Olivia Attwood has candidly revealed her emotional state following the breakdown of her marriage to footballer Bradley Dack, as she settles into a new London flat. The 34-year-old Love Island star shared footage of a daunting mountain of boxes containing her extensive wardrobe, humorously captioning the scene with "Scared" and "Help" as she prepared to unpack.
New Beginnings in the Capital
The television personality has relocated to London after it emerged over the weekend that her two-year marriage to 32-year-old Bradley Dack is conclusively over. Olivia broke her social media silence on Monday with a poignant selfie in her empty flat, writing "2026.. a new home in the city I was born in" alongside a video of her sitting in the bare living room with the caption "That dream was planted in your heart for a reason."
Navigating Heartbreak
In a telling insight into her emotional processing, Olivia shared a video clip featuring Angelina Jolie's advice for difficult times. The acclaimed actress urged in the clip: "Go right through it. Like right through it - feel it, be in it, don't avoid it, go completely in it, feel everything and then go right through it and get out the other end." This shared wisdom accompanied Olivia's own vulnerable documentation of her transition period.
The End of a Turbulent Relationship
Sources have confirmed to Daily Mail that the couple's relationship has ended "for good" and they are heading for divorce after Bradley "breached her trust." The pair first met in 2015 but experienced early turbulence when Olivia discovered Bradley had cheated during their initial romance, prompting her to sign up for Love Island in 2017 where she rose to fame.
Despite reconciling after her brief fling with co-star Chris Hughes and becoming engaged during a romantic Dubai getaway in 2019, their marriage has now broken down two years after tying the knot at London's Bulgari Hotel. A source revealed: "Olivia and Bradley have had a long relationship full of ups and downs. They have always managed to overcome any problems between them, including distance, their busy careers, and, in the past, betrayals from Bradley's side."
Transparent About Struggles
Olivia has been remarkably open with her fanbase about marital difficulties over the past year. In September, she admitted the couple had endured a "challenging" six months, telling the Daily Mail: "Me and Brad never pretend to have a perfect relationship, we have been up, down, left, backwards, and the last six months have been really challenging for us. My work and his work take precedence over everything, we have to navigate our relationship all the time."
The documentary maker added with characteristic honesty: "It's the boring side of being an adult in a long term relationship, we constantly have to work at it and that's just the truth. No one else really wants to say that part out loud but it is difficult at times. I have messed up and done stuff, Brad has messed up. It's really easy to pretend you're perfect but no one is if you just dig a little deeper."
Signs of the Split
The couple had moved out of their Cheshire home in December, initially sparking speculation about their relationship status. While the plan was reportedly to purchase property closer to London following Bradley's move to Gillingham F.C. and Olivia's increasingly capital-centric schedule, signs of trouble multiplied.
Olivia celebrated Christmas at London's The Corinthia hotel because she was "struggling mentally" with dealing with boxes at their new property. Shortly before the breakup revelation, she travelled to Germany for her father's birthday without Bradley, and eagle-eyed fans noticed she wasn't wearing her wedding ring during the festivities.
Since the split confirmation, Olivia has unfollowed Bradley on Instagram, having already spent months avoiding posting photos of them together to prevent giving fans a misleading impression about their relationship status. The star, who previously lived in Cheshire with the footballer, now faces the daunting task of unpacking her life in London while processing the end of her marriage.
