Olivia Attwood: From Bradley Dack split to ITV shows and a chaotic new single life
olivia attwood is at the peak of her broadcast career while simultaneously navigating a difficult personal breakup, moving into a new London flat and leaning on a heavy slate of ITV work as she recovers from the end of her marriage to footballer Bradley Dack.
Career surge: documentaries, panel shows and new ITV series
Attwood began on Love Island in 2017, finishing third after starting her working life as a model and motorsport grid girl. She now hosts her own television documentary series, runs a podcast and is a frequent panellist on Loose Women, where she is known for her witty humour and candid observations. Earlier this year she fronted the ITV documentary Getting Filthy Rich, which explored the adult entertainment industry, and she also presents ITV's Bad Boyfriends and Price of Perfection.
Olivia Attwood’s new reality series The Heat and recent broadcasts
Her new reality series The Heat broadcast on Tuesday evening, February 24. The programme follows 10 ambitious young chefs transported to Barcelona to battle to impress award-winning chef Jean-Christophe Novelli, who is searching for the next rising star.
Breakup details and a fraught relationship timeline
Attwood has ended her marriage to Bradley Dack after recent months of difficulties. Reports referenced a breach in trust on Bradley's side and rumours that a screenshot was the final straw. The couple first dated in 2015 before splitting after an instance of unfaithfulness, reunited in 2018, announced an engagement the following year, and married in June 2023. Less than three years after that lavish wedding, she announced the marriage was over.
Public fallout: social media moves and a new flat
She has unfollowed Bradley Dack on Instagram, removed her wedding ring and moved out of the matrimonial home into her own flat in London. After the couple were pictured during a boozy trip to Ibiza with Olivia pictured with former TOWIE co-star and podcast co-host Pete Wicks, 37, Dack, 32, was said to have been livid. Attwood has acknowledged both partners made mistakes, saying there were ups and downs and that both she and Brad had "f****d up. "
Emotional toll and work as a refuge
Breaking her silence, Attwood described struggling with vulnerability on social media, saying "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 told followers she was "hanging in there, " unpacking boxes in her new flat, living on coffee and finding the situation "pretty chaotic" but a process she is working through. A person close to her said the relationship had been draining her over the past year, affecting her sleep and energy, and that now it is final she feels a sense of relief and is throwing energy into her career.
On love, mistakes and moving forward
In an interview with Attitude Magazine, she said she still loves being in love and does not regret falling for someone, calling it "one of the most unique and pure human experiences" and adding that even when it was with "a complete and utter trash bag, " in that moment you felt something. She has repeatedly emphasised her desire for a partner who will "put everything on the line" for her.
Some reports list her age as 33 while others give 34; Bradley Dack is described as 32 in the available accounts. Olivia Attwood has been immersing herself in work since the separation and appears on The One Show tonight, February 26, as she continues recovery and promotion around her new ITV projects.
