Olivia Attwood and Chris Hughes’ heartbreaking split was captured on camera.
The ‘Love Island’ pair – whose relationship has been plagued with break ups and make ups since it began last summer – decided to go their separate ways for good over the weekend but the blonde beauty has admitted she felt like she "had" to film the break up for their reality TV show ‘Crackin’ On’ even though she didn’t want to.
Speaking on ‘Loose Women’ on Friday (16.02.18), she said: "Over the weekend Chris made the decision that he wanted to leave the relationship. [It was] a phone call – I didn’t really take it seriously if I’m honest with you. He’s quite reactive, he’s said it to me before a few times in anger.
"[We were] on the phone for a couple of minutes he said, ‘I want to break up’. I was doing something I said: ‘Chris I’m not doing this now.’
"The day before filming he text and said, just so you know, obviously I don’t want to have to do tomorrow but we’re going to have to do it.
"I text him and said: ‘Chris, I’m really unhappy – I know we’d signed up to do a reality TV show – [but] for that raw moment [to be filmed]’…
"[I said] if you’re serious about this we can follow the reality without having strangers in the room for that actual moment.
"That was the first time I saw him. Us breaking up is the rawest… I don’t know… I’m not going to be able to watch it. It was horrendous to live it. I wanted to wait until cameras had gone and be with Chris on my own.
"We had a conversation later on after but it’s kind of, it went on for ages. It was done then. He said I am serious. I’m going to remember that forever."
And, although they broke up loads of times, Olivia doesn’t feel ready to let him go.
She explained: "Even though there were times when I felt like I should have walked away I haven’t. Now obviously he’s ready to leave the relationship, I feel like I’m not quite ready, it’s a difficult one. It’s 100 per cent real, it’s not going to make for comfortable viewing because we’re both in absolutely bits. I feel awful. I’m quite ballsy and always making jokes, I’ve been crying for three days straight and that’s not me at all. I don’t cry. It’s hit me a lot harder than I ever thought it would."
Chris, 25, then sent his own message into the studio for Olivia.
It read: "This is a message for Olivia, my heart is genuinely broken. What you say on Loose Women is completely fine, you should do whatever you feel is best. I only have one thing to say which is you are one of the most special, beautiful people I have ever met. The experience that we have and have had together and the memories will stay with me forever. I wish nothing but the best for you. Yours always, Chris."
Olivia Attwood and Chris Hughes split on camera
