Ollie Lockes Bold Move to Revive His Career

They have been evicted from their £4million Chelsea home, are facing a £25,000 unpaid rent row and are said to be at risk of bankruptcy.

But now, in a move that is certain to raise eyebrows among their creditors, I can reveal that stars Ollie and have been plotting a bold return to London’s elite social circuit – with a new nightclub venture in one of the capital’s most exclusive postcodes.

The problem? The man that Ollie has been name-dropping as his new business partner insists he knows absolutely nothing about it.

Ollie has been confidently telling contacts since as far back as October that he is preparing to open a nightclub in the West London enclave of Fulham, I can reveal.

‘I was at a party and bumped into Ollie very briefly,’ a source tells me. ‘But he was keen to tell me he is launching a new nightclub with Marc Burton.’

But embarrassingly, Ollie’s claims appear to unravel upon even the lightest scrutiny.

Because when I approached Marc – himself a nightclub impresario – about the supposed collaboration, his response was unequivocal.

‘We are not involved in this venture,’ he told me. ‘It is the first we have heard of it.’

Ollie is now also denying Marc is a part of the project. While he declined to comment, a source close to Ollie says ‘he hasn’t spoken to Marc in months’.

Which is a shame, because Marc is no minor name on the London nightclub scene. The creative force behind Mayfair’s Mahiki and Whisky Mist, he now fronts The Rex Rooms – the latest incarnation of the iconic King’s Road address known simply as 151, which has been a favourite haunt of Ollie’s Made In Chelsea co-stars.

Whatever the truth of Marc’s involvement, Ollie’s ambition is all the more striking given his dire financial straits.

As my source adds, it is all ‘rather audacious’ that Ollie has been plotting such a fancy new role in his life while he has left his landlord out of pocket.

‘You’d have thought if someone really wanted to make amends, they’d be stacking shelves to pay money back, instead he wanted to be a flashy nightclub owner.’

As the Daily Mail previously revealed, the couple were evicted from their rented £4million Chelsea townhouse in February after failing to pay three months’ rent – leaving a £25,000 debt that remains outstanding.

The four-bedroom, four-bathroom property, just off the King’s Road, had frequently featured in their television appearances – including scenes in Made In Chelsea and its spin-off Beyond Chelsea, filmed last summer. Cast members are understood to have earned upwards of £250 per episode.

Ollie, 39, and husband Gareth, 37, lived at the property with their two-year-old twins – Apollo Magnus Obi and Cosima Emily Bex – who were born in July 2023 via a surrogate.