Olivia Attwood hails ‘remarkable’ boyfriend Pete Wicks as she opens up on new romance
Television personality Olivia Attwood has opened up about her new relationship with Pete Wicks, praising his emotional intelligence and banter.
Television personality Olivia Attwood has opened up about her new relationship with fellow reality star Pete Wicks, describing the romance as the easiest thing she has ever experienced. According to reporting from The Independent, the television star praised her new partner’s emotional intelligence, calling him a rare person and hailing him as remarkable.
The pair, both well-known figures in reality television, officially confirmed their relationship with a series of affectionate posts on Instagram from Ibiza in July, following months of public speculation. Their announcement followed months of intense public speculation, which had been fuelled by images of the duo surfacing earlier in the year. Alongside their television careers, Wicks and Attwood co-host the Kiss radio show The Sunday Roast.
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Reflecting on her bond with the former The Only Way Is Essex star in an interview with Cosmopolitan magazine, Attwood discussed how their dynamic shifted from long-standing friendship to romance. Coverage via Aol outlines that the couple had always gotten along well through years of friendship, often bickering like brother and sister before romance blossomed.
"It’s the easiest thing I’ve ever done. We’re both in this era where we just want peace and to enjoy life."
Olivia Attwood, TV personality, via The Independent
Attwood praised Wicks for matching her energy and conversational style. Personality wise, I’ve never had a straight man who can go toe-to-toe with me on banter – he is the only one who can keep up,
she told the magazine. She added that they tick many important boxes for an adult relationship, noting his rare emotional intelligence.
According to Attwood, once Wicks knew she was separated, he made his feelings known and things progressed quickly. She joked that their shared friendship group is tired of their public displays of affection, remarking that they are close to being exiled.
Reflecting on past heartbreak
The new romance follows the end of Attwood's marriage to professional footballer Bradley Dack. The former couple shared a tumultuous on-off relationship spanning over a decade and tied the knot in a lavish wedding in 2023, covered by the ITV series Olivia Marries Her Match.
Attwood announced their separation on social media in March, disclosing that she had stood by Dack as he lied and cheated on her multiple times over the years. She explained that leaving was brutal and that she felt she broke her own heart by walking away when staying would have been easier. She also defended herself against public criticism regarding her decision to stay in the relationship for so long, emphasizing the complexity of such situations and stating that the speculation wasn't fair.
Having risen to fame on ITV's dating show Love Island in 2017, Attwood later became a regular cast member on Towie from 2019 to 2021 and fronted various ITV television programmes including The Price Of Perfection and Bad Boyfriends.
Timeline of events
- 2017: Olivia Attwood gains public prominence following an appearance on ITV's Love Island.
- 2019–2021: Attwood stars as a regular cast member on Towie.
- 2023: She marries professional footballer Bradley Dack in a ceremony featured on Olivia Marries Her Match.
- March: Attwood reveals her split from Dack in a social media post following a decade of an on-off relationship.
- July: Attwood and Wicks officially confirm their romance with affectionate Instagram posts from Ibiza.
- Recent: Attwood discusses her relationship with Wicks and reflects on her past marriage in a Cosmopolitan magazine interview.
