Love Island reveals first look at sexy singletons in racy trailer ahead of 2022 series

It's the final countdown! Love Island 2022 returns to our screens tonight. Yes, you read that right – tonight.

Michael Owen has flown out of the UK ahead of tonight’s hotly anticipated Love Island return. The former England player departed the country to head for Germany after admitting he was living “every father’s nightmare” ahead of his daughter’s debut on the show. Gemma Owen, 19, is the oldest of his four children and is set to make her debut on the iconic dating show on Monday night - however dad Michael won’t be at home to see it as he shared a snap from beside the Olympiastadion in Munich, on Monday.

Love Island contestant Luca Bish has been revealed as the cast member that has seen the most increase in followers since he was debuted by the show.Luca is set to join fellow contestants Gemma Owen, the daughter of England striker Michael Owen, Tasha Ghouri, the show’s first deaf contestant, as the popular dating show kicks off tonight (6 June).According to 10 Yetis, the highest earner of the show so far is Gemma Owen, who is “already set to earn up to £7,523 per sponsored Instagram post”.However, Brighton-born Luca Bish is proving popular with the masses as his Instagram account following has increased by a staggering 207 per cent.Do you have a story about one of this year's Love Island stars? Contact us at staronlineshowbiz@reachplc.comAmber Beckford's Instagram following will see her earn £954.02 per post, though the lowest earner in the villa is reported as Ikenna Ekwonna at £688.66.Liam Llewellyn is close behind with a 199 per cent increase, then Andrew Le Page with 160 per cent and Amber Beckford with 150 per cent.The surge in followers was brought on after ITV revealed their 2022 lineup which saw fishmonger Luca on their shiny new roster.This year’s series has been long anticipated and Luca has been pipped as one of the year’s definite favourites.Luca had previously been classed as one of the major stars who will make it far in the competition.Stakes are high as winners and popular contestants historically land big-money contracts upon their departure from the villa, with Molly-Mae Hague “earning over £617,000 per sponsored Instagram post”.

Gemma Owen might have landed in the iconic Love Island villa - but she's not the first member of her family to enter the spotlight.Plenty of past Love Island stars have boasted celebrity family members over the years before shooting to fame in the sunny ITV villa in Mallorca.That's because Dani Dyer is the daughter of EastEnders hard-man, Danny Dyer, and Tommy Fury is the hunky brother of heavyweight champion boxer, Tyson Fury.19-yea-old Gemma is the daughter of former England, Liverpool and Newcastle striker Michael Owen, which means she's no stranger to being in the public eye.As Gemma is set to join the rest of her fellow Love Island castmates, Daily Star have taken a look inside her home life.Do you have a story about one of this year's Love Island stars? Contact us at staronlineshowbiz@reachplc.com.Gemma is the eldest daughter of former footy star Michael - whom she's clearly very close to.The brunette beauty has clearly inherited her dad's sporty genes as she's a keen equestrian and international dressage rider.She even told Daily Star as much as she revealed being competitive is in her family's "blood" - and that it could give her an edge over her fellow islanders in this year's series.Gemma and Michael have been spotted out together on a family day out at the races, such as for the Boodles May Festival Ladies Day in Chester.Proud dad Michael gushed over his eldest for showing a business flare and launching her own collection of swimwear last year.He took to Instagram to write: "Pretty damn proud of my daughter for launching her new @ogbeachwear brand."Gemma told Daily Star about her close relationship with her dad, where she revealed her father issued her "no rules" for the show as he trusts her.Despite being

