Celebs Go Dating’s Olivia Bentley denies secretly dating Joshua Ritchie and insists they’re ‘just friends’
CELEBS Go Dating’s Olivia Bentley has denied she’s secretly dating Joshua Ritchie – insisting they are just “good friends”.
The Made In Chelsea beauty, 24 and the 25-year-old Ex On The Beach star are currently appearing together on Celebs Go Dating and it was claimed they had grown close.
But Olivia has revealed she has in fact known Josh for years and doesn’t find him sexually attractive.
When asked if they are together, she told The Sun Online: “No, we’re not. I’ve known Josh for like five years.
“I knew him long ago, I met him when I was 20, but everyone has asked me this question and it’s so frustrating, because it’s not true.
“He’s one of my really good mates and I get on really well with him. I find him hilarious, but there’s nothing physically or sexually attractive. We’re not attracted to each other like that.”
She continued: “I mean he is sweet, but you know when you’ve known someone for so long – you don’t find them like that.”
Discussing how they met five years ago, she said: “He was dating a friend of mine, and we both were at the same event and I was with my mate and she was with him, so that’s how we met.”
Last week it was claimed the pair were “serious” about each other and had been dating in secret since the start of February.
Olivia signed up to the show after splitting from Made In Chelsea co-star Digby Edgley, while Josh shocked fans by joining just weeks after his split from Charlotte Crosby.
Josh and Charlotte dated for two years, but two weeks after their break up he decided to do the show.
Geordie Shore star Charlotte raged at the time: “So, a bit of a revelation today. Shocked to say the least. But when you’re sitting in Dubai and you find out that your ex-boyfriend, who you didn’t think was like this at all, is going on Celebs Go Dating.
“I’m not going to f***ing lie, right, but at one point we were on the verge of getting back. And I said, ‘I’ve been asked to do Celebs Go Dating but obviously I said no, I would never do that’. We’ve only just finished a two-year relationship, we live together and it’s just wrong.”