Why Olivia Attwood and Bradley Dack are allegedly not 'married' as he breaks silence over bombshell claims
More details are emerging over Olivia Attwood and Bradley Dack's dramatic split, including that their marriage was allegedly 'never legally binding'.
Back in January, it was rumoured that the former Love Island star, 34, and footballer, 32, had parted ways after ten years together and two years married.
At the time, source comments and rumours were swirling, but neither party spoke out on the break-up.
However, things took a turn this week when Olivia took to Instagram with a bombshell statement, accusing her ex of 'cheating and lying' while she 'stood by him'.
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She wrote on Tuesday night (31 March): "I have stood by Brad for the last ten years during which he lied & cheated on me multiple times. The breakdown of our relationship is because of this.
"I was in love with him and the potential I saw in him, and wanted always to help him try to be the best version of himself - as I did for 10 years -covering up. Lying to my family and friends. Arranging therapy. Believing the grovelling apologies."
The reality TV star continued: "Of course now feel like a f**king idiot. (Especially as more things come to the surface) I never wanted to say any of this. I find the whole situation utterly humiliating."
"But some of the disgusting things written about me in the last few weeks just blow my mind - and of course sadly it's always fellow females doing the writing."
She said that the final straw was when she was 'confronted' at a screening of one of her shows by someone claiming that he 'had gone back with a random girl'.
"I decided it was time to finally leave," Olivia penned, concluding: "I'm not losing my job, I'm not pulling the wool over any one [sic] eyes. Yes, I'm dating. Yes, I'm getting up every single day even when I have cried all night to film the shows I love filming, record my podcast, record my radio show, shoot campaigns, and somewhere in there TRY to move on."
Were Olivia Attwood and Bradley Dack really married?
In June 2023, the former couple tied the knot in a lavish wedding at the five-star Bulgari hotel in Knightsbridge, London.
Uniquely though, their big day and the time leading up to it were documented in a reality TV series on ITV called Olivia Meets Her Match, which aired for three seasons.
However, although the former couple was seen signing the marriage register in the documentary, the Mail on Sunday has since alleged that there is actually no official record of the marriage.
The publication claims that the union was not logged with the General Register Office, which documents all marriages and civil partnerships in England and Wales.
An insider alleged that Olivia ‘uncovered a number of mistruths’, which left her feeling unable to finalise the legalities of their marriage.
The source claimed the couple planned to complete the legal paperwork to make their marriage official six weeks after the ceremony at a registry office near their home in Cheshire.
They continued: "During these six weeks, Olivia uncovered a number of mistruths, which put a stall on following through with the paperwork."
As reported by Metro, the source said that despite the couple being ‘very much in love with one another’, Olivia’s ‘inability to trust Bradley forced her hand in not being able to legally bind their union’.
"Unfortunately, circumstances put a stall on them progressing with the formalities that were meant to follow," the source concluded.
What has Bradley Dack said?
Dack is yet to respond to Olivia's statement in full, but as reported by goss.ie, he has commented on an Instagram post about the split.
It's thought to be the first time he's issued any kind of remarks on the break-up since it first emerged in January.
Daily Mail journalist Katie Hind allegedly wrote under the publication's Instagram post: "Hi @olivia_attwood, when you cite female journalists, you are clearly meaning me. Is this because I didn’t fall for your nonsense? Because I didn’t believe your narrative?
“Because I exposed your PR plan? Because my newspaper revealed your fake wedding and your subsequent lies about being married? But oh no, it’s those bad female journalists, we are the bad ones."
Olivia didn't respond, but Bradley did reply, defending Olivia and writing: “You’ve got a lot of this wrong.. just leave her alone please.”
Tyla has contacted representatives for Olivia and Bradley for comment.
Topics: Olivia Attwood, Love Island, Reality TV, Celebrity, Sex and Relationships, UK News
Madison Burgess