'I'm still obsessed with her': Love Island star Chris Hughes confesses he still loves Olivia Attwood 'like before' despite split

The pair recently called time on their relationship after meeting in the villa
Natasha Sporn7 March 2018

Love Island star Chris Hughes has admitted that he still loves ex-girlfriend Olivia Attwood despite their split.

The pair, who coupled up on the ITV2 show last year, very recently called time on their turbulent relationship but are set to watch their lives play out on screen in their new show, which starts on Wednesday evening.

Speaking on ITV’s Lorraine, Hughes revealed that he still chats to Attwood daily, claiming to be “obsessed” and "still in love" with her.

He told Lorraine Kelly: “We're still speaking, we talk every day. I'm still obsessed with her.

“No-one's fallen out of love, well I haven't certainly, and I still love her like I loved her before, but I felt we had to make sacrifices if this relationship was ever to rebuild again.

“Never say never. I love that girl more than I've ever loved any girl in my life.”

The 24-year-old also explained the reason behind their permanent split, adding that they tried breaks but they hadn’t worked.

He said: “I think it was just like a breakdown in numerous different things. I think during the last few months of our relationship, or maybe last two or three, we kind of just lost a genuine respect for each other, through lots of different damage, and that caused us not to be able to pick the pieces back up and just go from there.

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“This was like an opportunity to just be apart, and I think it's the right thing to do at the time, because it just wasn't enjoyable.

“We've tried breaks, and we've done all that kind of thing, and it didn't really work for us.”

Fans can see Chris & Olivia: Crackin’ On tonight on ITVBe at 10pm.

Lorraine airs weekdays at 8.25am on ITV.

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