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The name Ollie Locke has become as synonymous with Made in Chelsea as, erm...those early years filters and the King's Road. The spirited and loveable Ollie has been a part of the reality series since it launched way back in the summer of 2011 and he has remained part of the very expensive furniture (well, on and off) ever since.
Ollie Locke ©(Photo by Jeff Spicer/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA)
In July 2023, Ollie and his husband Gareth Locke announced that they would be leaving telly's poshest reality series, but made a spectacular comeback for series 28 in October 2024, and have remained put since; but they're making brief cameo appearances these days (we're on series 30, FYI), as they're pretty busy with twins Apollo and Cosima.
ollie and gareth ©John Rainford/Cover Images
Who is Ollie Locke?
Ollie is a Made in Chelsea legend and actor. He joined the series when it first started in 2011 and has remained an on/off part of the cast. He quit the show in the summer of 2023 but returned in October 2024.
ollie out and about in 2011 ©Getty Images: Fred Duval/FilmMagic
He's also appeared on Celebrity Big Brother (2014), where he finished in third place behind Jim Davidson and Dappy, as well as Celebrity Hunted in 2022.
Ollie also co-founded the dating app Chappy in 2016, which ended up merging into Bumble a few years later.
He's also an author having released an autobiography called Laid in Chelsea: My Life Uncovered in 2013, a children's novel called The Islands of Fandye and another children's book named The Faraway Adventures of Henry Bogget.
His Instagram bio says it best, 'I’m an actor, but often get distracted in Chelsea..but most importantly daddy to twins Apollo and Cosima.'
How old is Ollie Locke?
Ollie was born on 20 March 1987, which means he is 38 years old. He was 23 when he signed his original contract for Made in Chelsea.
Ollie ©channel 4
Where is Ollie Locke from?
Ollie actually hails from Southampton, although he now lives in Chelsea (obvs).
When did Ollie Locke join the cast of Made in Chelsea?
Ollie joined the original cast of Made in Chelsea back in 2011. The first episode aired on 9 May 2011 and also starred the likes of Binky Felstead, Caggie Dunlop, Francis Boulle, Hugo Taylor, Millie Mackintosh and Spencer Matthews.
cheska, ollie and gabriella are MIC OGs ©Getty Images: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images
When did Ollie leave Made in Chelsea?
Ollie left the series (for the first time) after five seasons in 2013. At the time, he told reporters, 'I've quit the show. I have done five seasons, I've had three breakups, I've come out as bisexual... I've done all that and I've decided the party's over for me. But I'll never close the door fully.'
The King's Road was never the same... At least for a couple of years. And then a couple of years again.
Ollie returned to the show in 2015. He then quit again in 2018 and returned in 2020, joking, 'I’ve got to keep my mortgage payments up.'
Ollie and Gareth have sadly quit Made in Chelsea ©Channel 4
In 2023, he announced that he would be leaving the series for good to focus on his new parenting series Our Daddy Diaries with his husband Gareth, however they returned in October 2024.
Who is Ollie Locke's husband?
Ollie is married to Gareth Locke. The couple got married in the Natural History museum in December 2020 in front of 13 guests – Binky Felstead and Olivia Bentley were bridesmaids.
Gareth is a television personality and businessman. He is a self-employed business and brand consultant. Prior to that he was a commercial director at luxury clothing brand Holland Cooper, which specialises in tweed clothing (of course).
Do Ollie Locke and Gareth Locke have twins?
They sure do. Their difficult surrogacy journey played out on Made in Chelsea, but in early March 2023, Ollie and Gareth posted a joint post of an ultrasound video.
They captioned the post, 'Well.. we already know that one baby is a bit shy and loves hiding from scans… but this one we already know is going to be trouble.. wanting to entertain the world, god know where that monkey gets it from!! #twins13weekspregnant #surrogacyjourney Xx.'
In July 2023 they welcomed their adorable twins Apollo and Cosima.
Are Ollie Locke and Gabriella Ellis still in touch?
Old school fans of the series will remember that Ollie and fellow OG Gabriella Ellis (now London Ellis) were an item in the first few episodes of MIC. The pair dated for almost a year before deciding to mutually split. Gabriella then released a frankly iconic piano-driven power ballad called Fight, which was seemingly about their split and came with an accompanying music video that featured a plethora of Ollie lookalikes. What a time.
When they split, it was claimed on the show that Gabriella didn't know about Ollie being bisexual - however, she's now revealed this wasn't actually the case.
Ollie and Gabriella in 2013 ©Getty Images: GT/Star Max/FilmMagic
Speaking out in a very eye-opening TikTok, Gabriella told her followers, 'Let's start off with the one thing that you all think you know, but you do not know. Hate it to break it to you all, but I knew that Ollie was bisexual from the very beginning. We'd been going out for a year and he told me before we even went out because that's something you tell a person.
'Alright, call the police. I know, wild eh? The show made up something for drama, no way.'
Gabriella also let slip that she was invited back on the show to appear at Ollie's wedding to husband Gareth, although she chose to turn it down as she 'didn't want to be made a joke out of anymore'.