Liam Llewelyn's rugby player dad ignites playful feud with Gemma Owen's famous footballer father

Love Island's Shaughna Phillips has predicted that Gemma Owen will get back together with her ex-boyfriend Jacques O'Neill after his arrival in the Majorca villa. The 19 year old daughter of footballing legend Michael Owen was left in shock on Sunday night's episode of the popular dating show, after her rugby player ex, Jacques, 23, entered the villa. As he entered and Gemma saw him, she exclaimed: "Oh my god, that's my ex-boyfriend." Gemma and Jacques dated for around eight months, and Jacques said that it was set to be awkward between the two as they hadn't spoken for a while.

Love Island’s hottest storylines so when her ex-boyfriend showed up at the villa, all hell broke loose. Studly Jacques O’Neill, who Gemma dated for about eight months, arrived unexpectedly and first went on a date with Gemma’s rival, Paige Thorne.

Love Island star Liam Llewellyn has promised to reveal the "real reason" he quit the show.The Welsh hunk decided to leave the villa just four days into joining the hit reality show, shocking both fans and his fellow contestants in the process.On the programme he gathered his fellow islanders around the infamous fire pit where he admitted he hadn't been feeling himself since the show began and had decided to leave the villa.But now the student has returned to social media, posting a cryptic video onto video sharing site TikTok where he promised to reveal the "real reason" behind quitting the programme.The reality star posted a short 36 second video montage onto his profile page, which showed assorted clips of the programme behind a bold blue graphic with the words "The real reason I left" accompanied by a sad backing track. Liam’s sister had been running his account before his return, and he captioned the post: “Full video coming soon," also tagging the official Love Island page alongside various hashtags and a love heart and plaster emoji.

Love Island has already axed its second Islander in a shock twist.Per The Sun, the contestant was dumped in a rapid exit which will be shown on Tuesday's episode.A recoupling will take place on screens tomorrow night before the unlucky Islander is dumped from the show and asked to swiftly leave the villa.The unknown Islander's brutal dumping follows the unexpected departure of Welsh student Liam Llewellyn earlier in the series.After Liam's shock departure, with the 22-year-old cryptically opting to leave the ITV2 show, Afia Tonkmore and Paige Thorne were left single but allowed to remain in the villa.Due to the ratio of female and male Islanders currently on the show, it's likely that a female contestant has been axed.Liam's sudden Love Island exit was swiftly followed by the shock arrival of Gemma Owen's ex-boyfriend, Jacques O'Neill.The 23-year-old rugby star made his villa entrance during Sunday night's show and swiftly enjoyed dates with Afia and Paige while also flirting with Ekin-Su Cülcüloglu.Jacques also chatted with his former girlfriend Gemma, much to the ire of Gemma's current love interest, Luca Bish.The fishmoger, 23, saw red during Sunday night's episode as Gemma and Jacques could be seen chatting to one another.Following the entrance of her ex-boyfriend, Love Island fans have accused the series of becoming 'the Gemma show'.Speaking on Good Morning Britain on Monday (June 13), presenter Susanna Reid also amusingly referred to the dating series as "Gemma Owen Island".Susanna said: "Is it Love Island or Gemma Owen Island?"She's at the heart of every story so far."It has since been rumoured that another of Gemma's exes could be heading to the villa.During Sunday night's show, Love Island fans were left

Love Island debate about why Gemma Owen is getting so much screen time. The Good Morning Britain presenter said that Gemma, daughter of footy legend Michael Owen, is at the centre of each storyline - meaning that the reality dating show is dominated by just one person. In the latest twist, Gemma’s ex-boyfriend Jacques O'Neill recently entered the villa.Reacting to the latest bombshell, Susanna said: “Is it Love Island or Gemma Owen Island?“She’s at the heart of every story so far.”And viewers seem to agree.

Peter Andre has admitted he feels "every inch of pain" Michael Owen must be going through watching his daughter Gemma on Love Island. Writing in his weekly new magazine column, singer Pete, 49, says he hopes his teenage children Junior, 17, and Princess, 14, take heed of his words that he'd only be happy for them to present the ITV2 show. Here, he also discusses buying Junior his first car and reflects on how Brenda Edwards opening up about the circumstances surrounding her son Jamal's death has started some important conversations with his kids.

LOVE Island fans reckon Luca Bish has become "weirdly attached" to Gemma Owen - and they all think it's for the same reason. Fishmonger Luca, 23, coupled up with 19-year-old Gemma during the dramatic recoupling in Friday's Love Island.

