Olivia Attwood admits she fears she ‘moved too fast’ with Pete Wicks and says her pals begged her to ‘stay single’

OLIVIA Attwood has admitted fears she “moved too fast” in her new romance with Pete Wicks. The Love Island alum, 35, also confessed pals begged her to “stay single” following her split from husband Bradley Dack this year. Olivia Attwood has admitted initial fears she ‘moved to fast’ in her new relationship with Pete Wicks Credit: Splash Her romance with the TOWIE alum swiftly went from mates to something more – and she said pals had told her to ‘stay single’ Credit: Getty Pete, 37, and Liv – whose relationship is set to beat the friends-to-lovers curse – went Instagram official in their Ibiza holiday snaps last month – seven months after calling time on her romance with footballer Brad. She told The Times of their bond – which went from mates to lovers when Pete made the first move – and said: “It was unexpected, we went from platonic to non-platonic very quickly. Sign up for the Love Island newsletter Thank you! “He’s extremely intelligent and compassionate and patient, all the things I desperately needed but didn’t know I needed”. Talking of her mindset as the pair went from strength to strength, when they were pictured kissing, cuddling and on romantic dates, Liv added: “‘Is something amazing happening while I’m still processing something awful?’ She split with husband Bradley Dack in January Credit: Getty She recently told how Pete made the first move Credit: Getty “‘Yes.’ People are telling me to be single, to go on dates. “But if I shut things down with Pete I’d only be dating people to find the connection I have with him”. Last week, she admitted reality TV star and podcast anchor Pete took the lead. Speaking to Cosmopolitan, she told the publication: “We always got on so well but we bickered like brother and sister – never once was there ever… Most read in Showbiz “Once he knew I was separated, he made his feelings known, and it all happened quite quickly. “Our friendship group is nauseated by us – we’re one PDA away from being exiled. “I’m like, ‘who are we?’ We’re bringing out a [new] side of each other.” Pete was then the first to make their relationship official on Instagram. Olivia’s long-term relationship with footballer Bradley Dack came to an end in January when she was told at an event how Bradley, 32, had “gone back with a random girl” on a night out. The damage was irreversible for Olivia and she made the gut-wrenching decision to call it a day, nearly three years on from their wedding. In the months after the split, Olivia confessed she couldn’t stop crying. She previously said: ” I have cried, I’ve cried so hard during this breakup to the point where I f*****g think I’m going to pass out, and then I will slap myself in the face and go to work. “I don’t need to be crying on the internet, I don’t think that people, professionally, are going to respect me and book me to host their TV shows when I’m videoing myself lying on the floor crying”. It followed her directly addressing the reason for the separation on Instagram in an emotional statement. She wrote: “I have stood by Brad for the last ten years during which he lied & cheated on me multiple times. “The breakdown of our relationship is because of this.” Comment now