ve only ever had support from my fans and if there is ever judgement from anyone, there’s no point giving hate back.”

No stranger to social media trolls, Deeble has been forced to grow a thick skin.

“You need to be conscious that if you are in the limelight, people are going to have mixed opinions about you,” she says. “They’re not always going to have positive feedback because people are always going to have opinions. I don’t think it’s a bad thing because it’s freedom of speech. If you don’t agree with what I wear, I don’t get offended by that because that’s just your opinion. When people are being purposefully nasty, that’s when you’ve just got to ignore it.”

So, what is she really like when the stage makeup is removed and there’s no Insta filter?

“I’m kind of boring,” Deeble admits.

“I really just dance and eat a lot of food and take very, very, very long baths and sleep. I think the thing is that with me working so much I don’t have anything scandalous to hide. Unless you count eating fried cheese and sleeping? I’m honestly just chilling with my camembert.”

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On the cusp of hitting the big time in Hollywood thanks to her upcoming role as Princess Roxana in Secret Society of Second Born Royals, the starlet has to decide … is she ready to move to the US?

“I don’t think we’ve properly thought about it at this point just because I’ve only been back for, like, eight weeks,” she explains. “I’ve just re-done my room, I’m being a teenager now. When you’re 18 you can legally work by yourself over there, so I don’t know. I don't think I want to move to the States right now. I’m happy here. I love Australia. I kind of want to pull a Chris Hemsworth if I ever get super famous and just live in Mullumbimby, and just surf and eat a lot of cheese and have long baths, that’s my aim. And then fly over for work.”

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Holly Richards is a freelance contributor to WHO and New Idea. With more than a decade of experience in the entertainment world she lives and breathes everything from the latest Bachelor gossip to who designed Meghan Markle's most recent outfit. Check out her reality TV podcast Real Talk With Holly & Ali.

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