Celebs Go Dating expert weighs in on Olivia Hawkins and Louis Russell’s rule-breaking romance

Celebs Go Dating‘s Dr Tara Suwinyattichaiporn shared what the experts thought when Olivia Hawkins and Louis Russell’s romance blossomed on set.

The sex and relationships expert told Yahoo UK: “They [Olivia and Louie] fall for each other way too quickly!”

Offscreen after filming Celebs Go Dating series, Russell has hard-launched his new flourishing relationship with Love Island US star Huda Mustafa at a film premiere last week. However, his romance with Hawkins is yet to play out on-screen on Celebs Go Dating.

It’s fair to say that Love Island All Stars’s Hawkins and Too Hot To Handle’s Russell both haven’t had any luck when it comes to finding a long-lasting relationship on TV before. Almost immediately, they hit it off and they’re flirting on Celebs Go Dating but it doesn’t last.

Spoiler alert but expect the reality TV stars to be sharing a poolside kiss in Ibiza in scenes set to air on Celebs Go Dating very soon. Celebs Go Dating was filmed earlier this year.

Olivia Hawkins and Louie Russell’s romance

Dr Tara takes one of the hot seats on Celebs Go Dating. (Channel 4)

There aren’t any strict rules that the celebrities can’t date each other on Celebs Go Dating but Dr Suwinyattichaiporn said the dating experts ask the new couple some tough questions.

She said: “It’s two hot people in close proximity! We don’t prohibit it, we coach them through it. We ask them to be authentic, like, ‘Is this real? If it’s real, let us know, be honest, and then we will coach you through it.'”

Also in our exclusive chat, Dr Suwinyattichiporn said Hawkins is the “sweetest girl” and she cannot believe that people have labelled her the “villain” on Love Island.

Olivia Hawkins holding a glass of wine on a Celebs Go Dating date. (Channel 4)

The Celebs Go Dating agents aren’t in “love” with the idea of the stars falling for one another and Dr Suwinyattichaiporn explained why.

“As long as they find love [it’s OK], right?” She said. “Well, for me, scientifically speaking, when two attractive people are dating in close proximity, it’s very highly likely they will develop attraction for each other. It’s very normal.

“Do we [the dating experts Anna Williamson and Paul C Brunson] love that? Not necessarily, because we want them to go on as many [dates]. We want them to go on dates with the people that we match them with.

“So that they get more life experience through dating, but we also don’t prohibit the celebs from dating together, because do you remember Adam Collard and Lottie Moss? It’s the same scenario with Adam Collard and Lottie Moss.

“Now we have Louis and Liv, which I feel like we have almost every other series, we have something like that [where the celebrities decide to date each other] going on.”

Celebrities falling in love goes right back to the very first series, where Joey Essex and Stephanie Pratt dated after meeting on the show in 2016. There have been some memorable celebrity pairings over the years, remember Love Island’s Laura Anderson and Gary Lucy too?

Jon Lee’s celibacy ‘hurt my heart’

Jon Lee sat at his consulation in Ibiza. (Channel 4)

All the celebrities have a lot to learn from the Celebs Go Dating agency. This year it’s S Club 7 singer Jon Lee who goes on the biggest journey, according to Dr Suwinyattichaiporn.

The sex expert put it down to Lee choosing not to have sex for six years before joining the agency.

“He has been celibate for 6 years! Celibate, OK?” She said. “I’m a sex expert. When you say you’ve been celibate for 6 years, my heart hurts.”

Jon Lee was celibate for six years. (Channel 4)

She added: “When he told us that in our deep dive in. My heart was hurting because I was like, ‘Oh my God’, because sex is not just about sex, is it? Sex is also about feeling intimate and close with someone and the ability to feel empowered within yourself.

“So for me, the fact that he was celibate for six years and now just jumping into dating a bunch of different people! [That] is a big journey. And at the end, you will see his ending is incredible. I can’t wait for people to see it.”

Celebs Go Dating challenges

Dr Tara Suwinyattichaiporn pictured in her role on Celebs Go Dating. (Channel 4)

Dr Suwinyattichaiporn alongside Brunson and Williamson has a really tough job advising the celebrities on their love lives.

“The biggest challenge for me [as the Celebs Go Dating expert] is actually understanding British people,” she said. “I’m a global sex and relationship educator. I have helped a lot of people in my private practice from around the world. But there is something about British culture that I think is very unique and there is this sense of if you feel something, you don’t say it.

“It’s British culture is it’s high context, meaning you have to read the room. To try to understand someone. As an American, you just say it how it is — people might say you’re loud, you’re obnoxious or you’re needy.

“If you don’t tell me exactly what the feedback is, that’s the hardest part. That’s the secret to understanding British people, understanding how to read [people] because they’re not telling you [everything].”

Celebs Go Dating airs Monday to Thursday at 9pm on E4 or stream on Channel 4.