Love Island bosses discovered a group of birds had landed in the Spanish villa, but it’s fair to say no one will want to couple up with these ladies...As ITV producers finished the final touches on the brand-new villa ready for the latest batch of sexy singletons to find true love, they were bombarded by an unexpected herd of ostriches at the bay.It appeared as though the group of feathered animals also liked the look of the new campsite for this year’s eighth series of Love Island.But it’s fair to say the new residents are more deadly than they look, as ostriches can run up to 45mph and are capable of kicking a human to death. Do you have a story about one of this year's Love Island stars? Contact us at staronlineshowbiz@reachplc.com Clearly the flock of birds meant business, as they descended on the villa and started violently pecking around the grounds.A source revealed to the Mirror: “Producers have to be careful as they have powerful legs and are known to lash out when disturbed.“They seem very interested in what’s going on inside, so the team have been told to be wary, and humans can easily rile them up.”Daily Star has reached out to ITV representatives for a comment. Want all the last villa gossip straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily Love Island newsletter HERE The arrival of the new neighbours comes just hours before the new Islanders find out who the public have voted for them to couple up with.In addition to a brand-new villa comes an introduction of new format changes to the TV show, which previously allowed the five ladies to step forward for one of the five hunks based solely on their looks.Explaining the change in format, host Laura Whitmore revealed on this evening’s launch: “For the first

Love Island fans think they have worked out who Gemma Owen will be coupled up with on Monday's explosive opening episode. During the first episode of the 2022 series, host Laura Whitmore, 37, reveals a new ITV2 show twist as she explains that for the first time ever the public have been asked to pick the couples.

LOVE Island's hunky new lads are all horrified as first bombshell David Sanclimenti turns ALL the girls' heads. The smooth Italian makes an immediate impact, with his chiselled body and charming accent.

LOVE Island fans all seem to agree on who Gemma Owen will couple up with as the new season gets ready to launch. Footballer Michael Owen's daughter Gemma, 19, will make her big entrance in the Majorcan love nest when the new series kicks off on ITV2 on Monday at 9pm.

The opening episode of Love Island season eight is just hours away and our first sneak peak at what the Islanders get up to has been revealed. New Islanders Paige Thorne, Indiyah Polack, Tasha Ghouri, Amber Beckford and Gemma Owen all make their entrance and explore their new home and begin getting to know each other in the first episode.

Love Island to start and the count down is on for fans as they'll all be getting settled in to watch the show tonight at 9 pm.The show finally welcomed their 11 new contestants to the Mallorca villa, as the show gets ready to kick off.And the Islanders have been spotted getting to know one another already, including Michael Owen's 19-year-old daughter Gemma.After describing her appearance on the show as a 'father's worst nightmare', it seems footballer Michael may want to cover his eyes as Gemma settles in to her new home for the summer.Telling ITV why she wanted to appear on Love Island, she said: "I am open to finding love, I’m wanting to have a really fun summer. I was seeing someone and then that didn’t work out so I thought, 'Why not?'"She added: "I would say I’m fun, flirty and fiery.

It's the greatest comeback of the year as we settle in to watch the return of the "sexiest" show on ITV2, Love Island. Oh yes, that's right. And while 'the greatest comeback of the year' might be a bit of an exaggeration, it's certainly been highly-anticipated after the winter spin-off was cancelled for the second year running.

Love Island hunk Davide Sanclimenti is set to rustle a few feathers during tonight's launch show.The hit ITV2 reality series is back on screens tonight as eleven new Islanders prepare to make their debut.But it appears Italian hunk Davide is already a firm favourite amongst the ladies.The 27-year-old business owner from Rome, Italy, enters as the show's first ever bombshell - much to the delight of his fellow Islanders.Speaking in the Beach Hut about Davide’s arrival, Indiyah Polack says: "When I saw him, I was very confused because I had no warning but he is very good looking!”Gemma Owen - daughter of former footballer Michael - is taken aback, saying: “I was blown away.”Meanwhile, Paige Thorne declares she's ready to "get married and have babies" with the Italian stallion.However, not everyone appears pleased to have Davide in the villa. Speaking in the Beach Hut, Luca Bish from Brighton says: “Davide! I was thinking I’m the good-looking Italian here and then you’ve sent that geezer through the door.”As the night gets underway, the Islanders play a game of dares which sees Davide ‘doing a strip tease’.And it doesn't take long for the evening to be interrupted by a text.

The new series of Love Island is just hours away and as the next instalment of singletons unpack their bikinis a number of shake ups have been brought in breathe new life into the show. But host Laura Whitmore will just be hoping she can breathe with having to endure a bad odour after revealing she hoped the new villa "smells better". Along with changes to the show's format, including viewers picking who the contestants couple up with in episode one, there will also be a completely new location.

