DIAMANTE Laiva has revealed what really sparked her bitter feud with Liv Hawkins.
The two Love Island stars were embroiled in a social media row this week after attending the Boohoo viewing party for the final.
During the event Diamante attempted to confront Liv – who starred in the winter series last year – for online comments about her.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun, she said: I saw her walk into the party but I didn’t know if it was her so I asked Tanya [Manhenga] and she said, ‘that’s the girl you were beefing with online’.
“I didn’t know Tanya and Liv were friends like that, but I think [Tanya] just wanted to see the drama.
“I took the opportunity to confront her about it because when will I ever see her again?
“Especially since this is not her season. What are the odds – why would I keep it online when she’s right here?”
During the Casa recoupling, Diamante clashed with Jess White after appearing to laugh when Uma Jammeh started crying.
She spoke about the situation after leaving the show, branding Jess a “bully” in one interview – causing Liv to wade in and claim she was “disgusted” by her comments.
Diamante then claimed Liv “ran away” when she tried to talk to her at the party – with Liv then taking a savage swipe at her about “working a 9 to 5 job”.
She continued: “I went live and explained it because she brought it online first and sparked it.
“Then she came back with the 9-5 comment, which I was shocked about because the people who run the Boohoo event – they work a 9-5. The people you collaborate with on a daily work a 9-5… everyone around you [does].”
Diamante added: “I have seen the comments from a few other girls from her season just basically saying, ‘yeah, you go girl’ to Liv. I think that’s just enabling behaviour.
“For me, if my friend had said something wrong, disrespected everybody in the UK who works a 9-5, it’s my responsibility to say ‘you need to apologise’.
“And I’ve also said if Liv didn’t get involved in my situation with Jess, none of this would be happening.”
Diamante actually runs her own businesses, and sent a message to Liv that she should do her research before making comments.
She said: “If you’re going to say something, say something bright. I own two businesses, a mentorship programme and my Dia Body.”
