The former Love Island star is now happily married to football star Bradley Dack – but before she embarked on a successful romance with him, she endured a ‘toxic’ relationship with Chris Hughes

Olivia Attwood took a brutal swipe at her famous ex-boyfriends – branding them ‘unpleasant’ and ’stinkers’ while appearing on Loose Women.

The 32-year-old former Love Island contestant is now happily married to 29-year-old footballer Bradley Dack – but she kissed some rather toxic frogs on her road to happiness. Most famously, Olivia was in a turbulent romance with fellow Love Island star Chris Hughes – which lasted from their time on the show in July 2017 until their abrupt split in February 2018.

Olivia was on the Loose Women panel on Thursday alongside fellow panelists Jane Moore, 61, and Linda Robson, 65 – as well as main presenter Charlene White, 43. And while they were mulling various topics, the subject of the Netflix show The Crown was raised.

In dramatised scenes, viewers saw Carol Middleton encouraging her daughter, Kate, to approach Prince William in an effort to entice him to start dating her. This provoked the panel to consider if parental interference can be a good or bad thing.

Olivia is married to footballer Bradley Dack ( 
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But before dating Bradley, Olivia endured an explosive relationship with Chris Hughes ( 
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Olivia confessed that her own mother had encouraged her to go after her now husband Bradley – but not before first throwing dirt over the men she had dated before. The reality star said: “She gave me a gentle nudge, I would say. I think after coming out the back of a few unpleasant relationships, and to be fair to my mum, she never got involved in relationships. And I had some real stinkers.

“She would always be nice, and welcomed them and stuff. And I was going through a break up and I was living on my own but I kept going to my mum and dad’s house and was hanging around and sulking. I think she was sick of the sight of me.

“She was like ‘Have you got anyone nice you are talking to?’ And I was like ‘No’. And then I was like ‘Well, there is this one boy,’ and I showed her a picture of Brad and she was like ‘He’s cute! Go and meet up with him. What’s the matter with you?’ So she gave me a little push.”

Olivia’s comments about dating ’stinkers’ will likely hit Chris Hughes hard as he was her most recent partner before she began dating Bradley – while she also briefly dated Geordie Shore star Sam Gowland while on Love Island. Chris and Olivia had an explosive relationship that started on the ITV2 show and lasted for six months but was rocked by accusations he was controlling and toxic.

Olivia has discussed the romance in the past, explaining how she was worn down by constant arguments – and she went back to Bradley, who she had reportedly dated before she appeared on Love Island. She revealed in 2021: “Sometimes that’s what happens and it pushes you back to your ex. After that we needed a good year to find our footing as a couple again. I still wasn’t sure. It was toxic with Chris and we argued a lot. I never had that problem with Brad, we never argued.”

Chris went on to date former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson – but this high-profile fling also ended in a cloud of controversy. He and the 32-year-old singer attended an awards ceremony in January 2020 where the couple allegedly argued and then, shockingly, Chris erupted at a photographer outside the event where he was videos swearing and throwing punches. Chris and Jesy broke up soon after.