Josh Ritchie found fame in the first series of Love Island in 2015 and after finishing in third place in a friendship couple alongside Lauren Richardson, he is looking to go the distance in the current All Stars show on ITV.
Managing to stay in the limelight with further TV appearances on Ex on the Beach, Celebs Go Dating and Celeb Ex in the City among others, Josh, who turns 30 in May, has experienced a colourful love life during that time. He has also famously hooked up with Geordie Shore’s Charlotte Crosby before the pair were the subject of a very public split.
Josh also had flings with Coronation Street actress and former Hollyoaks star Stephanie Davis and fellow Islander Georgia Harrison – with both later rumoured to be carrying his baby, before speculation was shut down. Before entering the villa for a second time, Josh embarked on an OnlyFans career, but quit last year after revealing he had “earned enough”.
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Now, as he sets his sights on his ex, Georgia H and co-stars Georgia Steel and Hannah Elizabeth, we look back at Josh’s love life since he entered the public eye eight-and-a-half years ago.
Charlotte Crosby
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Josh dated MTV star Charlotte for two years before their relationship came to an end in 2019. At the time, 33-year-old Charlotte said on Instagram: “Me and Josh have decided to part ways. Sadly the relationship seems to have broken down. Hoping we can still remain civil and wish him the best for the future.”
The celebrity couple endured a turbulent time together, with arguments over babies and nights out. A year after their break-up Josh’s sister Michaela hit out on X (formerly Twitter) over the abuse her sibling had received in the aftermath. Josh then threatened to detail the reason behind the split, as he responded: “They’re all idiots imagine if I said the real reason why I split up from her [sic].”
Charlotte on the other hand previously claimed she had “evidence” to suggest that Josh cheated during their relationship, something he later denied.
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Stephanie Davis
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Back in 2017 Josh revealed his fear that he was the father of soap star Steph’s then unborn baby. After months of speculation, he admitted the pair had hooked up for a night as he candidly said: “I slept with Steph nearly a year ago. I’m worried – she could be turning up on my doorstep with the baby any time soon.”
A video of their night later emerged on social media after it was somehow leaked online, which proved a “traumatic” experience for the pair. The X-rated footage showed a naked Josh in bed with Steph, as he played with his manhood and laughed, before saying: “Lads, lads, lads.”
Steph was then seen giggling into the camera as she laid down beside him, wearing a pink bra. A source told the Daily Star at the time that “when he saw the video leaked he wasn’t happy about it at all” and was “mortified” that his parents could see it.
Georgia Harrison
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Josh and Georgia were romantically linked in 2022 and sparked another pregnancy rumour after being snapped on a red carpet as Josh rested one hand on her tummy as she donned a figure-hugging green dress. The shot soon had fans gossiping, but Georgia set the record straight, insisting that there was no baby. “I’m obvs not pregnant we was just lolling because I held my belly for some reason in half the pics,” she revealed on social media.
With the prospect of them rekindling their relationship a possibility, last week Georgia addressed their past as she chatted to the other girls in the South Africa villa. “Obviously, me and him have got history, quite a lot of history!” she began. “We’ve known each other coming up to 10 years. From the moment we first met, we always had a flirtation, we kissed the first time we met, we would always get together when we were on nights out.
“Then we were dating for a little bit, it was going in a good direction but we had a really big argument in Ibiza over a club table. Now he’s here, my head’s a little bit gone… we’re compatible in every way to be honest but maybe it’s just not been the right time!”
OnlyFans dating ban
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While Josh is open for romance on Love Island: All Stars, he previously ruled out one type of woman completely. He said in 2022 that he would never date someone who sold racy content on OnlyFans.
Speaking to Olivia Attwood on her documentary Filthy Rich, he said he knew he was “bad” for saying that, as he previously sold nude snaps on the site himself. Trying to justify his thoughts, he said: “People stigmatise women so much more, don’t they?”
Love Island All Stars airs nightly on ITV2 and ITVX at 9pm
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