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reality series ''

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''. In November 2022, she participated in Series 22 of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' but withdrew on medical grounds two days after arriving.

Early life

Attwood was born on 2 May 1991 in

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. She has two siblings, Georgia and Max. After young years living in London,

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and

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, she attended

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and

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Career

Attwood began her career as a model and a motorsport grid girl. In 2017, she became a contestant on the third series of the

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reality dating show '' Love Island''. Along with

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, she reached the final and the pair finished in third place. The following year, Attwood and Hughes starred in their own spin-off series ''Chris & Olivia: Crackin' On''. In 2018, Attwood appeared on series five of ''

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.'' Attwood reportedly lied about being single in order to appear on the show. However she denied the claims. In 2019, Attwood joined the cast of ''

'' for its twenty-fourth series. She appeared in 16 episodes before leaving at the end of series 26 in 2020. In 2020, Attwood began starring in her own reality series on

titled ''Olivia Meets Her Match'', which followed the events leading up to her engagement with footballer Bradley Dack. She and Dack also appeared in

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's Drama vs. Reality advertisement alongside

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. In 2021, she appeared on the

series ''Celebrity Karaoke Club''. She has also made appearances on ''

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'', '' Tipping Point: Lucky Stars'', ''

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''. In 2021, it was announced that Attwood would present a series with ITV titled ''Getting Filthy Rich''. The series, which aired in 2022, explored the online selling of sexual content on

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. Later in 2022, Attwood began competing in the ITV competition series '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' but withdrew on medical grounds shortly after arriving.

Personal life

Attwood dated

whom she met on ''Love Island'' until 2018. She is currently engaged to footballer Bradley Dack. She has

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Filmography

References

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Early life

Career

Personal life

Filmography

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