Olivia Dean admits she ‘doesn’t need to be in a relationship to survive’ and her ability to love has ‘got her into trouble’ after she was linked to singer Harry Styles
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Singer Olivia Dean has insisted she ‘doesn’t need to be in a relationship to survive’ after she was linked to fellow hitmaker Harry Styles.
The singer, 26, admitted that she sees finding love as ‘mystical’ and she’s learned ‘not to take any s**t from people,’ and she’s grown ‘comfortable’ being by herself.
Olivia was previously rumoured to be dating Harry Styles when they were pictured together last year, however a source insisted they were just good friends.
Posing for a special digital shoot with ELLE UK, Olivia admitted that love was one of the main inspirations behind her new album.
She said: ‘Love is something that can feel quite mystical. It’s this thing we all crave but aren’t taught how to do it properly. Why don’t we have a module at school?
‘So, the album was just me zooming into that and looking at the last two years of my life and everything I’ve learned until now.”
Singer Olivia Dean has insisted she ‘doesn’t need to be in a relationship to survive’ after she was linked to fellow hitmaker Harry Styles
The singer admitted that she sees finding love as ‘mystical’ and she’s learned ‘not to take any s**t from people,’ and she’s grown ‘comfortable’ being by herself
The star, who is now dating drummer Eddie Burns, added that in recent years she’s learned to value her self-worth, and set boundaries in relationships.
She continued: ‘I’ve become quite protective. It’s a really beautiful skill to love openly and easily but sometimes it can get you into trouble.
‘I don’t take any s**t from people. Definitely not as much as I would have done when I was younger. I know my worth and how I deserve to be loved. I have no time for b*******t.’
Despite the recent changes in her love life, Olivia went onto say she has learned to be happy as a single woman.
‘I’m very comfortable by myself and don’t feel like I need to be in a relationship to survive; it should be additional as opposed to filling an absence,’ she said.
Olivia was previously rumoured to be dating Harry Styles last year.
Speculation surrounding the pair began in August, after they were spotted grabbing a burger together at Five Guys in London – just two months after the One Direction star, 31, split from Taylor Russell.
A fan snapped several photos of Harry ordering a meal at the counter with Olivia stood beside him watching on, sending the rumour mill swirling
Olivia was previously rumoured to be dating Harry (pictured in September) when they were pictured together last year, however a source insisted they were just good friends
Posing for a special digital shoot with ELLE UK , Olivia admitted that love was one of the main inspirations behind her new album
She said: ‘Love is something that can feel quite mystical. It’s this thing we all crave but aren’t taught how to do it properly. Why don’t we have a module at school?’
The star, who is now dating drummer Eddie Burns, added that in recent years she’s learned to value her self-worth, and set boundaries in relationships
At the time, The Sun claimed the pair were getting to know each other privately, with an insider telling the publication: ‘Harry and Olivia have known each other for a while.
‘They have loads in common with their music taste and are enjoying getting to know each other out of the spotlight.
‘Harry loves nothing more than cycling and trying out new food spots in the capital and Olivia is a London girl so knows all the best places.’
A month later and the two were seen together again, watching Sam Smith perform at the Kalorama music festival in Madrid, with Harry also spotted by an eagle-eyed fan leaving Olivia’s set at the festival.
The sightings got people talking, with social media soon rife with theories about whether the pair were dating.
Fans excitedly tweeted: ‘Harry Styles and Olivia Dean are dating???’; ‘I’ve loved Olivia Dean for two years now and I just saw a picture of her and Harry Styles.’
‘Let me tell you right now, if these Harry Styles and Olivia Dean rumours are true I will be a v v happy girl’;’I beg Harry Styles to ask Olivia Dean to be his opener for his next tour’.
However, despite the fan theories, a source told MailOnline last year that Harry and Olivia are just good friends.
But, rumours surrounding the pair were reignited last month, after Harry was spotted passionately kissing a mystery woman in the VIP area of Glastonbury.
Several fans suggested at first that it was Olivia who was locking lips with the Watermelon Sugar hitmaker.
She continued: ‘I’ve become quite protective. It’s a really beautiful skill to love openly and easily but sometimes it can get you into trouble’
Despite the recent changes in her love life, Olivia went onto say she has learned to be happy as a single woman
However, the woman was later revealed to be north London producer Ella Kenny, 28, who has produced music videos for artists such as Nia Archives, Rachel Chinouriri, and Slow Thai, as well as Anne-Marie and Aitch’s huge hit PSYCHO.
Olivia is a popular neo soul singer, who was nominated for three BRIT Awards last year, for Best Pop Act, British Artist Of The Year and Best New Artist.
She was accepted into the famous BRIT school at the age of 15 to study theatre, but switched to songwriting – teaching herself to play the guitar and piano.
She began writing songs aged 16, and just a year later she was hired by Rudimental to be a backing singer, playing with the band at Sziget Festival and featuring on their single Adrenaline.
Branching out to make her own music, Olivia released her debut EP, OK Love You Bye, in 2019, which led to her scoring a record deal with EMI.
In 2021 she was named breakthrough artist of the year by Amazon Music and she released her debut album, Messy, in 2023.
Messy was critically praised and shortlisted for prestigious The Mercury Prize, causing Olivia’s stardom to rise, with her second album, The Art of Loving, set to be released September 26.
