Olivia Attwood shares how Pete Wicks ‘fell in love’ with her after split from ex Bradley Dack
Olivia Attwood has divulged details of her relationship with Pete Wicks, admitting she kept the former Strictly Come Dancing star ‘at arm's length’ in their early days.
The 35-year-old Londoner and Wicks, 37, initially sparked dating rumours earlier this year, with the latter eventually ‘hard launching’ their couple status during a trip to Ibiza.
In September, Attwood and her beau made their official red carpet debut at the National Television Awards (NTAs)—months after the ex-Love Island icon announced she and ex-Bradley Dack, 32, had officially called it quits.
The pair, who were never legally married, ended their relationship after two years, with Attwood describing the breakdown as ‘utterly humiliating’.
Olivia Attwood kept Pete Wicks at ‘arms length’
On an episode of Kaitlyn Bristowe’s Off the Vine podcast, the broadcaster admitted she and Wicks ‘started spending more time together’ after she and the Gillingham midfielder broke up.
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She claimed Wicks shared ‘quite soon’ after her split that he had begun to ‘feel romantically’ towards her.
However, the Loose Women presenter admitted that she initially kept the former TOWIE star at ‘arm's length’
“And I kept him at arm’s length for a hot minute but I knew straight away we had a connection that I hadn’t been aware of.”
“To be honest, I don’t think there’s a right way to do this,” she mused, discussing how to launch a public one after another had come to an end,” Attwood continued.
“People really love to get on their high horse and be like, You should be single after that’.
“For me, I love love. I feel like we are only here one time, we only get one go around.
“I have this connection with this friend, we are falling in love with each other, I’m not going to put it on ice because it doesn’t follow the format that people expect you to follow.”
The star added: “It ruffled some feathers and people had opinions on it but I’m only going to go around once. And what’s better than being in love?”
Pete Wicks has gone ‘all in’ on Olivia Attwood romance
Meanwhile, eality star Wicks admitted he’s ‘gone all in’ on his new relationship.
“Liv and I have known each other for for a long time, and yeah, like it's amazing. She's like my best friend, but also someone I really fancy,” he said on Heart Breakfast.
“We'd always kind of been friends, but you kind of see people, you know, events and and whatever else you want to get on, but we just started spending a little bit more time together this year, and and and the kind of that was that was it.”
Pete Wicks: For Dogs’ Sake is back
The fourth season of Pete Wicks: For Dogs’ Sake began on Monday (28 September), with the first episode airing on UKTV’s free-to-air channel U&W.
Filmed entirely at Dogs Trust rehoming centres, the series sees the star lending a much-needed hand to help pooches across the country be rehabilitated and rehomed.
“Many of you will know that this isn’t just a job for me, this is my passion and very close to my heart,” Wicks wrote via Instagram.
“I have worked with and loved dogs my whole life and getting to show you all the incredible work @dogstrust do every single day, helping rescue, rehabilitate and rehome vulnerable dogs is a blessing.
“Prepare yourselves for incredible stories, incredible moments, incredible people and most importantly incredible dogs.”
New episodes of For Dogs' Sake air every Monday evening at 9pm.
Topics: Celebrity, Sex and Relationships, Olivia Attwood
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