LOVE Island fans reckon they've spotted a 'red flag' about Luca Bish - saying that he seems "possessive" of Gemma Owen. Last night the fishmonger, 23, was left feeling stressed out when he was told that Gemma's ex Jacques O’Neill entered the villa as a bombshell.

MICHAEL Owen has hit back at his critics after revealing hundreds of Love Island fans have been sending him abuse. The football legend, 42, has been tormented by viewers ever since his daughter Gemma, 19, joined the show.

Michael Owen has criticised an under-18s football coach for making a vile remark about his 19 year old daughter Gemma on the hit ITV dating programme Love Island.The former professional footballer's eldest child is currently a contestant on the show, where she's made a strong impression after first being coupled up with Liam Llewellyn before getting re-coupled with Davide Saclimenti and is now currently with Luca Bish. Her 42 year old dad has been open about her time on the show and has even gone as far as to say he doesn't want her kissing anyone – but it was a Twitter comment that enraged him.

Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid has taken a slight dig at Michael Owen's daughter, Gemma, who is currently starring on this year's series of Love Island. The stunning 19 year old daughter of the former Liverpool and England football hero has dominated much of the show's storylines since entering the famous Mallorcan villa just a week ago. And on this morning's GMB, self-confessed Love Island fan Susanna, 51, questioned whether the show was actually 'Gemma Island'.

Love Island star Gemma Owen's swimwear business is struggling to make a profit and is losing money.The 19-year-old set up her company, OG Beachwear, in 2021 during the coronavirus pandemic after combining her two passions travel and fashion together.Although according to The Sun the accounts for Gemma's firm GRO Clothing Limited, which takes in cash from her OG Beachwear range, show that in 2021 it made a loss of £756.Gemma often shares images on her Instagram page of herself posing in bikinis and swimsuits from her brand, of which her mum is listed as a director.It looks as though the swimwear business isn't the only company that the daughter of Michael Owen has created.Before heading into the Spanish villa, she set up OG Promotions Ltd for “media representation services”.Setting up the company just before heading into the villa, it seems that Gemma could be preparing for her newfound fame from the show.Since the eighth series of the ITV2 dating show started this month, Gemma has found herself being the centre of attention in the villa.On Friday's episode, fans saw the 19-year-old recouple with Luca Bish after her original couple Liam Llewellyn decided to quit the show, and she was then snatched up by Davide Sanclimenti.However, viewers were angered with Gemma as they accused the international dressage rider of making his departure "all about her".The Welsh student gathered the islanders around the fire pit ahead of the first recoupling where he admitted to having a hard time not finding a romantic connection and wasn't giving 100% of himself.Having a quiet word with each other before he left, Gemma admitted to him that she felt it was her fault he was deciding to leave.She said: "I just from my point of view like, I

Liam Llewellyn has spoken out for the first time since leaving the villa and given his reaction to the news that Michael Owen is Gemma's dad.

Gemma Owen's ex-boyfriend Jacques O'Neill quit his rugby team to appear on Love Island.The 23-year-old rugby hunk entered the villa as a bombshell on Sunday night (June 12) - much to the surprise of Michael Owen's daughter Gemma.Jacques used to play for Super League side Castleford Tigers, but he has now quit the professional rugby team to sign up for the ITV dating show.His former club issued a statement confirming they'd agreed to release Jacques from his contract to allow him to join the villa.They wrote: "Castleford Tigers can confirm that the Club has agreed to release Jacques O’Neill from his contract to allow him to pursue another opportunity."The club said they would get first dibs on Jacques should he decide to return to rugby after the series.Castleford Tigers wrote: "The Tigers have the first option to sign O’Neill back next year should he wish to return to rugby league,"Known for a fearless attitude on the field by Castleford supporters, the Cumbrian born 23-year-old is a proud product of the Tigers’ youth system having come through both our Scholarship and Academy programmes before making his Super League debut."Jacques made an explosive entry into the villa on Sunday - where he first enjoyed dates with Paige and Afia.Do you have a story about one of this year's Love Island stars? Contact us at staronlineshowbiz@reachplc.com.He proceeded to flirt with Ekin-Su, who is coupled up with Italian hun Davide, before pulling his ex-girlfriend Gemma for a private chat.

