Love Island fans claim Tasha Ghouri looks like a 'younger' Laura Whitmore

Chris Hughes has defended Love Island star Gemma Owen after she has faced criticism online for being "picky".The 19 year old caused a stir when she said she didn't like Luca Bish's surname and that her former partner, Liam Llewellyn, wasn't her type. But 29 year old Chris, who finished in third place on the 2017 series of the hit ITV dating show, has now hit back at Michael Owen's daughter's critics in an exclusive chat with OK!.

LOVE Island star Tasha Ghouri looks to have settled into life nicely in the glamorous Majorcan villa this week. But back home - the deaf model and dancer has an equally lavish lifestyle, with a stunning London home complete with chic decor.

LOVE Island fans have branded Tasha Ghouri "jealous" after catching her glaring over while Ekin-Su flirted with Andrew Le Page. Last night stunning actress Ekin-Su entered the villa and instantly caused a stir as she made a beeline for Davide and then Andrew.

Love Island fans were left baffled following Thursday's episode (June 9) after a game of dares caused a lot of drama.The islanders enjoyed a game of beer pong which started with bombshell Ekin-Su Cülcüloglu performing a sexy dance on Davide Sanclimenti.But things quickly became confusing when the ITV contestants seemed to switch up their romances.Tasha Ghouri, who is currently coupled up with Andrew Le Page, chose Luca Bish when dared to do a sexy crawl to the islander she fancied the most.Luca is currently coupled up with Paige Thorne.Speaking in the Beach Hut, Luca said: "It looked like she was on course for Andrew and it was a quick little, bang Luca's having some."Want all the last villa gossip straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily Love Island newsletter HEREAndrew admitted that Tasha's choice was "a bit of a shock".He said: "We're obviously together and she says she likes me so I did feel a bit mugged off."Andrew was then dared to kiss the islander he thought was "wifey" material, with Tasha gesturing that she knew it wouldn't be her.He ended up kissing Paige, who had previously revealed she thought he was boyfriend material.Do you have a story about one of this year's Love Island stars? Contact us at staronlineshowbiz@reachplc.comTasha later said: "That beer pong game, it kind of shocked me a little bit, like Tasha wake up.

Love Island 's Gemma Owen finally spoke about her famous father Michael Owen on Thursday's episode without mentioning his name. The Islander, 19, decided to turn her attention to Luca Bish during the latest instalment as the duo enjoyed a flirty conversation on the rooftop.

Love Island bombshell Tasha Ghouri showed off a dramatic transformation when she was chatting with her fans online.Tasha, 23, currently sports long luscious locks but showed off her natural brown tresses in an Instagram Q&A session with her fans several weeks ago.She made her big reveal after she was asked: "Is blonde your natural hair colour? If not can we see it".Tasha posted a selfie picture of her before dying her hair blonde and wrote: "It's not!"Mousey brown it is. This also used to be my natural length."The model, who is the first deaf contestant in the history of the show, also discussed what it was like dating with her cochlear implant, which boosts her hearing.She said: "I do get anxiety of meeting new people."It's the thought of 'what if I don't understand him', 'what if I can't hear him in a noisy bar', 'what if there's loud music and I'll keep saying pardon'?"Soooo many thought like this go through my head."Before I meet someone, if I feel comfortable enough I do tell them about my hearing just so then it's in their mind."It's their reaction that's the most important to me & I've had some reactions where they don't understand and never hear from them again."But that's okay if doesn't affect me as I take it with a pinch of salt."Not everyone is open minded and because 'disabilities' has this negative outlook."While Tash, who is a model for Asos and Boux Avenue, is coupled up with estate agent Andrew Le Page she has also told how she also fancies Luca Bish.In last night's episode, Andrew was keen to find out Luca's feelings towards Tasha, to which he replied: "She's attractive.

The eighth series of Love Island has already thrown up plenty of laughs, memes and drama, and of course some celebrity lookalikes. Luca Bish has caught the eyes of many of the girls in the villa, while fans at home have pointed out that he looks like a famous celeb – Westlife's Kian Egan, 42.

Love Island season eight is off to a stellar start, and in only three aired episodes, there have been many twists and turns for the brand new set of sexy singletons looking for love in the Mallorcan villa. The fourth episode is set to air tonight at 9pm on ITV, and a game of Dares is set to ruffle a few feathers, after Yorkshire dancer Tasha Ghouri, 23, is left unimpressed when her partner Andrew Le Page, 27, kisses Luca’s partner, Paige Turley, 20, in the racy game.

Love Island is set for more drama on Thursday night as Gemma Owen turns her attention to Luca Bish as the two Islanders enjoy a flirty conversation. Only recently, villa bombshell Davide Sanclimenti picked Gemma, 19, in a dramatic recoupling after she had originally been paired with Liam Llewellyn after a vote by the public.

LOVE Island fans have slammed Luca Bish as "f***ing heartless" after making a huge blunder with Paige Thorne. The fishmonger, 23, who is currently coupled up with Paige has also been trying to crack on with Tasha Ghouri.

