LOVE Island favourite Chris Hughes has revealed the advice he gave Gemma Owen before she entered the villa. Newly-single Chris, who starred in the 2017 series of the show alongside Olivia Attwood, is friends with the Owen family having starred in the Crystal Maze with retired footballer Michael.
They also regularly cross paths on the horse racing circuit with Chris, 29, working as a pundit for ITV and Michael an avid fan of the sport and a part owner of four horses.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun, Chris revealed how he passed on words of wisdom to Gemma at an event in Chester in May. He said: "They're a lovely, down-to-earth family.
I just said to her you've got to be yourself. You can't be anyone else because you're in there for such a long time. Just stay true to yourself, that's the reason you're on the show.
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