{"id":195412,"date":"2025-10-12T18:02:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T18:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/195412\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T18:02:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T18:02:09","slug":"olivia-attwoods-grim-reality-of-hard-marriage-with-her-husband-bradley-dack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/195412\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Attwood&#8217;s grim reality of &#8216;hard&#8217; marriage with her husband Bradley Dack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Olivia Attwood has admitted to going through a difficult patch in her marriage with Bradley Dack, saying marriage is &#8216;hard&#8217; and she is not willing to fake it for social media<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_Olivia-Attwood-gets-new-tattoo-of-iconic-catchphrase.jpg\" alt=\"Olivia Attwood in her car\" loading=\"eager\" \/>Olivia Attwood&#8217;s fans have been asking why the presenter hasn&#8217;t shared any photos of her husband Bradley recently(Image: Jam Press\/@olivia_attwood)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Olivia Attwood has opened up about the realities of married life with her husband, Bradley Dack, after fans started wondering why they have not been seen together recently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">The former <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/love-island\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Love Island<\/a> star, 34, has never shied away from speaking openly about the highs and lows of her marriage. Today she shared a brutally honest update with her followers during a Q&amp;A on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/instagram\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">When one fan asked, \u201cWhere the helly is Brad? [sic]\u201d, referring to his absence from her social media, Olivia was very frank about the state of their relationship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/diane-keatons-health-declined-very-36054491\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Diane Keaton&#8217;s health &#8216;declined very suddenly&#8217; before Oscar-winning star&#8217;s death<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/love-islands-tom-walker-reveals-36054523\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Love Island&#8217;s Tom Walker reveals wife is pregnant with first child<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_Olivia-Marries-Her-Match-TV-Show-Series-3-Episode-2-UK-02-Aug-2023.jpg\" alt=\"Bradley Dack with Olivia Attwood\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>The ITV show host admitted their marriage is &#8216;hard'(Image: ITV\/REX\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">She wrote: \u201cHe\u2019s alive, I swear. 10 years of us. A lot has changed. Marriage is frikinnn hard (no one wants to say that part out loud) and I\u2019m just not a faker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">\u201cI\u2019m not posting pictures if they don\u2019t reflect our reality. We are doing our thing, and if there are any more updates, you will be the first to know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Her refreshingly open comments come after months of speculation about her marriage, which were sparked by photos of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/olivia-attwood-brands-pete-wicks-35877349\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">her looking close to long-time friend Pete Wicks<\/a> during a wild holiday in Ibiza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Olivia later admitted she could understand why the images might have upset her husband, but stressed that their marriage is still a \u201cwork in progress\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">The <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/loose-women\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Loose Women<\/a> panellist told Hello! magazine that she refuses to condemn people for gossiping about her relationship. \u201cSometimes the people that have the shiniest exterior have the most f***ed up stuff going on,\u201d she said. \u201cEveryone has stuff going on behind the scenes, and they don\u2019t talk about it, so when it comes to your own relationship, you have to give yourself a break.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">\u201cAlso, weirder things happen in this industry than any other. I don\u2019t condemn people for gossiping about my relationship because I love gossiping about other people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Although Bradley skipped the National Television Awards earlier this month, he was <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/olivia-attwood-backed-husband-bradley-35891242\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">by Olivia&#8217;s side to support the launch<\/a> of her new River Island fashion edit in mid-September, proving that they are still very much together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">While promoting the second season of her reality series Bad Boyfriends, Olivia recently fessed up to waking Bradley up in the middle of the night earlier in their relationship \u201cto go mental\u201d at him after <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/olivia-attwood-woke-husband-bradley-35917451\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">finding old messages from another woman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">During a discussion about trust and privacy, Bradley said that checking a partner\u2019s phone is \u201cnot a nice thing\u201d. Olivia admitted she used to go through his messages \u201ca lot when I had less work\u201d, only to realise once that she\u2019d confronted him over messages from before they had even met.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Although they&#8217;ve had their fair share of difficulties, including an infidelity on Bradley&#8217;s part when the pair were younger, Olivia has said that forgiveness has helped both of them move forward with their relationship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">During a recent appearance on Lorraine, she explained: \u201cBrad and I had a rocky start. There\u2019s no such thing as perfect. Our relationship has ups and downs, it\u2019s a work in progress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">\u201cIt\u2019s not something I would recommend to everyone to forgive [cheating] and move on. It worked for us\u2026you grow up together and learn how to behave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Like this story? 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