Real reason Olivia Attwood ‘never legally married’ Bradley Dack revealed after split

After splitting from what the world believed to be her husband earlier this year, it has been revealed that Olivia Attwood was never legally married to Bradley Dack after all.

In January, it emerged that the ITV presenter, 34, and Gillingham footballer, 32, were ‘over for good’ after a 10-year relationship.

Both parties initially remained silent on the reports, but sources alleged that there had been a ‘breach of trust’ from Bradley, leading to Olivia calling everything off.

She later took to Instagram as she updated her followers on the move into her new London pad, which she hadn’t ‘expected’ to be living in alone now. Still, she insisted that she ‘wanted Brad to be happy’.

Now, however, more details have surfaced about their split, shedding light on the reasons why they never actually made their marriage legally binding.

In June 2023, Olivia and Bradley held a lavish wedding at the five-star Bulgari hotel in Knightsbridge, for which she stunned in a £30,000 Galia Lahav gown and adorned the venue with 25,000 individual flowers.

Their special day, and the lead-up, were documented for the 17-part series Olivia Meets Her Match. It aired for three seasons and offered a glimpse inside her new life as a Wag, having relocated to Manchester after finding fame on Love Island.

As a result, cameras were on hand to capture Olivia sitting next to her new husband as she nervously signed the marriage register, with her proud parents watching on.

But it turns out that there is no official record of the marriage, as revealed by the Mail on Sunday, which visited the City of Westminster Archives Centre but found ‘no trace of Olivia Jade Attwood and Bradley Paul Dack anywhere in 2023 or 2022’.

When they did ‘marry’, Bradley’s best pal, Ronnie Vint, and Olivia’s younger brother, Max, acted as witnesses to them signing on the dotted line. But their union was not then logged with the General Register Office, where all marriages and civil partnerships in England and Wales are recorded.

It has also been noted that the document they added their signatures to for the television series was blank.

The Mail proceeded to question whether their nuptials were merely about ‘the cash’, since ITV is said to have thrown mega money at Olivia’s reality show.

A source claimed it will be ‘very disappointing’ for her fans, who had no reason to believe Bradley might not legally have been her husband.

However, another insider close to Olivia has revealed she ‘uncovered a number of mistruths’, which meant she felt unable to finalise the legalities of their marriage.

‘The Bulgari Hotel, where Olivia and Bradley had their wedding ceremony, didn’t have a wedding licence,’ said the source.

‘Despite her best efforts, the wedding planner was unable to turn one around in time, so an appointment was made six weeks after the ceremony to complete paperwork at a registry office near their home in Cheshire.’

They added: ‘During these six weeks, Olivia uncovered a number of mistruths, which put a stall on following through with the paperwork.’

Metro understands that Olivia’s relationship with her ex-partner was still genuine, having lasted over a decade.

But despite being ‘very much in love with one another’, ultimately, Olivia’s ‘inability to trust Bradley forced her hand in not being able to legally bind their union’.

‘Every attempt was made to contractually bind the ceremony on the day itself; alternatively, an appointment was made to sign paperwork in the weeks after. Unfortunately, circumstances put a stall on them progressing with the formalities that were meant to follow.’

Still, the former couple made somewhat of a permanent commitment to one another after appearing to tie the knot, which is now perhaps the only symbol of a marriage left between them.

On their wedding day, Olivia got ‘Till death’ tattooed on her arm, while Bradley got ‘Do us part’ on his wrist.

Bradley’s camp has opted not to comment on the revelations.

This comes after multiple women have come forward, claiming Bradley was unfaithful to Olivia with them.

As reported by The Sun, he allegedly cheated while Olivia was working abroad. When she rang him, she was unable to reach his phone.

The ups and downs of Olivia and Bradley’s relationship were well documented. When she made her Love Island debut in 2017, she said she applied for the dating show as an act of revenge after he cheated on her for the first time.

Olivia coupled up with Chris Hughes, from whom she split in 2018 and, shortly after, rekindled things with Bradley, remaining together since.

As for where things stand now, Olivia made headlines with her best mate Pete Wicks last week, having been papped smooching on a night out.

The Kiss FM radio presenters and podcast co-hosts were out with friends at the Flute Bar in Soho, where they were seen locking lips, appearing to confirm that they were now more than friends, having previously shut down speculation that there was a spark between them.

Sources claimed Bradley felt ’embarrassed and upset’ upon seeing the snaps, which led to him unfollowing Olivia on social media.

She has also now removed ‘Dack’ from her surname online, going simply by Olivia Attwood.

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