Olivia Dean: ‘I Know My Worth And How I Deserve To Be Loved’

Olivia Dean was in Bangkok when she realised her life had changed. ‘We did a show there in February and went to a bar afterwards,’ says the singer, leaning towards me from the other side of the table, eyes excitable and in storytelling mode. ‘And the band was playing my track “Dive”. I was like, “No way! This is crazy. I’m in a bar in Bangkok and they’re doing a cover of my song.”’ Did they do a good job? A grin stretches slowly across her face as she leans back….