It's time to start slathering up the suncream because Love Island has teased a first look at the new series ahead of its launch on Monday night. A whole host of sexy new singletons are set to enter the villa in Mallorca in a bid to find love on the ITV show that will kick off on ITV2, with fans of having a say on who couples up with who in the first week. And in a newly released image, host Laura Whitmore can be seen chatting to the ladies as their summer in the villa kicks off with an exciting new twist.

Love Island has given fans a sneak peek first look at tonight's launch night episode. And things are set to get off to a trilling start as the girls discover there is already a huge twist.

Love Island's Amy Day has called for host Laura Whitmore to be replaced.The 2021 contestant has argued that the likes of Maya Jama would be a better replacement after the stars of the show felt like the reunion was "dead" last year.Talking about whether she thinks Laura should stay on for another year after claims were made by her co-star Rachel Finni.In a recent podcast, Rachel had said: "I'm kind of gutted Laura Whitmore is hosting it though, I thought we'd get a nice Maya Jama or AJ Odudu. The benefits you get from being married to the narrator, 'cause she's not a great host."Commenting on this, Amy exclusively told the Daily Star: "I'm numb to it, I think it would be nice to have a presenter who throws herself into it and that whole interview that came out of Rachel hit loads of the press and it is true we are all a bit gutted."The reunion was a bit dead and boring.

LOVE Island has given fans a sneak peek first look at tomorrow night's launch night episode. The thrilling early pics of the new series sees host Laura Whitmore welcoming the islanders to the villa in a racy red outfit.

Love Island hopeful Gemma Owen has expressed her desire to become a billionaire and businesswoman like reality star Kylie Jenner.The 19 year old is due to enter this year’s sun soaked villa as she hopes to find love when the new series returns to our screens on Monday. Yet love isn’t the only thing on Gemma’s mind as the star, who has already forged a successful career with Team GB as a dressage champion, has bigger ambitions as she hopes to enhance her career profile to match that of Kylie Jenner. Gemma, who is the daughter of footballing legend Michael Owen, recently shared her aspirations during an interview with the Mirror and explained how she hopes her time in the villa will allow her to expand her current business selling swimwear.

Love Island's Laura Whitmore dropped two bombshells on the new crop of singles when they arrived in the villa looking for romance. The new series of the show is getting under way - with the odd twist in store for the wannabes.First of all, the five single girls expected to be the ones to pick which fella they fancied most and would couple up with.But as they arrived in a colourful array of bikinis, presenter Laura revealed that, unlike previous years, this was not the case.The star - clad in a stunning scarlet shorts and top combo - told the stunned girls at the luxury villa in Mallorca: "You thought you'd all be stepping forward for the boys that you fancy the most."However, for the first time ever, we asked the public to play cupid and pick the boy they thought you should couple up with."It means that paramedic Paige Thorne, 24; hotel waitress Indiya Polack, 23; model Tasha Ghouri, 23; business owner Gemma Owen, 19 and nanny Amber Beckford, 24, have no say in who they are paired up with.Shocked Tasha said: "I hope the public have it right.

Love Island presenter Laura Whitmore has clapped back at fans who call her "overpaid" and "boring".The 37-year-old Irish beauty will be back on our screens on Monday (June 6) as the ITV2 dating show returns for its eighth series. She will introduce the new batch of 11 sexy singletons who are looking for love in the villa.However, hours before the series launch, Laura addressed previous comments about her hosting in the show in a TikTok video.At the start of the short clip, the TV personality said: "Shall we get this out of the way, then we can enjoy the juicy bits! See ya Monday."Want all the last villa gossip straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily Love Island newsletter HERE Laura started with the online comment: "I think its ridiculous that Laura flies back and forth - send the guests there!"She penned in response: "The villa is Mallorca and Aftersun is London.

Laura Whitmore has slammed Love Island fans who branded her dull and overpaid, while also accusing her of wrecking the environment.