Olivia Jade Giannulliis speaking out about a misconception about herself.
On herConversations with Olivia Jadepodcast Monday, she addressed the privilege she has due to her famous parents,Lori LoughlinandMossimo Giannulli.
“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,” the formerDancing with the Starscontestant, 22, said. “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. I know that to myself as well.”
Olivia also said she still worked hard to get to where she is today. The YouTuber, in fact, revealed she was very studious prior to the nationwide college admissions scandal — a situation that resulted in her parents' arrests in 2019.
“There is a big misconception about me, I feel at least personally, where I get that comment of, ‘You don’t work hard,’ " she said. “But I didn’t have to start my YouTube when I was 14. I did put in a lot of work. There’s always rumors floating around about my grades — ‘She clearly didn’t work hard. She must have failed school.’ "
Olivia added, “I don’t even think I’ve ever said this publicly but in high school, I had straight A’s. I worked really hard at school.”
Loughlin, 57, and Mossimo, 58,served time in prisonfor paying a $500,000 bribe to boost daughters Olivia andIsabella Rose Giannulli’s acceptance into the University of Southern California. Ahead of her family’s ties to the college admissions scam,Olivia apologizedfor previously saying she doesn’t “really care about school” and is more interested in the college social scene.
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“I’m going to a really nice school,” she saidon YouTubein 2018. “It just kind of made it seem like I don’t care, I just want to brush it off. I’m just gonna be successful at YouTube and not have to worry about school. I’m really disappointed in myself.”
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“I want to keep evolving as a person, and I think sometimes it takes kind of difficult situations and mistakes and stuff that we’re really not proud of to do that,” she said in September. “Obviously I wish I could go back in time and kind of do a lot of stuff. But I think it’s kind of important to me now to just keep learning and see where the world takes me.”
source: people.com
