Olivia Attwood's grim reality of 'hard' marriage with her husband Bradley Dack

Olivia Attwood has opened up about the realities of married life with her husband, Bradley Dack, after fans started wondering why they have not been seen together recently.

The former Love Island star, 34, has never shied away from speaking openly about the highs and lows of her marriage. Today she shared a brutally honest update with her followers during a Q&A on Instagram.

When one fan asked, “Where the helly is Brad? [sic]”, referring to his absence from her social media, Olivia was very frank about the state of their relationship.

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She wrote: “He’s alive, I swear. 10 years of us. A lot has changed. Marriage is frikinnn hard (no one wants to say that part out loud) and I’m just not a faker.

“I’m not posting pictures if they don’t reflect our reality. We are doing our thing, and if there are any more updates, you will be the first to know.”

Her refreshingly open comments come after months of speculation about her marriage, which were sparked by photos of her looking close to long-time friend Pete Wicks during a wild holiday in Ibiza.

Olivia later admitted she could understand why the images might have upset her husband, but stressed that their marriage is still a “work in progress”.

The Loose Women panellist told Hello! magazine that she refuses to condemn people for gossiping about her relationship. “Sometimes the people that have the shiniest exterior have the most f***ed up stuff going on,” she said. “Everyone has stuff going on behind the scenes, and they don’t talk about it, so when it comes to your own relationship, you have to give yourself a break.

“Also, weirder things happen in this industry than any other. I don’t condemn people for gossiping about my relationship because I love gossiping about other people.”

Although Bradley skipped the National Television Awards earlier this month, he was by Olivia's side to support the launch of her new River Island fashion edit in mid-September, proving that they are still very much together.

While promoting the second season of her reality series Bad Boyfriends, Olivia recently fessed up to waking Bradley up in the middle of the night earlier in their relationship “to go mental” at him after finding old messages from another woman.

During a discussion about trust and privacy, Bradley said that checking a partner’s phone is “not a nice thing”. Olivia admitted she used to go through his messages “a lot when I had less work”, only to realise once that she’d confronted him over messages from before they had even met.

Although they've had their fair share of difficulties, including an infidelity on Bradley's part when the pair were younger, Olivia has said that forgiveness has helped both of them move forward with their relationship.

During a recent appearance on Lorraine, she explained: “Brad and I had a rocky start. There’s no such thing as perfect. Our relationship has ups and downs, it’s a work in progress.

“It’s not something I would recommend to everyone to forgive [cheating] and move on. It worked for us…you grow up together and learn how to behave.”

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