«Breaking News» Olivia Buckland EXCLUSIVE: Love Islander says show offered her 'psychological tests and counselling'

She has previously spoken candidly about her struggle with anxiety and depression.   

And, Love Island star Olivia Buckland spoke exclusively to MailOnline in the wake of Mike Thalassitis tragic death, revealing that she was offered psychological tests and counselling after appearing on the ITV2 show.

The blonde beauty, 25, detailed her Love Island mental health after-care experience as she launched Superdrug's breast checking consultation service across the UK in association with CoppaFeel!   

Speaking out: Olivia Buckland spoke exclusively to MailOnline in the wake of Mike Thalassitis' tragic death revealing that she was offered counselling after the show (pictured in 2019)

Olivia revealed that after appearing on the show and finding overnight fame with her now-husband Alex Bowen, she was offered a range of mental health support aids and is still regularly checked-in on by Love Island producers.  

She said: 'I was in constant contact with the producers for a very long time. I got offered psychological tests when I got out. I got offered counselling when I got out. I got a list of agencies.

'Honestly, they really did look after me, and Alex. They always checked in with us, and I'm still good friends with them now. They checked in with me about the wedding.

'In my personal opinion, in my experience, I can't say that there is anymore that could have been done for me. But, I did come out with Alex next to me, so that was also a massive support.'

Tragedy: Mike, 26, Edmonton, North London on Saturday morning, with several of his former Love Island co-stars paying tribute to him (pictured in 2017) 

Help: After the show, Olivia was offered a range of mental health support aids and is still regularly checked-in on by Love Island producers

The television personality insisted that, while their support isn't forced upon you, 'Love Island is there for you if you need them.'

Her comments come after numerous former stars of the ITV2 reality show - including Malin Andersson and Dom Lever - slammed the after-care they experienced after Mike Thalassitis was found hanged on Saturday, but Olivia insisted to MailOnline that 'no-one is to blame.'  

She said: 'In any situation regarding mental health, I don't think there's any single person to blame, there's always just gonna be more needed in terms of help.

'It's becoming more of a popular thing to talk about. the more you talk about it, the more blame is likely to be passed.  

She said: 'Honestly, they really did look after me, and Alex (Bowen). They always checked in with us, and I'm still good friends with them now' (pictured in 2019) 

'Love Island is there for you if you need them. The people who run the show are there if you need them. If you wanna ask a question they'll be more than happy to answer.

'So, if you wanna talk about finances, they'll be there to answer. We've all got voices, we've all got hands. Everyone's a part of it, no-one's responsible.' 

Olivia, who was clearly emotional following the death of Mike, added: 'It's so hard seeing people suffer, and it's been so hard.

'If it makes people talk more about mental health than I want to try and push it onto the table and talk about it, especially after everything that's just happened.'    

The Metropolitan Police confirmed that Mike Thalassitis, 26, was found hanged in a park in Edmonton, North London on Saturday. Mike's manager confirmed the shock news of his passing on Saturday evening. 

According to The Sun, Mike was socialising in a pub popular with TOWIE stars hours before he died, telling Three Colts landlord Adam Brooks that he was excited about the café he was planning on opening. 

Passing; Mike's manager confirmed the shock news of his passing on Saturday evening

Olivia added: 'Love Island is there for you if you need them. The people who run the show are there if you need them'

She added: ''So, if you wanna talk about finances, they'll be there to answer. We've all got voices, we've all got hands'

As Love Island gears up to finish recruiting the next intake of singletons for the upcoming series of the ITV2 show, Olivia offered some pragmatic words of advice for the newbies. 

She said: 'Make sure that you're at a point in your life that you feel sturdy. And if you are sturdy in yourself and you are confident, then go for it.'

And, although she has managed to maintain her place in the public eye, fronting major campaigns and taking advantage of career opportunities, Olivia warns wannabe reality stars that 'there are no guarantees.' 

She said: 'Just remember, that it is very much on your shoulders what happens. There are no guarantees when you come out. 

'Be yourself, and you can't go wrong. It's when people start playing games or thinking they need to be something that they're not - that's when it starts to get hard.'

'Everyone goes on a show for different reasons, so it just depend on your reasons for going on there. If you go on expecting nothing, then anything you gain is a bonus.'

Loss: Olivia, who was clearly emotional following the death of Mike, added: 'It's so hard seeing people suffer, and it's been so hard'

She added: 'If it makes people talk more about mental health than I want to try and push it onto the table and talk about it, especially after everything that's just happened'

Olivia's comments about Love Island came as she spoke out to encourage more conversations about breast checking, after having previously been candid about finding her own benign breast lump. 

The reality star admitted it was a no-brainer for her to front the launch of Superdrug's breast checking consultation service across the UK in association with CoppaFeel!

'It was an easy choice for me to make. After finding a lump in my breast and having it removed, I think that resonated with me. 

'Going through that and then working with CoppaFeel means quite a lot. I was quite young when I found it.

Good cause: Olivia's comments about Love Island came as she spoke out to encourage more conversations about breast checking 

'I was literally in the shower and I didn't know what I was doing. I found something but I wasn't sure what it was, and I was a bit scared.'

The Love Island beauty admitted that she waited quite a while before having the lump checked by a professional, but luckily hers was benign. 

'I did sit on it for a while because I thought "Oh God, what if it is something serious?" And I panicked.

'But I ended up going to the doctors, I had a scan on it and an ultrasound and they found that it was just a fatty lump.

She said: 'I was literally in the shower and I didn't know what I was doing. I found something but I wasn't sure what it was, and I was a bit scared'

Relief: The Love Island beauty admitted that she waited quite a while before having the lump checked by a professional, but luckily hers was benign

'It wasn't dangerous, so I wasn't fussed about it being there. But, then a few years later it started to feel like a foreign object in my body, and a bit weird, so I ended up having it removed.'       

The reality star is now on a mission to promote the new no touch consultations available in all 56 Superdrug nurse clinics across the UK.

Appointments involves having a trained nurse talking patients through the breast (and pec) checking process, and Superdrug is the first high street retailer to offer this service. 

Health: The reality star is now on a mission to promote the new no touch consultations available in all 56 Superdrug nurse clinics across the UK 

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Main photo article She has previously spoken candidly about her struggle with anxiety and depression.   
And, Love Island star Olivia Buckland spoke exclusively to MailOnline in the wake of Mike Thalassitis tragic death, revealing that she was offered psychological tests and counselling after appearing on the ITV2 ...

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