Gemma Owen shares sizzling selfie back home in the UK after holiday with Luca to meet dad Michael

Love Island has been defended by ITV boss Kevin Lygo amid claims of misogynistic behaviour on this year's show. Lygo, the channel's director of television, reportedly warned that to make shows such as the dating contest risk-free would be to stop them appearing altogether.Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival, he said the show's duty of care process was "more rigorous than ever", and that: "We are moving into a different era here and we have to be very mindful that there is a certain risk to going on television. READ NOW: Love Island's Gemma Owen leaves fans aghast as she checks vagina before 'massage' It comes after Love Island viewers reportedly made 1,509 complaints to the media regulator, Ofcom, over allegedly misogynistic behaviour by male contestants towards their female counterparts.Lygo added: "It may not be exactly what you think it's going to be as a member of the public, but I don't think we should stop, because the logical conclusion 'you don't allow members of the public on telly'.

ITV boss Kevin Lygo has warned that the only way to make risk-free versions of shows like Love Island would be to scrap them altogether. He defended the ITV2 dating contest against criticism of misogynistic behaviour on this year’s series claiming its duty of care process was "more rigorous than ever." But Kevin warned that preventing on-screen controversies on reality TV shows would mean barring members of the public that they rely on.

LOVE Island star Luca Bish has refused to appear in his girlfriend Gemma Owen's videos - issuing a stinging put-down of the show. The dating competition runner-up could be seen avoiding the camera as Gemma, 19, filmed them making dinner last night.

LOVE Island star Gemma Owen has let Luca Bish watch her ride her beloved horse - despite her being against the idea. The international dressage rider, 19, previously admitted she didn't want the former fishmonger, 23, to watch her horse riding whilst in the villa.

GEMMA Collins has shown off her natural beauty as she went make-up free to reveal the impressive results of a recent facial. The former The Only Way Is Essex star took to her Instagram stories to show off her "lifted" face as she sported a natural look. Gemma, 41, posed without make-up and pulled her hair back off her face with a headband as she sat down for the treatment.

Earlier this week, ITV Love Island's Gemma Owen divided fans when she was revealed as the new face of PrettyLittleThing (PLT). The daughter of Michael Owen

Love Island star Brett Staniland has made a dig at Gemma Owen after she signed a deal with PrettyLittleThing. The runner-up of the latest series of the hit ITV dating show announced her six-figure deal with the fast fashion retailer on Monday (August 22) after signing the lucrative contract which will see her launch her own collection with the brand and help to promote their new reselling platform.

Gemma Collins still has PTSD over her infamous cut in Celebrity Big Brother. The former TOWIE star appeared in the 17th series of the celebrity version of the long running social experiment back in 2016 where she went onto go viral for all her iconic moments.One moment saw her infamously cut her hand as she attempted to peel potatoes with a large knife as a favour for her fellow housemate Daniella Westbrook.READ MORE:Danniella Westbrook is unrecognisable in sweet Harry Potter throwback snapBut in a new interview with BBC Radio London's The Scene with Alice Dale, the former housemate reveals she has PTSD from the incident.Reflecting on the viral moments to make it years later from the series and her overall time in the house on the extended feature, Behind The Scene, Gemma told the station: "I was Big Brother.

Love Island runner up Gemma Owen has shown off her astonishing horse riding skills and revealed the ginormous training grounds at her £4m mansion.The reality star demonstrated her top tier dressage skills as she rode elegantly around the stables.The video was released as an Instagram story on Sunday night of Gemma riding her horse, Sirius. Gemma also shared the video on her TikTok as she put the horse through its paces. She captioned the post: "Not at all rider fit yet but loving being back." Luca Bish and family watched on for the day, as Gemma was filmed gallivanting around on horseback.

Love Island fans have been left furious after online clothing company PrettyLittleThing offered a contract to islander Gemma Owen despite fans voting for Indiyah Polack to scoop the deal.Gemma, 19, was announced as the latest ambassador for the popular retailer on Monday (August 23) and labelled her new career venture as "a dream come true".Despite the joyous news, the clothing giant received an onslaught of complaints as many believed they "used" Indiyah, 23, for social media engagement when they asked the public to vote on who the next "PLT doll" should be.READ MORE: Laura Whitmore's possible replacement as Love Island host — and why she quitDue to Indiyah winning the majority of the votes by a landslide, fans were left questioning why the brand asked the public their opinion when it appeared evident that Gemma had already secured the position behind the scenes.Taking to Twitter, raging Love Island fans shared their thoughts, with some claiming Gemma's footballer dad Michael assisted with her victory.One person said: "What’s killing me is that they did a poll and Indiyah won but they still went with Gemma, hopefully Indiyah declined."Another penned: "So Gemma has been given a deal with PLT for her style. I’m sorry, but her boring office-like/conservative dress sense is nothing inspiring.