Love Island fans are almost a week into the new series and there has already been a recoupling and not one but FOUR bombshells, starting with Davide Sanclimenti and more recently the arrival of Gemma Owen's ex Jacques O'Neill.

Love Island star Liam Llewellyn has finally revealed the reason for his change in accent during his dates with Afia Tonkmor and Ekin-Su Cülcüloglu.In a candid interview on Sunday's Aftersun, 22-year-old Liam also opened up about his decision to leave the ITV dating show.The Welsh student had been left single after Italian bombshell Davide Sanclimenti, 27, re-coupled with his partner Gemma Owen, 19.Fortunately for Liam, the public sent him on dates with new girls Ekin-Su, 27, and Afia, 25.However, fans were left confused when he tried to put on a "seductive accent" when speaking to the girls.One person tweeted: "It is just me or is Liam putting on a weird accent."Want all the last villa gossip straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily Love Island newsletter HEREAnother said: "Why is Liam trying to hide the strong Welsh accent," whilst one viewer wrote: "Also why is Liam putting on this cringe accent hahaha."Speaking on Aftersun, Liam said: "I didn't even notice that."He added: "I don't think you realise how close we sit. She was basically on my lap, so I didn't feel like I wanted to project my voice to hurt her ears.Do you have a story about one of this year's Love Island stars? Contact us at staronlineshowbiz@reachplc.com"I was just speaking at what I thought was a normal tone."Liam left the Love Island villa ahead of the first recoupling during Friday night's episode.He gathered his fellow islanders around the fire pit and admitted he was not giving 100% of himself and was struggling after being unable to find a romantic connection.

Susanna Reid had a little bit of Love Island shade to share this morning as she returned to Good Morning Britain. The presenter was back hosting the show on Monday (June 13) alongside Richard Madeley.

Love Island star Liam Llewellyn has spoken out after leaving the villa.The Welsh student decided to leave the villa just a few days after the hit ITV dating show returned to screens last week.Liam, 22, had gathered his fellow islanders around the famous fire pit and announced he was walking away from the programme as he hadn't been feeling himself since the show began.The hunk had been paired up with Michael Owen's daughter Gemma, but he left his castmates shocked when he told them he was ditching the series so soon.Liam has now issued a public message following his exit from the villa, where he thanked his followers for their "Love and support".Taking to Instagram, he wrote: "Yes people, it's Liam!"I’m back. I am absolutely blown away by the love and support that has been shown to me whilst I was in the villa and since I’ve been out."I appreciate you all like you wouldn’t believe #loveislandbaby."Liam appeared in Sunday's episode of Love Island: Aftersun, which often sees evicted islanders chat about their time on the show.Liam became single on the show when Italian shisha businessman Davide Sanclimenti coupled up with Gemma.Do you have a story about one of this year's Love Island stars? Contact us at staronlineshowbiz@reachplc.com.The student was then given another chance at love when he went on two dates with bombshells Ekin-Su and Afia.Speaking at the fire pit, Liam admitted he wasn't giving the show 100% of himself and was having a "hard time" struggling to find a romantic connection.Speaking to his islanders, he said: "So, I’ve got to speak to you all, obviously we all came here for the same sort of reason but I haven’t really been feeling like I’ve been giving 100% Liam.

Liam Llewellyn has finally found out who Gemma Owen's famous dad is – and it turns out he's a huge fan. The 22 year old Welsh student, who was initially coupled up with the brunette beauty at the start of the hit ITV dating programme Love Island, gathered Islanders around the fire pit last week to announce the news he was leaving the villa. And in his first interview since then, he's found out at Gemma's dad is none other than former professional football player Michael, 42, who has played for Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle United, Manchester United and Stoke City as well as the England national team in the past.

Love Island (June 12) with surprise appearances from ghosts of the past, uncomfortable conversations and deafening kisses. It was Davide's 'loud' kiss with Ekin-Su that dominated the start of the evening, with fans pleading with showrunners on Twitter to turn the microphones lower. "The make-up swap, congrats," joked Dami, who had witnessed the kiss.

Love Island fans saw Liam Llewellyn walk away from the villa on Friday night, and it didn’t take long for him to be told exactly Gemma Owen’s very famous dad is. Liam quit the hit series after just five days, telling his fellow islanders that he ‘wasn’t 100% feeling it’ and delivered an emotional speech at the fire pit.  after initially being paired up with Michael Owen’s daughter, Gemma, he was left single following the arrival of Davide Sanclimenti.