Liv Bentley: ‘I Wasn’t Ready To Date On This Series Of Made In Chelsea’

Before tonight's episode, the MIC star tells Grazia about her split from co-star Tristan Phipps.

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by Bonnie McLaren |
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After ten years, Made In Chelsea is still going strong - and good news for fans, as the next series is kicking off tonight on E4. And from the trailer, it seems like there's going to be even more break-ups and make-ups. Maeva D'Ascanio{ =nofollow}and James Taylor appear to be on the rocks, and a newly-single Liv Bentley is navigating life following her split from co-star Tristan Phipps.

The latter split after the end of last series, as viewers saw cracks in their relationship when the cast were living together - in fancy mansions - during filming for last series.In June, Liv made the sad announcement to her Instagram followers that the pair were no longer together. Now, Liv is now living with castmate Robbie Mullett. And while the reality star says she's on speaking terms with Tristan, she tells Grazia that it's not the most amicable relationship.

'It is pretty awkward,' she says. 'Tristan and I obviously broke up just after the last series finished. [We go into this] series obviously not together. We're sort of on talking terms, but not in a very friendly way, so yeah it's super awkward. And it's not easy very seeing each other, I suppose.' So, some awkward encounters ahead, then.

Liv also hints there's going to be some 'drama' ahead with some of her close mates this series, but says she became closer to Robbie and newbie Inga Valentiner{ =nofollow}. 'I actually got really close with Inga and Robbie, and he ends up moving in with me, because I find it really hard,' she says. Understandably, the two were huge supports for Liv in the aftermath. 'When I've gone through a breakup. I find it really hard being around people who are in relationships, and Inga's single but she's obviously a great person,' she says, 'so I probably hang out with her the most.'

The rest of the series might be more unpredictable, but following her split with Tristan, don't expect to see Liv on any dates this season. 'Do I date on this series? Absolutely not, I just didn't want to, I wasn't ready to - I think it would have been hard too,' she says. 'People say to get over someone get under someone, but that's never worked in the past.'

Made in Chelsea returns tonight at 9pm on E4.

READ MORE: Where Are The Original Made In Chelsea Stars Now?

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Made in Chelsea, then and now

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Caggie Dunlop then

Caggie was Made in Chelsea's original 'It girl', whose enviable pout and on/off romance with Spencer Matthews were the hot topics of series 1 to 3.

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Caggie Dunlop now

Since leaving the show (and Spencer Matthews) behind in 2012, Caggie flew off to Australia to pursue her music career. She's since released several records and is now the host of her own podcast, Saturn Returns.

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Amber Atherton then

Amber was part of the original Made In Chelsea cast and stayed on the show for the first three series.

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Amber Atherton now

Amber's jewellery company MyFlashTrash went on to become a firm favourite with celebs and she's featured on Forbes 30 under 30 list. She's since sold it for a reported £2million and later founded a new company Zyper.

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Cheska Hull then

OG cast member Cheska (real name Francesca Hull) was BFFs with Binky Felstead and Ollie Locke, and was famously unlucky in love during her time on the show.

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Cheska Hull now

Cheska returned to Made In Chelsea in 2017 to share her pregnancy news with Ollie and Binky (also pregnant with baby India at the time).She's now living in Devon and raising her son Charlie as a single mum following her split from boyfriend Tom Huggett.

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Funda Onal then

Funda Onal was introduced in series one as Spencer Matthews' girlfriend, and became embroiled in a love triangle with Spencer and Caggie.

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Funda Onal now

In a bizarre twist of fate, actress and model Funda is now married to Caggie's ex Scott Sullivan (he also dated Katie Price). The couple now have a daughter, but Funda is quite private on Instagram, so there's no sweet family snaps.

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Rosie Fortescue then

Rosie was known for her straight-talking, no nonsense attitude on Made In Chelsea.

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Rosie Fortescue now

Since leaving the show she's launched her own jewellery line and runs a successful fashion blog, A Fashion Forte.

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Millie Mackintosh

Millie brought us the EPIC party calling out of supposed friend Rosie Fortescue, for kissing her then boyfriend Hugo Taylor. We also saw the beginnings of Millie's romance with Professor Green before she left the show in series 5.

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Millie Mackintosh now

After a three-year marriage to Professor Green, Millie is now back with her ex and MIC co-star Hugo Taylor. They've gone on to marry and have a child.

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Hugo Taylor then

Hugo left MiC in 2013, along with Amber Atherton and Caggie Dunlop.

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Hugo Taylor now

Hugo appeared on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! in 2012. He and Millie announced their engagement in September 2017 and tied the knot in 2018.

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Francis Boulle then

Francis kept us very entertained with his weird and wonderful ways (and hilarious one liners) as a regular cast member for the first 6 series. He's taken several breaks from the show to concentrate on his various businesses and travelling the world.

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Francis Boulle now

After leaving, he regularly popped back to Chelsea with words of wisdom for the cast and hung out with pals Jamie Laing, Oliver Proudlock and Fredrick Ferrier. He's now a comedian and has his own podcast.

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Gabriella Ellis then

Gabriella had a turbulent (and ultimately ill-fated) relationship with Ollie Locke. She left the show after series 4 to focus on her music career.

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Gabriella Ellis now

Gabs has re-branded herself as London Ellis - a singer and blogger living 'The London Life', but based in L.A.

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Ollie Locke then

Ollie boasted a head of very luscious, long hair when he bounded onto our screens in series one.

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Ollie Locke now

He's since chopped the locks and ditched the Union Jack prints, and looks more suave then ever, tbh. He's also just married his partner Gareth Locke. And yes, they have the same surname.

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Binky Felstead then

Fun-loving Alexandra Felstead aka Binky was always keen for a party on MIC. But despite providing all the laughs, Binky didn't have much luck with the Chelsea boys. After flings with Spencer and Jamie, her turbulent relationship with Alex Mytton was the centre of a lot of drama in series 6 and 7.

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Binky Fesltead now

Binky left Made In Chelsea in 2017 after revealing she was expecting a baby girl with co-star and on/off boyfriend Joshua Patterson. They've since split but are co-parenting India. Binky is now engaged to Max Darnton, and popped back to the show last year.

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Spencer Matthews then

Spencer Matthews quickly built up a bit of a reputation for himself as SW3's IRL Daniel Cleaver. He wined, dined, and then did the dirty on the entire female population of Chelsea in the early series of the show.

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Spencer Matthews now

Spencer quit MIC in 2016 after a short-lived stint in the I'm A Celeb jungle. He also competed in (and won) Channel 4's adrenaline-filled The Jump. He's now married to Vogue Williams.He's seemingly waved goodbye to his womanising ways for good as he's now married to his The Jump co-star Vogue Williams. And Vogue recently gave birth to their second child.

READ MORE: Made In Chelsea's Liv Bentley Reveals She's Split From Tristan Phipps

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