OLIVIA Attwood has hinted at the shocking reason she didn’t legally marry Bradley Dack, as their split gets even messier.
Olivia, 34, and ex-partner Bradley, 32, broke up in January after she claimed that he was unfaithful to her.
The Loose Women star is at the centre of wedding fakery row, after it came to light that she and Bradley were never legally married.
The Love Island legend left ITV bosses “blindsided” when it was revealed that their marriage was never made official, despite the broadcaster airing their wedding on TV.
Now, Olivia has hinted at why she never signed the official paperwork, which would have made her legally wed to Brad.
It came when she “liked” a video on Instagram which explained that by choosing to stay unmarried and not signing a wedding licence, Olivia would never have had a prenup with Brad.
The clip was captioned with: “Failing to sign on the dotted line was not an act of irresponsibility or forgetfulness… Olivia Attwood was doing what men have done for MILLENIA (protecting her [money emoji]).”
The star has made a HUGE fortune, and is a millionaire many times over, thanks to her rise to fame on Love Island in 2017.
Since then, she has become the darling of ITV, making documentaries left right and centre, as well as a slew of reality shows.
Olivia is also a radio star and podcaster, and is an ambassador for many lucrative brands.
All of this has boosted her bank balance massively, so it appears she made a decision to protect it and not get legally wed.
Meanwhile, Olivia and Bradley held their £200,000 ceremony for 80 guests at the five-star Bulgari hotel in London’s Knightsbridge in June 2023, two months before ITV aired it on their reality show, Olivia Meets Her Match.
She had even changed her name to Olivia Attwood-Dack, using that in her frequent appearances on ITV1’s Loose Women.
Yet it was recently revealed how they never had a legal marriage, as the union has not been logged with the General Register Office, the archive of all marriages and civil partnerships for England and Wales.
Olivia’s camp has claimed that the couple had planned to complete paperwork at a register office near their home in Cheshire six weeks after the wedding.
But they failed to ever sign anything as “Olivia uncovered a number of mistruths” and that her inability to trust Bradley “forced her hand in not being able to legally bind their union”.
A telly source said: “There were crisis meetings at ITV yesterday after this bombshell sent shockwaves around the network as bosses were under the impression that Olivia was married legally and it looks as if they didn’t do their due diligence.
“She always acknowledged him as her husband and used his name, so there was never any need to question the matter.
“ITV would never dream of intentionally trying to deceive their viewers and appreciate the severity of the revelation.
“The show now looks like a cash grab from Olivia and Bradley and makes a mockery of her fanbase”.
Despite the fallout from the revelation that ITV‘s “golden girl” was never legally married, Olivia has jetted to another country on work commitments.
Meanwhile, it comes just days after Olivia said she felt like a “f**king idiot” and admitted covering and lying for the footballer in a fiery statement.
Last week, Gillingham player Brad spoke out to defend her on social media while we exclusively told how her family had cut ties with him.
While attempting to get on with her life, with a work trip to Seoul, Olivia re-posted an inspirational quote to her Instagram page.
On it she added the caption: “I’m in love with this sentence”.
It read: “Forgive yourself, for not knowing earlier what only time could teach you”.
Olivia and Bradley’s split was revealed in January, with sources confirming at the time it was due to a “breach of trust” on the latter’s side.
And earlier this month, we were told by pals that Bradley had been unfaithful to Olivia, hence the break-up.
The blonde bombshell has now confirmed that she is dating again after being seen kissing Pete Wicks.