LOVE Island fans have spotted the villa has a second firepit and are speculating that the famous home could be split in two. The hugely popular ITV2 dating show returned this week and already has viewers predicting potential twists and turns.

LOVE Island beauty Tasha Ghouri looks very different without her blonde hair in a snap she posted online. The 23-year-old, the series' first ever deaf contestant, revealed she really had brown hair during an Instagram Q&A.

Love Island 2022 kicked off on 6 June, with a new set of sexy singletons jetting off to Mallorca in the hope of finding love. One of the hopefuls who has entered the villa this year is Gemma Owen, the eldest daughter of former professional footballer Michael Owen, but the 19 year old is yet to reveal her father's identity to her fellow Islanders.

Love Island fans couldn't help but talk about Luca Bish during the latest trip to the villa. Wednesday night's edition of the ITV2 dating show saw Gemma Owen and Davide Sanclimenti go on their first date.

LOVE Island fans pointed out a huge 'obvious sign' that Andrew Le Page was lying in his apology to Tasha Ghouri last night - did you see it? The estate agent, 27, got himself into a sticky situation after telling Tasha that she wasn't in Luca Bish's top three girls. Andrew is currently paired with Tasha, 23.

Tasha Ghouri is currently soaking up the sun in the Love Island villa, but back in the UK she has a lavish home in London. The model and dancer, 23, has already caused a stir in the villa, with both Andrew Le Page and Luca Bish fighting for her affections in recent episodes.

Love Island fans have been glued to their screens for the past three nights after the show kicked off on Monday.With a whole new set of contestants, people are already invested and choosing their favourites and there was one thing that everyone is talking about - Luca Bish's tattoos.He has a lot of inkings but one eagle-eyed fan has spotted one that has left Twitter users baffled.Luca Bish has a tattoo of Winston Churchill on his lower forearm among other permanent designs.One person wrote: "I don't think we're talking enough about the fact that Luca from Love Island has Winston Churchill tattooed on his forearm."The tweet went viral, being liked more than 16,000 times and garnering more than 1,200 retweets.Another posted: "Luca went to the tattoo shop and they asked what tattoo does he want and he said yes."Someone else asked: “How the f**k do you go from Muhammad Ali to Winston Churchill on one arm?”A fourth person thought the tattoos were a "red flag", saying: "I didn’t notice this.

Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice are the best of friends, having formed an incredible relationship during their time on Strictly Come Dancing.EXCLUSIVE: Giovanni Pernice on fitness, his BAFTA win, and learning BSL thanks to Rose Ayling-EllisThe stars went on to spend over four months together, from the moment they first met, to winning the show in December 2021, and then touring with the rest of the cast during the beginning of the year.WATCH: Strictly's Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice get ready for the TV Baftas togetherOn Wednesday, the EastEnders star sent him the sweetest public message, just hours after his secret dates with Love Island's first deaf contestant, Tasha Ghouri, were revealed by Mail Online.READ: The sweetest things Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice have said about each otherRELATED: Strictly Come Dancing 2022 rumoured contestants so farSharing a video of Rose giving Giovanni a quick, and funny, lesson on sign language, Rose told Giovanni: "Love this video. Have a wonderful opening night and I hope it goes well @giovannipernice." The couple recently won a BAFTA for their performance on StrictlyGiovanni was quick to react to the hilarious video, sharing it on his Instagram and simply adding laughing emojis.Wednesday was a big day for both Giovanni and Strictly's Anton Du Beke, as it was the opening night of their new show, Him & Me.Taking to Instagram following the successful opening, Giovanni and Anton said: "We just finished opening night.

Love Island have compared contestants Andrew Le Page and Tasha Ghouri to doomed series five couple Curtis Pritchard and Amy Hart, predicting there could be "trouble ahead".The pair already encountered their first taste of drama after forming an awkward love triangle with Luca Bish.Andrew had been keen to find out Luca's feelings towards Tasha, to which he replied: "She's attractive. She pulled me for a chat."But later that evening, Andrew told Tasha that his pal wasn't interested in pursuing her.The next day, Tasha decided she needed clarification from Luca, asking him: "What are your thoughts? Just be open and honest."Luca said: "I fancy you.

LOVE Island has continued to find itself embroiled in a 'race row' with fans complaining that Amber Beckford and Indiyah Polack are lacking airtime. Viewers felt they barely got to see Amber, 24, and Indiyah, 22, during Wednesday night's show, as the storylines focused elsewhere.

Love Island fans have been left shocked after Luca Bish made a huge blunder by talking to his current partner Paige Turley about his potential love interest Tasha, making Paige's 'head spin'. Whilst the UK public voted to put Luca, 23, and Paige, 20, in a couple together from Day One of season eight of the hit ITV show, Luca’s attentions have been focused on 23 year old Yorkshire dancer, Tasha Ghouri. It seems that his affections are being returned by the blonde beauty, however, drama has ensued, after Luca has accused Tasha’s partner Andrew Le Paige, 27, of ‘snaking him’.