Olivia Attwood

Olivia Jade Attwood (born 2 May 1991)[1] is an English television personality, presenter and model. In 2017, she appeared on the third series of Love Island and later became a regular cast member on the ITVBe reality series The Only Way Is Essex. In November 2022, she participated in Series 22 of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! but withdrew on medical grounds two days after arriving.

Olivia Attwood
Born
Olivia Jade Attwood

(1991-05-02) 2 May 1991
London, England
Television
PartnerBradley Dack (engaged)

Early life

Attwood was born on 2 May 1991 in London.[2] She has two siblings, Georgia and Max.[3] After young years living in London, Surrey, England and Alberta, Canada, she attended Tormead School and Cranleigh School.[4]

Career

Attwood began her career as a model and a motorsport grid girl.[5][6] In 2017, she became a contestant on the third series of the ITV2 reality dating show Love Island. Along with Chris Hughes, she reached the final and the pair finished in third place.[7][8] The following year, Attwood and Hughes starred in their own spin-off series Chris & Olivia: Crackin' On.[9]

In 2018, Attwood appeared on series five of Celebs Go Dating.[10] Attwood reportedly lied about being single in order to appear on the show. However she denied the claims.[11] In 2019, Attwood joined the cast of The Only Way Is Essex for its twenty-fourth series.[12] She appeared in 16 episodes before leaving at the end of series 26 in 2020.[13]

In 2020, Attwood began starring in her own reality series on ITVBe titled Olivia Meets Her Match, which followed the events leading up to her engagement with footballer Bradley Dack.[14] She and Dack also appeared in ITV's Drama vs. Reality advertisement alongside Anna Friel.[15] In 2021, she appeared on the ITV2 series Celebrity Karaoke Club.[16] She has also made appearances on Lorraine, Tipping Point: Lucky Stars, The Crystal Maze, The Real Housewives of Cheshire and Loose Women.[17]

In 2021, it was announced that Attwood would present a series with ITV titled Getting Filthy Rich. The series, which aired in 2022, explored the online selling of sexual content on OnlyFans.[18] Later in 2022, Attwood began competing in the ITV competition series I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here![19] but withdrew on medical grounds shortly after arriving.[20]

Personal life

Attwood dated Chris Hughes whom she met on Love Island until 2018.[21][22] She is currently engaged to footballer Bradley Dack.[23] She has ADHD.[24]

Filmography
As herself
Year Title Note
2017 Love Island Contestant; series 3
2018 Chris & Olivia: Crackin' On Reality series
2018 Celebs Go Dating Main cast
2019–2020 The Only Way Is Essex Cast member
2020–present Olivia Meets Her Match Reality series
2022 Olivia Attwood: Getting Filthy Rich Documentary
2022 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Contestant; Series 22

See also

References
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  2. "Who is Olivia Attwood? Everything you need to know about the Love Island 2017 star". Heat.
  3. Bloodworth, Adam (September 14, 2017). "Love Island's Olivia Attwood has a secret hot brother who lives in Canada".
  4. "Love Island's Olivia Attwood Is Basically Just As Posh As Camilla Thurlow | MTV UK". www.mtv.co.uk.
  5. "Love Island's Olivia Attwood hints Maura Higgins is lying about past lovers". Heart.
  6. "Who is Olivia Attwood? The Love Island contestant has a very revealing party trick". Radio Times.
  7. "Olivia Attwood". ITV.
  8. Hawksley, Rupert (July 24, 2017). "Kem and Amber win Love Island 2017 with Jamie and Camilla runners-up". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  9. "So what if Love Island's relationships are fake? We all love a little 'showmance'". The Guardian. June 20, 2019.
  10. "Chris Hughes and Olivia Attwood fall out on Twitter over her Celebs Go Dating appearance". Radio Times.
  11. Lee, Jess (November 16, 2018). "Celebs Go Dating on claim Olivia 'faked' being single". Digital Spy.
  12. "Olivia Attwood Joins TOWIE Cast Permanently As She's Spotted Filming For Upcoming Series". Capital.
  13. Warner, Sam (September 19, 2019). "Olivia Attwood hits back at "disgusting" response to TOWIE appearance". Digital Spy.
  14. "Olivia Meets Her Match - Watch episodes" – via www.itv.com.
  15. "ITV Drama vs Reality Anna Friel, Olivia Attwood and Bradley Dack". Press Centre.
  16. "Meet the cast of Celebrity Karaoke Club series 2 - full line-up revealed". Radio Times.
  17. "Tipping Point: Lucky Stars, TV". tv24.co.uk.
  18. West, Amy (September 2, 2021). "Love Island's Olivia Attwood announces brand new project with ITV". Digital Spy.
  19. Stolworthy, Jacob (31 October 2022). "I'm a Celebrity 2022 lineup 'revealed'". Daily Independent. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  20. "Olivia Attwood forced to quit I'm A Celebrity on medical grounds". Sky News. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  21. "Why did Chris Hughes and Olivia Attwood break up?". Capital.
  22. "From Selling Sunset to Love Island, are reality TV relationships the real thing?". The Guardian. August 19, 2021.
  23. Earp, Catherine (October 14, 2019). "Love Island's Olivia Attwood announces engagement to boyfriend Bradley Dack". Digital Spy.
  24. "Loose Women - Love Island's Olivia Attwood Talks Living With ADHD" – via www.itv.com.
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