Celebrity Big Brother star Chris Hughes’ ex Olivia Attwood has admitted it is “obvious” he will have a romance in the ITV house. Olivia, 33, and Chris, 32, started dating when they met on Love Island back in 2017, and went on to reach fourth place.
However, they called it quits on the outside a year later. While it’s been a few years since they were together, Olivia has kept a close eye on Chris’ antics in the Big Brother house.
Viewers were convinced Chris would strike up a romance while on the ITV show, with him entering as a single man. TOWIE’s Ella Rae Wise, who is also in the Celebrity Big Brother house, is freshly single having split from Dan Edgar just days before the show’s start date.
Ella appeared certain she would find a connection with Chris, however recently insisted she “doesn’t fancy him” following his close bond with JoJo Siwa. Chris and the Dance Moms star, who is in a relationship with Kath Ebbs, have surprised fans with their unlikely bond, as they were convinced he would be getting close with Ella instead.
Olivia was also sure Chris and Ella would spark a romance as she gave her own verdict. Speaking on her So Wrong It’s Right podcast, she revealed she had watched the first episode and was keen to see what he ex would get up to.
She recorded the episode just after the show’s launch and revealed: “Look, lets be real, the last show I saw him on – and this is no shade – was our show. He’s probably had to see me on loads of different things.
“I am curious obviously. I’m curious if he’s grown up, if he’s changed. If we see, again no shade, the real him. I don’t think on Love Island you necessarily saw all the flashes of his personality.”
Olivia insisted there would be a romance between Chris and Ella as she added: “I am going to call it right now, him and Ella will get together. 100%. I like Ella and I know her from TOWIE but I think they are the only two young single ones.
“It is obvious it’s going to happen.” Despite being happily married to footballer Bradley Dack, Olivia wants to keep tabs on Chris to see what he gets up to during the series.
She explained: “We will have a look [watching the show]. It would be rude not to. I am married, it is like whatever. I think that’s why I will be like we will have a look and see what’s going.”
Olivia also spoke about the drama surrounding Chris and JoJo with friend Pete Wicks on their KISS radio show. The I’m a Celebrity star said of the JoJo speculation: “I’m getting tagged in thousands because obviously Chris and I used to date – we’re going back like six or seven years but we did.”
Olivia then shared her own theories on the relationship between Chris and JoJo, saying that the “clips look like there could be something there.” She cryptically added: “I guess it’s how you interpret it.”
She then bolstered the rumour that Chris might have ulterior motives, saying: “The internet is going two ways – the internet is going that there’s something there, there might be feelings from one side or the other. The other side of the internet is asking if Chris playing the game – she has a lot of followers, she’s very famous…”
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