Olivia Frazer has made quite the name for herself during her time on MAFS. However, despite becoming a household name among Australians, the reality star is warning off anyone considering auditioning for an upcoming season of the show.
During an interview with Mia Freedman on the podcast No Filter, Olivia was asked what advice she would give to future MAFS Participants. “Don’t. Do not do it. Run,” she simply responded.
While Olivia is undoubtedly one of the most recognisable faces from season nine of MAFS, her fame has come hand in hand with a whole lot of backlash.
Throughout her time on the show, Olivia has been widely regarded as the villain, largely due to the explosive dramas that have continuously involved her. She’s admitted to circulating racy photos of Domenica from her OnlyFans account, and Domenica has threatened legal action against Olivia.
While viewers may beg that the controversial dramas are largely instigated by Olivia, the reality star is outraged at the way the general public has responded to her.
“I’m at the point now where I’m trying to get up off the floor … I’m at rock bottom, and I’m trying to get up,” she told podcast host Mia Freedman.
“And every time someone messages one of my loved ones something awful, I feel like I’m getting kicked back down. I’ve had death threats sent to my personal phone number … and I’ve had many on Facebook.
“It’s not just the show – if it was just the show, we could all just laugh and say, ‘Yeah that’s not Liv’s character, that’s a different story,’ but it’s the public believing it … it’s just the shock.”
Olivia continued to highlight that she feels as though she was been unfairly treated on the show, saying that producers had “manipulated” her and her on-screen husband Jackson. She alleged that the shows “experts” were told by producers to point out that the couple looked “miserable”, even though they were very happy.
“I was just shocked and appalled and feeling so, not only threatened, but just like, ‘This is completely out of my control,’” she said.
“[The experts] would sort of stop and listen to their earpieces, and come back with another round. They’d be like, ‘There’s holes in your relationship.’ It got to the point where I could not speak, I was just like, those awful, guttural sobs. And other cast members were sticking up for me, because it was so hard to watch.”
“It was just such a clear manipulation, and it was the first time filming that I could tell they were just saying things so they could edit it later,” she said.
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