Olivia Jade is finally speaking her truth about the college admissions scandal her parents Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli were involved in years ago.
In an interview with Dr. Hillary Goldsher on her podcast titled Conversations With Olivia Jade, Olivia opened up about common misconceptions about her since the scandal burst in 2019. The 22-year-old YouTube star addressed her privilege in the interview, saying:
“I am super aware that I’ve been given opportunities because of my parents and that I live a very blessed and fortunate and privileged life. But then there’s also a part of me that feels… it’s tricky.
It’s hard to speak on because I know that to the average human, I have it easy.”
Olivia also addressed how many misconceptions about her involved her work ethic, or rather, her apparent lack thereof. She said:
“There is a big misconception about me, I feel at least personally, where I get that comment of, ‘You don’t work hard.’ But I didn’t have to start my YouTube when I was 14. I did put in a lot of work.”
She went on to declare that she worked very hard academically:
“There’s all these rumors floating around about my grades — ‘She clearly didn’t work hard. She must have failed school.’
I don’t even think I’ve ever said this publicly, but in high school I had straight A’s and I worked really hard at school.”
Olivia stated that she “totally understands” why people assume this about her, and spoke about struggling with whether to defend herself publicly.
And she revealed that she began personal therapy during the time that the scandal broke, sharing:
“I started a few years ago when things went sideways in my family and with the college scandal. I just needed somebody to talk to. If you have the resource and you can, I would really recommend it.
When I first started, I wanted it to be good and everything to be healed and all of this to work overnight or within a week’s span. And I feel like it’s been years, and I’m still dealing with things and I still have so many questions.”
