Olivia Attwood

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Olivia Attwood
Born
Olivia Jade Attwood

(1991-05-02) 2 May 1991 (age 33)
London, England
Years active2017–present
Television
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(m. 2023)​
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Years active2024–present
Genre Podcast
Subscribers20.7 thousand [1]
Total views1.298 million [1]
Last updated: June 17, 2024

Olivia Jade Attwood Dack (born 2 May 1991) 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 the twenty-second series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! but withdrew on medical grounds two days after arriving. In 2023, Attwood joined Loose Women as a panellist. As of 2024, Attwood and GK Barry are the youngest panellists in the show's 25 year history.

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Early life

Attwood was born on 2 May 1991 in London. [2] After her younger years living in London, Surrey, England and Alberta, Canada [3] for 5 years, [4] she attended Tormead School and Cranleigh School. [5]

Career

Attwood began her career as a model and a motorsport grid girl. [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 wedding 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 2022, Attwood began presenting documentaries on ITV, with the first documentary series being titled Olivia Attwood: Getting Filthy Rich, which explored the online selling of sexual content. [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]

In June 2023, ITV commissioned Olivia Marries Her Match, an upcoming four-part reality show focusing on Attwood's and fiancé Bradley Dack's wedding. [21] In August 2023, she was a guest panellist on Loose Women . [22]

Personal life

Attwood dated Chris Hughes whom she met on Love Island until 2018. [23] [24] In 2019, she became engaged to footballer Bradley Dack. [25] They married on 3 June 2023. [26] She has ADHD. [27]

Filmography

As herself
YearTitleNotes
2017 Love Island Contestant; series 3
2018Chris & Olivia: Crackin' OnLead role
2018 Celebs Go Dating Main role
2019–2020 The Only Way Is Essex Regular role; series 25–26
2020–presentOlivia Meets Her MatchLead role
2022–presentOlivia Attwood: Getting Filthy RichPresenter; Documentary series [28]
2022 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Contestant; series 22
2022 The Games Contestant; 11th place
2023Olivia Marries Her MatchLead role
2023–present Loose Women Regular panellist
2023Olivia Attwood vs The TrollsPresenter
2024Olivia Attwood: The Price of PerfectionPresenter [29]
Olivia Attwood’s Bad BoyfriendsPresenter [30]

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