Pete Wicks Opens Up About Olivia Attwood Romance

has spoken about his romance with girlfriend for the first time, after hard-launching their relationship following their 'magical' trip to Ibiza.

The former TOWIE star, 37, set the internet ablaze last week when he made his relationship with Olivia, 35, Instagram official with a string of loved-up snaps from their trip together.

Olivia has joked that she and Pete were the 'worst kept secret' after they were caught kissing and cuddling on several occasions, following her split from her 'husband' Bradley Dack at the start of the year. 

And just hours later, Pete posted loved-up pictures of them all over each other on their holiday, marking the first time he has ever publicly shared a relationship online. 

Speaking on the newest episode of his Staying Relevant podcast, Pete said he'd 'really missed' Olivia after they spent weeks apart while she was filming abroad.

He said: 'I hadn't seen Liv for two and a half weeks, so went to see Liv.'

'It was wonderful to see her, it has been two and a half weeks.... so we had a fabulous time, I have really hurt my back, because I was backflipping off boats, we went for lovely dinners, we went to clubs, we drank a lot.

'It was magical, is probably the best way to describe it.

'Obviously, she'd been out there filming for a couple of weeks so I hadn't seen her, so yeah, and I really missed her and it was lovely.'

Pete's co-host Sam Thompson said he'd known about the pair's romance 'for a while,' and he was 'very very happy for him.'

Olivia herself also showed her appreciation for Pete, commenting teary-eyed emojis under a clip of the podcast on Instagram, before adding: 'That’s what happens when you have two and a half weeks no back flipping.' 

Smitten Pete's social media declaration came following a nudge from Olivia, who had declared hours earlier that she 'wouldn't post first', while she was working out what the relationship was as she was 'protecting herself'.

Before the post earlier this month, Pete couldn't keep his hands off Olivia when she was sporting a pair of tight Roberto Cavalli leather trousers as they put on a PDA-packed display during dinner at Cala Gracioneta in Ibiza.

Around the same time he also sent Olivia 100 red roses to her hotel room when she was battling a hangover after a boozy few days on the island with her friend.

All this culminated in Olivia's recent statement on her podcast, Olivia's House, where she heavily hinted that Pete should be the one to post her on his Instagram.

Olivia declared she wouldn't be posting him first, and hours later Pete took the bold step, proudly sharing pictures of them together on his Instagram page on Thursday.

It came just hours after Olivia declared she 'has a person' but wouldn't be making the first move and posting them first on her social media page.

Olivia gushed over her new romance and said once she starts to talk about it publicly 'she won't be able to stop'. 

In the clip, she said: 'The other day I got 100 red roses sent to my door and they were banging the door and it was housekeeping. I was going "not today", they kept banging and Mark was in bed and I was telling him to get up and he told me to get up.

'And I opened the door and then felt bad because there was this huge bouquet of red roses and I turned round and went "look what I got", and the first thing Mark said was "what makes you think they're for you!".

'I do have a person. It's the worst kept secret. But also I'm keeping it very close to my chest at the moment while I know what it is. Just in the way that I don't send the first good morning text. I'm not f***ing hard launching anyone first.

'So I'll just be sitting here. I've got roses coming, I've got people grabbing my arse on beaches, but I don't know, make what you want of it.

'I understand the interest, Olivia's House will be the place where I talk about things, when I feel like I know how to put them into words. I'm trying to protect myself a little bit, I'm in a better place. I was in a better place a few days ago when I was in Ibiza.

'Once I'm talking about it I won't be able to stop, so just enjoy the peace and quiet.'

Someone in the background quips: 'Let's hope he stays relevant', referencing the name of Pete's podcast with his pal Sam.

Appreciating the play on words, Olivia said: 'Ha! Nice!'

Proving he is taking their relationship seriously after Olivia's heavy handed hint, Pete went Instagram official with their romance.

Seemingly confirming their official boyfriend-girlfriend status, the former star shared an array of loved-up snaps from their holiday.

Sending fans wild, Pete confirmed the hard launch as he captioned the post: 'I guess someone has to go first…IBIZA'.

Pete's best friend  was quick to comment as he replied: 'Never thought I’d see the day YOU hard launch!! couldn’t be happier for you brother'.

Olivia and Pete began dating back in February after she split from her husband and last week they were seen cosying up together during their Ibiza holiday.

Rumours of Olivia and Pete's romance began last summer after intimate pictures emerged of the pair on a boat during a KISS trip to Ibiza.

It caused uproar at the time as Olivia was still married to - who she split from months later, in January this year.

Addressing the snaps on Olivia's House, a Platform Media original show, Olivia said: 'Okay, let's talk to my listeners about the yacht pictures with Pete.

'Because there is a funny story here. Just as a subtext, okay I was obviously leaning back on [Pete] on the yacht, but nothing happened.'

Pete spoke about their romance for the first time the week before, after the couple enjoyed a holiday together in St Tropez.

The couple were spotted sharing steamy kisses by the pool at the celeb-favourite haunt Nikki Beach club this month.