Olivia Attwood is escaping the heartbreak of her marriage split from Bradley Dack with a girls’ getaway to Dubai.
The TV presenter, 34, has booked the trip with her closest friends, as insiders say it’s the ‘tonic she needs’ after a heavy start to the year.
Following the end of her 10-year relationship with Bradley, whom she met before appearing on Love Island in 2017, Olivia has publicly put on a brave face, only postponing work commitments for a couple of days while she processes the breakup.
Behind the scenes, sources say she is ‘devastated’ but leaning on the support of close friends and family.
Despite Bradley’s alleged ‘breach of trust,’ insiders reveal Olivia has no intention of ‘berating’ him online or in the press, and there is still a lot of ‘respect’ between them, which she hopes to maintain through the divorce proceedings.
On Thursday, Bradley, 32, was pictured still wearing his wedding ring as he arrived for football training at Gillingham FC, just days after Olivia shared Instagram stories from her new London apartment.
Olivia Attwood is escaping the heartbreak of her marriage split from Bradley Dack with a girls’ getaway to Dubai
Following the end of her 10-year relationship with Bradley, Olivia has publicly put on a brave face, only postponing work commitments for a couple of days
A source told the Daily Mail: ‘Olivia has done her best to put on a brave face during her breakup from Bradley, but only her close friends and family really know how much she is struggling behind the scenes.
‘It’s obviously devastating for her – she and Bradley were together for over a decade and married with every intention of being together forever.
‘Olivia is a realist and knows the split is for the best, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t heartbroken.
‘She has no intention of berating Bradley online, even if he has done wrong. They’re still very close and want to keep things civil during their divorce.
‘She’s planned a fun girls’ trip to Dubai with her best friends to have something to look forward to. It’s the tonic she needs, and she’s really excited about it.’
It emerged on Saturday that Olivia and Bradley have split after two years of marriage, with the documentary maker now living alone in a London apartment overlooking the Thames.
An alleged ‘breach of trust’ on Bradley’s side sparked the sudden end of their relationship months after Olivia spoke to the Daily Mail about enduring a ‘tough’ six months in her marriage.
The host, recently named the new face of beauty brand Garnier and set to front ITV reality series The Heat, returns to live TV on Friday lunchtime to reunite with the Loose Women panel.
On Thursday, Bradley was pictured still wearing his wedding ring as he arrived for football training at Gillingham FC, days after Olivia shared Instagram stories from her new apartment
An alleged ‘breach of trust’ on Bradley’s side sparked the sudden end of their relationship months after Olivia spoke to the Daily Mail about enduring a ‘tough’ six months in her marriage
The ITV star has been open with her fanbase over the past year about the struggles she has faced in her marriage.
She admitted the couple had endured a ‘challenging’ six months when asked about their relationship in September, shortly after she was pictured looking close to podcaster Pete Wicks on a boat in Ibiza.
Olivia explained that as her career continued to soar, with recommissions of all her TV shows including Getting Filthy Rich, it took priority in her relationship, and she and Bradley were constantly trying to navigate their busy schedules.
She told 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.
‘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.
Olivia raised eyebrows when she was pictured ‘looking close’ to Pete, her KISS Radio co-star and close friend, on a yacht in Ibiza, but insiders insisted the pair are just good pals
‘It’s great to post a picture on Instagram but we’re transparent people and it’s not always like that, there are ups and downs, there are things on his side which haven’t been great, there’s a mix of things.
‘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.’
Fans grew concerned for the couple’s relationship after Olivia and Bradley sold the Cheshire mansion they once described as their ‘dream home’ last year.
Olivia raised eyebrows when she was pictured ‘looking close’ to Pete, her KISS Radio co-star and close friend, on a yacht in Ibiza, but insiders insisted the pair are just good pals.
The couple also spent Christmas together with their dogs at London’s Corinthia Hotel, rather than with their respective families.
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