Olivia Dean is not afraid to disappear. “Did you ever see I May Destroy You? When Michaela Coel said that she had needed to disappear in order to make the show, that really stuck with me. Because—thank god she did.” Dean says.
The singer is speaking to me from her apartment in London on a Monday morning. Dressed simply, she is a vision of curls cascading down her shoulders, smooth skin, deep brown almond eyes and a blinding smile. She speaks with natural rhythm, nearly hypnotic with her beautiful deep voice. And yet, despite the superstar qualities bursting out of her, she feels like a friend.
“What she said made me feel okay with not constantly being in people’s faces. At the start of my career, I used to worry about whether I was posting enough on social media. But now, I like the idea of stepping back and doing your own thing for a little while, especially while you
