Olivia Attwood's other man in her life - close friendship with boyband star revealed

Olivia Attwood enjoyed a "really close" friendship with a huge boy band star when they appeared on The Games together in 2022, according to reports.

The Love Island alum, 34, was joined by the likes of Christine McGuiness and Kevin Clifton on the gruelling sports show on ITV, which Olivia, 34, struggled to win any points in and finished last from bottom in 11th place.

However, despite her poor performance on the programme, the plucky presenter is said to have struck up a firm friendship with 'kindred spirit' MaxGeorge, 36, who had recently split from his long-term girlfriend Stacey Giggs, former wife of Wales star, Ryan Giggs.

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Olivia, meanwhile, was engaged to footballer Bradley Dack - who was said to be fuming when he saw the recent pictures of his now wife snuggled up to TOWIE star Pete Wicks in Ibiza.

Speaking to the Mailabout the presenter's close friendship with The Wanted star, a source said: "Olivia and Max were really close. They would often be seen giggling together and were hugely supportive of each other when it came to the sporting events.

"Olivia was out of her comfort zone [with The Games]. She is usually so confident but this was different.

"Olivia struggled, but Max was there to keep her smiling and champion her. Max had just come out of a two-year relationship with Stacey and [the break-up had been] hard, these things always are."

The source also added that the reality stars were seen ‘having a great time together’ at the end-of-filming ‘wrap’ party for The Games at which Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas and newsreader Lucrezia Millarini were among the guests.

Sources suggest that Olivia and Max didn’t stay in ‘much contact’ after the show ended – and went on to pursue their separate romances. Olivia married Brad one year later, while Max went on to date former EastEnders actress, Maisie Smith.

However, Olivia’s love life has hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons recently after she was snapped on a boozy work trip to Ibiza with Pete Wicks.

The This Morning star was said to be 'in the doghouse' with her footballer hubby Bradley after the raucous get-away after the reality TV duo were seen partying with their work mates and were papped at Ocean Beach and later on a yacht together.

Dressed in a sizzling black bikini as she relaxed on board, Olivia was seen sitting close to Pete who wrapped an arm round her back. The photos are said to have left Olivia's husband of two years 'livid' after they were shared in League Two club Gillingham’s WhatsApp group by Bradley’s amused team-mates.

When asked about the drama by pal Sam Thompson in the latest episode of their Staying Relevant podcast, Pete admitted that he always knew the trip would be messy. Responding to Sam when asked about what he thought would happen, TOWIE legend Pete said: "Going to get off my t*ts!"

He went on: "Liv and I on work trips, what generally happens is we get to the airport and it's an early flight and by the time we step onto the flight we're drunk.

Olivia, meanwhile, has been open about her close friendship with Pete, who describes the Love Island alum as his 'work wife.' In an episode of their Kiss FM radio show, she told Pete, who is currently single after splitting up with Maura Higgins earlier this year, that he was her 'type' before their fateful trip to the White Island.

She has now taken to Instagram with a cryptic message about her 'circle getting smaller', posting: "I know you have questions, but just not this week, because if you haven't noticed - I'm kinda busy."

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