Olivia Attwood on split from Bradley Dack and her ITV surge
Olivia Attwood is balancing a surge in television work with a turbulent personal life after the end of her marriage to footballer Bradley Dack, and she will appear on The One Show on February 26 as she continues to speak openly about the split.
From Love Island to multiple ITV programmes
Olivia Attwood first rose to national attention on Love Island in 2017, where she finished third, after starting her career as a model and a motorsport grid girl. She has since fronted a television documentary series, hosted podcasts and become a frequent panellist on Loose Women. ITV has brought her back repeatedly: she presented Getting Filthy Rich earlier this year, and she also fronts ITV's Bad Boyfriends and Price of Perfection.
Olivia Attwood's ITV run and The Heat
Her new reality series The Heat broadcast on Tuesday, February 24, following 10 ambitious young chefs transported to Barcelona to battle for the attention of award-winning chef Jean-Christophe Novelli, who is seeking the next rising star. Getting Filthy Rich saw Attwood exploring the adult entertainment industry, and her recent slate of commissions has been cited as the reason she has been immersing herself in work since her relationship troubles became public.
How the marriage ended and actions afterwards
Olivia Attwood ended her marriage to Bradley Dack after around two-and-a-half years together; the footballer is listed as 32 in the coverage. It emerged that she ended things "due to a breach in trust on Bradley's side. " She has unfollowed him on Instagram, removed her wedding ring and moved out of the matrimonial home into her own flat; another item of coverage specifically says she has moved into a new London flat.
Timeline: their long on/off relationship
Their relationship first began in 2015 and broke up after an early episode of unfaithfulness by Brad, then they reunited in 2018, announced an engagement in 2019 and wed in June 2023. Less than three years after a lavish wedding, Olivia announced the marriage was over. In October she had vowed on Loose Women that divorce was not on the cards, and later described marriage as "very hard" while saying the pair were trying to work through issues.
Public fallout, rumours and public statements
Coverage has detailed rumours that a screenshot was the final straw that led her to call the marriage off. Olivia has candidly described her emotional state to followers: she wrote, "Vulnerability is not my bag!!! Especially on social media, it feels very much like bleeding in shark infested waters. I cry myself to sleep, then business as normal when the alarm goes off at 5am and it has been like that for a long time. " She also told fans, "I'm still hanging in there. I go to work, I unpackage five million boxes. Sleep, repeat and live on coffee. That's basically my life. It's pretty chaotic still. I'm kind of getting there, but it's a process. "
Other reported tensions and what she says about love
Coverage recalled a boozy trip to Ibiza last summer in which Olivia was pictured with former TOWIE co-star and podcast co-host Pete Wicks, 37 — an episode described as provoking anger from Brad. Olivia has acknowledged mistakes on both sides, saying, "There are ups and downs, there are things on his side which haven't been great, there's a mix of things. I have f **** d up and done stuff, Brad has f **** d up. " In an interview with Attitude Magazine she said, "Do you know what? I love love and I actually, despite any of my relationships in the past, I've never regretted falling in love, " calling love "one of the most unique and pure human experiences. " One article lists her age as 33, while another lists her as 34.
Work as a focus and what comes next
Friends and people close to Olivia are quoted as saying she is throwing her energy into work and that, now the split is final, there is a sense of relief that she can concentrate on her career. She has continued to secure television commissions and public appearances; she was due to appear on The One Show on February 26 and her recent ITV projects include The Heat, Getting Filthy Rich, Bad Boyfriends and Price of Perfection.
