Olivia Fraser Richards is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera Home and Away, played by Raechelle Banno.

During her audition, Banno performed scenes with actors Matt Little and Scott Lee, whose presence made her more "excited" about securing the role.

The character's early storylines focused on her friendship with VJ Patterson (Little), a feud with villain Charlotte King (Erika Heynatz), and the revelation that she has been self-harming due to being sexually abused.

Producers paired Olivia with Hunter King (Lee), and their on-off relationship has been tested several times, with issues ranging from infidelity to pregnancy, and later a proposal.

[4] The serial's medical advisor Wendy O'Donnell was always present on set in case the babies became distressed, but both Grieve and Wright commented that they had all been "so placid" and none of them had cried during the four weeks that they had worked with them.

[4] The Australian child employment laws state that young children are only available to work on set for certain number of hours, before they have to take a break.

[6] Irene becomes "so desperate" to stop Olivia from going with Diana that she runs away with her, until Barry Hyde (Ivar Kants) makes her realise that she needs to return home.

[6] On 18 October 2015, Sally Rawsthorne of The Daily Telegraph reported that Olivia was being reintroduced to the show, with actress Raechelle Banno in the role.

[8] Banno told Rawsthorne that during her audition for the part, she performed alongside actors Matt Little and Scott Lee, an episode director and a producer.

[12] Banno explained that Olivia has heard stories about Charlotte before their meeting, and her opinion of her "isn't a positive one form the get-go.

Olivia is then questioned by Constable Kat Chapman (Pia Miller), and Banno said, "She wasn't expecting to see the police.

However, Hunter "can't resist a peek" and he sees that Olivia has scars covering her thighs, leading him to suspect that she is hiding a secret about her life in London.

VJ uses the opportunity "to one-up" Hunter and assures Olivia that he is around if she wants to talk about her scars, leaving her embarrassed and angry.

[22] In an early news article about her reintroduction, it was confirmed that Olivia would be paired with Hunter King upon her arrival, after Banno and Scott Lee were photographed filming a kissing scene at the show's outdoor location in Palm Beach.

At the start of their relationship, Olivia helps Hunter deal with his grief at his mother's death and his attempts to get to know his new family members.

Olivia "panics" and has to run to the road to flag down a passing car, which is being driven by Hunter's father Zac MacGuire (Charlie Clausen).

[30] The storyline begins with Olivia and Hunter taking VJ out to local restaurant Salt to cheer him up, after he loses custody of his step-daughter.

However, after Hunter makes speech about their relationship, Olivia rejects him and leaves the beach, unable to cope with her guilt at having cheated on him.

[35] After Olivia fails to tell Mason about working with Hunter at the Pier Diner, their relationship becomes strained as he believes that she still has feelings for her former boyfriend.

They introduced guest character Axel Boyd (Matthew Pearce), whose presence in Olivia's life helped act as a catalyst for the end of the relationship.

[39] In a bid to save her job, Olivia visits Axel to apologise and asks for his help, but he admits that he may trouble convincing his boss not to fire her.

Speaking to a New Idea writer, Banno stated that Olivia "sort of loses her inhibition" due to alcohol and she does not think about anything else in that moment.

[42] In the 5–11 May 2018 issue of Inside Soap, it was confirmed that Banno had left Home and Away and that she had already filmed her final scenes, with Olivia's departure to air later in the year.

Her mother, Chloe, raises Olivia alone, after her father, Lachlan moves to the United States for treatment for brain damage, and later reveals that he has no feelings for either of them.

After Hunter sees scars on her legs, Olivia explains to Irene that she has been self-harming since she was sexually abused by Kirk Shephard, one of James's friends.

Olivia then meets up with Tabitha Ford, a friend from her support group, to attend a charity sleep out event at the high school.

Olivia receives a job interview with a wedding fashion company in Melbourne, but when she returns she admits that it did not go well once they brought up her history with The Find.

After seeing her return scenes, Downie (TV Week) called Olivia "a blast from the past", a "cheeky blonde" and "an outrageous flirt!

"[12] A writer for TVNZ later included Olivia in their list of the show's "most troubled teens", where they called her "a bit of a wild child".

"[33] While Downie's colleague Tamara Cullen thought Olivia "could be the most hated person in Summer Bay" after she rejected Hunter's marriage proposal.