BELLE Hassan has been spotted looking unrecognisable in a barely-there sheer dress three years after starring on Love Island. The reality star took to Instagram to pose for a sultry new snap as she showed off her incredible figure in a see-through outfit. Love Island star Belle, 24, who has been holidaying in Ibiza this week, posted a series of snaps in the long see-through gown.

LOVE Island star Gemma Owen has come under fire from the charity Greenpeace after signing a deal with PrettyLittleThing. The reality TV - who was a runner-up on the dating competition this year alongside her beau Luca Bish - was signed to the multi-million pound fast-fashion brand yesterday. Love Island star Gemma, 19, signed a big money deal with fashion website PrettyLittleThing just weeks after leaving the villa.

LOVE Island star Dami Hope has shaded Gemma Owen's huge deal with PrettyLittleThing after his girlfriend Indiyah Polack was "snubbed". The reality TV star - who rose to fame this summer alongside Indiyah, 23 - took to Instagram to like a post that slammed Gemma, 19, getting the big-money deal. Eagle-eyed fans spotted how Love Island star Dami, 26, had liked a post on Instagram that suggested Indiyah should have got the deal.

Luca Bish has spoke out about meeting Gemma Owen's dad in a new interview, revealing that he thinks he's managed to win him over after recently meeting for the first time.The Love Island star, 23, came in second place on the hit ITV2 dating show alongside international dressage rider Gemma, 19, who is the daughter of former professional footballer Michael Owen. After recently meeting Michael, 42, in person, it seems that Luca is confident he's won the dad-of-four over and gained his seal of approval.

Gemma Collins has wowed fans by channelling her inner Pamila Anderson in a photoshoot.The former TOWIE star posed in a red swimsuit in a stunning Baywatch inspired photoshoot for her 2018 campaign with Boohoo.The 41-year-old oozed confidence in the frilly bardot-style swimsuit.READ MORE: TOWIE's Gemma Collins shares slimmest snaps yet as she strips down to plunging swimsuitThe blonde bombshell is standing with her hand on her hip while looking away from the lens and is holding onto a lifeguard's float. The star has her luscious golden locks curled with a side parting – similar to Pamela Anderson's signature blonde do in the Baywatch series.She looked stunning with her makeup done similar to that of 55-year-old Pamela's from the popular lifeguard series Gemma had fluttering eyelashes and a bronzed glow.As Gemma shared the throwback photo on her Instagram page on Monday morning, she penned in the caption: "BAYWATCH BABY" followed by a kissing emoji.Her fans were quick to flock to the comments section to gush over the star.

Luca Bish, which saw him brand the Brighton fishmonger “fake”. The co-stars came to blows in the villa in a searing argument which saw Dami imply Luca was acting tactically to win the ITV2 show by stirring the pot and causing problems for the other boys. The boys had been joined in the main villa by a group of six new singletons, while the girls headed off to Casa Amor to meet a new batch of bombshells themselves.

Love Island star Dami Hope has taken to Toby Aromolaran's 'Fancy A Chat?' podcast to slam fellow islander and supposed pal, Luca Bish for "coaching" the boys to turn their heads during their time in Casa Amor.Speaking to Toby, Dami revealed Luca constantly urged the boys to get up to no good whilst the girls were away for Casa Amor and led them to believe he'd also plan on turning his head away from current partner, Gemma Owen.Dami explained the boys' pact during Casa Amor: "All us boys, Luca included, agreed if one of us [turns our heads], we all have to do it."READ MORE: Love Island's Tasha Ghouri slams feud rumours after Ekin-Su missed her birthdayHe went on to reveal how he felt double crossed when Luca changed his plans to make him and Gemma look like the stronger couple."He's the one who was saying all this but once Casa Amor came along he's the one on the daybed," Dami stated.Dami described another moment when Luca egged five of the six boys to recouple with someone else rather than stay loyal.Dami revealed how Luca's comments wound him up: "Luca said, "Five of you should bring a girl back". And I just thought, 'this guy needs to stop talking because I'm getting annoyed'."He then accused Luca of "coaching" the boys to turn their heads but refused to do so himself."If you're going to do what you're doing, do that respectfully, but stop trying to coach us into doing these things if you're not doing it.

GEMMA Collins looked slimmer than ever as she posed as a Baywatch babe in a sexy red swimsuit. The former Towie star, who has recently lost an impressive three stone, shared the sizzling snap on Instagram.

Luca Bish has reflected on his behaviour in the Love Island villa and how he was "controlling" of his partner Gemma Owen. Luca, 23, sparked controversy during his time on the show - largely over his protectiveness of his soon-to-be girlfriend Gemma and the way he treated fellow Islander Tasha Ghouri, 24.