Love Island's Gemma 'hopes' dad Michael Owen will make epic ITV villa cameo

Love Island is back to entertain us during our weeknights as a host of sexy singletons compete to find their perfect match.With a stunning line-up of gorgeous youngsters, season eight of Love Island UK - which has been filmed in a brand new villa in Majorca - is set to be as exciting and dramatic as previous years. Featuring Gemma Owen - daughter of ex-England footballer Michael Owen - Italian hunk Davide Sanclimenti as well as the first ever deaf contestant of the show, ASOS viral sensation Tasha Ghouri, among others, the first episode will air on Monday June 6 from 9pm onITV2 and ITV Hub.

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 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.

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.

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.

Gemma Owen made headlines this week after it was announced that she would be joining the eighth series of Love Island.The daughter of football legend Michael Owen is just one of the fresh batch of islanders looking for love in the villa, as the new series launches on June 6, 2022.Speaking ahead of her villa debut, the star has described herself as competitive, saying: "I think all of us as a family are, it's in our blood."She has also wowed fans on social media with a series of stunning holiday snaps, along with modelling outfits from her brand OG swimwear.Ahead of the new series of Love Island, Daily Star has taken a look at Gemma Owen's hottest snaps.Love Island fans rejoiced on Monday (May 30) when a fresh batch of singletons looking for love were announced as the latest contestants heading to Casa Amor.Ahead of her villa debut, Gemma looked phenomenal in a series of promo pics for the series, which showed the sporting star flaunting her fabulous figure and sunkissed skin for the cameras in a tiny cream bikini.While the series is expected to bring a few bombshell beauties in the villa, Gemma is certainly a brunette bombshell in her own right - but whose eye will she catch as the series begins? Fans will have to wait and see.Want all the last villa gossip straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily Love Island newsletter HERE When Gemma is not working on her swimwear brand or competing in some of the world's biggest dressage competitions, the beauty likes to relax by the pool on holiday.The star looked radiant as she shared a gorgeous Instagram snap, where she posed in a pair of crocheted black beach trousers and a string bra - with her raven locks flowing past her shoulders.Paired with a natural make-up look and

Reality TV star Rebecca Jane has spoken for the first time about her relationship with Michael Owen after exchanging scandalous messages with the married football star last year.

LOVE Island fans have all said the same thing after it was revealed how the 2022 cast were picked. The hit ITV2 show returns tomorrow night with a new batch of sexy singletons looking for love.

Rebecca Jane claims she turned down England and Premier League icon Michael Owen when he "sexted" her because he didn't meet her height requirements.Last year, it was revealed that the married former striker had been asking Jane for nude photos.According to The Mirror, Owen sent hundreds of texts to Jane and is believed to have told her he viewed one of the images, in which she was wearing a see-through top, a staggering 65 times.Speaking about the saga in detail, Jane insists that the BT Sport pundit lied about how his marriage was a sham and that he and his wife were only keeping up appearances for the sake of their horse-racing business."The story that Michael span me was that they were not really married and it was a sham," she told The Sun. "He said it was a marriage of convenience for the sake of appearances and to keep their racehorse business going."I should have perhaps investigated his situation a bit more and been more cautious - but I took him at face value."Jane claims that after six weeks of chatting, Owen said he wanted to meet up, but she ultimately turned him down because he was too small."He fed me a load of rubbish over a six-week period when I was in communication with him and he wanted to meet me.

LOVE Island has revealed a huge change to the show this year - with viewers given the power to choose who couples with who. Voiceover man Iain Stirling explained a massive twist that will see the British public play Cupid. He revealed the news to Christine Lampard on Lorraine - with voting already open via the show's app.

LOVE Island hopeful Gemma Owen revealed she wants to be a billionaire and businesswoman like Kylie Jenner. 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. Gemma - who enjoys a jet-setting life - has forged her own successful career as a Team GB dressage champion.

Davide Sanclimenti reckons the "won't be able to resist" his Italian charm in the Love Island villa. The self-professed Italian stallion is part of this year's Love Island lineup which includes Gemma Owen, the daughter of former England striker Michael Owen.The European hunk moved from Rome to Manchester three years ago, where he runs a shisha business called S Deluxe Shisha.The sexy singleton spoke to Daily Star's Sam Huntley and other press before this year's series - which returns 9pm Monday June 6 on ITV2.Asked what qualities he'll bring to the villa, Davide said he'll provide plenty of good looks and irresistible Italian charm.Want all the last villa gossip straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily Love Island newsletter HERE He said: "Naturally I am also good looking so I believe the English girls won’t be able to resist me and my Italian charm.

Love Island hunk Davide Sanclimenti said he's prepared to break up a couple in the villa if he fancies them enough.The self-professed Italian stallion is part of this year's Love Island cast - which includes Gemma Owen, the daughter of ex-footballer Michael Owen.He moved from Rome to Manchester three years ago and didn't know any English - but he now runs a small shisha business called S Deluxe Shisha.The sexy singleton spoke to Daily Star's Sam Huntley and other press before he entered the villa for this year's series - which returns 9pm Monday June 6 on ITV2.Want all the last villa gossip straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily Love Island newsletter HEREAsked if he'd consider breaking up a Love Island couple to get what he wanted, Davide confirmed he would, but if the lady was really his type he would pursue her "straight away".He said: "Yeah, but if I believe if someone is really my type I will go [for it] straight away. I don’t expect to see her couple with someone else."The Italian added that the girl likely wouldn't be the one for him if she can't choose between him and another guy.He added: Who is meant to be for me will be for me, so if a girl is really jumping between me and another guy it is probably not the love of my life.”Do you have a story about one of this year's Love Island stars? Contact us at staronlineshowbiz@reachplc.com.The gym-honed hunk said he wouldn't rule out having sex in the sunny Mallorca villa if met the right person and the right attraction was there.But he insisted he would abstain from racy bedroom business if he met someone he really liked, so they could enjoy their first time outside of the TV show.Davide said: "This is something that I cannot plan.

Love Island hunk Davide Sanclimenti said he could have sex in the villa if he meets the right lady. The self-professed Italian stallion is part of this year's Love Island lineup - which includes ex-footballer Michael Owen's daughter, Gemma Owen.Dashing Davide moved from Rome to Manchester three years ago, where he now runs a small shisha business called S Deluxe Shisha.The sexy singleton spoke to Daily Star's Sam Huntley and other press before he entered the villa for this year's series - which returns 9pm Monday June 6 on ITV2.When asked if he's prepared to get down to business under the sheets, Davide said he could be game to get intimate if he meets the right person.However, he insisted he would abstain from sex in the villa if he met someone he really liked, so they could enjoy their first time outside of the TV show.He said: "This is something that I cannot plan.