OLIVIA Attwood has revealed the real reason she went on Love Island in the first place and how she caught her now-husband cheating.
The Love Island star and footballer Bradley Dack first met through mutual friends at a nightclub back in 2015 and began seeing each other shortly after.
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But now Olivia has revealed why they split up and how it changed her life, from becoming one of the most popular Love Island contestants to a documentary maker for ITV.
Speaking on the Newlyweds podcast with Sophie and Jamie Laing, the couple who are now married lifted the lid on their once turbulent relationship.
Bradley, now 31, admitted he was the first to say ‘I love you’ when the pair first began dating but the romance was short-lived.
Shortly after, Olivia who had applied to be on Love Island got a call from the producers inviting her onto the show.
Olivia, 33, decided to turn it down as she was now in a relationship with Bradley.
But what happened next changed the course of her life forever.
“The weirdest thing is how this played out, it’s like fate,” said Olivia. “So they ring me for (Love Island) series 3 I’m dating him so I’m like I just don’t think I can honestly say like I’m single to do this and I actually really liked you so I just wasn’t that motivated to pare it off to go on a TV show.”
Two days later, she was in Germany while Bradley was on a golfing holiday when she received an anonymous phone call.
She said: “I never used to answer private numbers, but sometimes you get this feeling that the universe is like ‘pick it up.’”
“I picked it up and it was a girl and she’s like ‘hello’ and I was like ‘Hello who is this’ and she was like ‘Well I’m Brad’s girlfriend’ and I was like ‘that’s so weird because I’m Brad’s girlfriend.’”
Olivia tried to call Bradley, who was on holiday with the boys, but couldn’t get through as his phone had died; however, she says it was the best thing that could have happened.
The next day, when Olivia headed to the gym she decided to call back the producers of Love Island and said she could be on the show.
“Him not being able to answer was almost better because then basically it was like a scene from some kind of weird movie,” Olivia explained.
“I was raging, woke up the next morning, I was in the gym and I called back the Love Island producer and I said this is going to sound really weird cuz I told you five days ago I’m in a relationship but now I’m not and I want to come on.
“I just thought, what am I doing? I actually turned down Series 2, more for a boy who it fell through with, and then I was about to do it again. I thought the universe was telling me to just do something for myself.”
Olivia kept it from Bradley until the day before she was leaving for the villa, and Brad claims at this point he knew he was in love.
“Oh you f***ed that up didn’t you?” joked Olivia.
Bradley revealed that he was doing everything to repair the relationship but overheard Olivia on the phone discussing her TV appearance.
And despite the fact the two are now married, Olivia has no regrets about ditching him after the affair and going on the show.
She said: “As much as I liked him I was like this is done because there is no way I can trust him again or come back from this.”
“I didn’t actually want to go and I didn’t want to end it but my intelligent brain was like you have to cuz what are you staying for and I actually think if I had stayed, we wouldn’t be together now.”
But it seems everything worked out for them; the pair met up and rekindled their relationship in 2018 after appearing on the show.
Olivia decided she needed commitment from Bradley if they were going to give it another shot, and the pair quickly got engaged to prove he wasn’t messing about this time.
Now the couple have been married for over a year, having wed at the luxury five-star Bulgari Hotel in Knightsbridge in 2023.
Olivia Attwood’s Career History
From Monster grid girl and Love Island star to daytime telly panellist and respected documentary maker, Olivia Attwood has made a huge career pivot in recent years…
Olivia first started as a Monster grid girl at motorsport events in 2012 when she was 19-years-old, and did it right up until she went into Love Island in 2017.
After placing third in the reality show with then-boyfriend Chris Hughes, she starred in their own spin-off series, Chris & Olivia: Crackin’ On, in 2018.
Later that year, she appeared on Celebs Go Dating and then joined the cast of The Only Way Is Essex in 2019, where she had a number of fiery on-screen rows.
In 2020, the reality TV veteran began starring in her own reality series on ITVBe titled Olivia Meets Her Match, which followed her wedding preparations with footballer Bradley Dack.
In 2021, the tide started to turn.
Olivia made appearances on household shows Lorraine, Tipping Point: Lucky Stars and Loose Women.
Then, in 2022, ITV commissioned her for her first ever documentary series.
She presented Olivia Attwood: Getting Filthy Rich, which explored women selling sexual content online.
In June 2023, ITV commissioned Olivia Marries Her Match and made her a regular guest panellist on Loose Women.
Her most recent docu-series, Olivia Attwood: The Price of Perfection, aired in January this year where she sensitively explored the cosmetic industry.
