OLIVIA Attwood has defended her boyfriend Pete Wicks against a ‘f**k boy’ reputation after ‘hard launching’ their romance.

The pair have been linked since earlier this year, following

Olivia Attwood in a backless gold and silver beaded dress with bangs and platform heels.Olivia Attwood defended her boyfriend Pete Wicks against a ‘f**k boy’ label Credit: OIivia Attwood Instagram Olivia Attwood and Pete Wicks share a kiss.Olivia hard-launched the pair’s relationship on Instagram earlier this week Credit: Instagram

Melissa Tattam and Ruby Adler discussed the pair’s relationship on their Wednesdays podcast.

It saw Melissa read a note from a listener who had seen Pete and Olivia loved-up in London.

Afterwards, Melissa said: “Why do people not like ? I really liked him on TOWIE, back in the day, I thought he was really fun.”

The duo recounted some of Pete’s past romances including and .

Ruby said: “I don’t know if people see him as a bit of a f***boy”, although neither thought this was true.

Olivia herself commented underneath the social media clip with a crying emoji and two love hearts, adding: “(he’s lovely🥰).”

One person commented: “Wait, who doesn’t like Pete Wicks?!”

Another added: “I think they are really well suited.”

A woman with dark hair and white earbuds looks to the right, sitting in front of a microphone that says "WEDNESDAYS" and text that reads "Liv to be happy."Ruby Adler discussed the pair’s romance on the Wednesdays podcast Credit: wednesdayspodcast/ Instagram Woman wearing wired earbuds and a black shirt, speaking into a "Wednesdays" microphone.She was joined in the conversation by fellow host Melissa Tattam Credit: wednesdayspodcast/ Instagram

And earlier this week, Oliviawith affectionate snaps on Instagram.

She captioned the update: “Because I missed him …”, adding in the comments: “Not because you lot bullied me into hard launching.”