Love Island's Gemma Owen announces huge career move following PrettyLittleThing deal

CORONATION Street fans have been left stunned after the mother of twins Paul Foreman and Gemma Winter revealed she gave them different names. Paul (Peter Ash) has been in the ITV soap since 2018 - but only recently viewers have learned his real name.

LOVE Island fans have been left horrified as Gemma Owen revealed when show bosses originally tried to sign her up. The ITV2 dating show star took to YouTube in a tell-all video about her experience before, during and after the villa this summer.

Love Island runner up Gemma Owen became a household name earlier this summer as she and boyfriend Luca Bish charmed audiences at home during their eight weeks of exploring romance in the villa. Yet while 2022 was the first time many of us had seen the 19 year old daughter of footballing legend Michael Owen, Gemma admitted that she actually very nearly appeared on the 2021 series of the popular ITV2 dating show. Speaking in her first ever YouTube video, Gemma revealed that she had been approached by show producers in 2021 when her career as an international dressage rider was in full swing.

MOLLY-MAE Hague was joined by Maura Higgins as she jetted to Paris for her latest PrettyLittleThing launch. The 22-year-old, who is creative director for the fashion brand, shared a series of snaps and videos from their trip on Instagram.

LOVE Island’s Dami Hope spent the night partying with an A-list Hollywood star before stripping off and cuddling Indiyah Polack. The Irish reality star, 23, came third in the show this summer with his now-girlfriend Indiyah, and has been living it up ever since. Dami looked every inch the star as he rubbed shoulders with Idris Elba during the glam premiere of his new film Beast at London's Hackney Picturehouse last night.

LOVE Island stars had a glam reunion in London last night - but some big names from the show were missing. The likes of Chyna Mills, Coco Lodge and Lacey Edwards descended on the swanky STK restaurant in Mayfair for a party hosted by fashion brand InTheStyle. The stunning Casa Amor girls were also joined by Deji Adeniyi, who draped a leather jacket with bold stitching over his shoulders.

LOVE Island star Remi Lambert is releasing a diss track about Jacques O’Neill and Luca Bish. The rapper, 22,  from Manchester is hitting back after claiming he was bullied by the pair both in and out of the villa. An insider said: “Remi’s had enough so he’s speaking out in the way he knows how – through music.

Love Island 2022 contestants have returned home from Majorca with some of them already putting pen to paper on big money brand ambassador deals. Past contestants have gone on to earn millions following their time in the villa. Islanders are normally inundated with offers from brands and sponsorship deals.

Love Island has been defended by ITV boss Kevin Lygo amid claims of misogynistic behaviour on this year's show. Lygo, the channel's director of television, reportedly warned that to make shows such as the dating contest risk-free would be to stop them appearing altogether.Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival, he said the show's duty of care process was "more rigorous than ever", and that: "We are moving into a different era here and we have to be very mindful that there is a certain risk to going on television. READ NOW: Love Island's Gemma Owen leaves fans aghast as she checks vagina before 'massage' It comes after Love Island viewers reportedly made 1,509 complaints to the media regulator, Ofcom, over allegedly misogynistic behaviour by male contestants towards their female counterparts.Lygo added: "It may not be exactly what you think it's going to be as a member of the public, but I don't think we should stop, because the logical conclusion 'you don't allow members of the public on telly'.

Love Island star Amber Gill has swiped at ex bombshell Brett Staniland after he asked her a cheeky question on her story. Brett took to Ambers Instagram story asking her "When you try and do backstroke does your BBL flip you around like a lifejacket?"BBL is slang for Brazilian Butt Lift.READ MORE: Love Island's Molly-Mae Hague unrecognisable in incredible throwback snapAmber responded by saying: "Did you forget to use your burner account???" And tagged Brett.

ITV boss Kevin Lygo has warned that the only way to make risk-free versions of shows like Love Island would be to scrap them altogether. He defended the ITV2 dating contest against criticism of misogynistic behaviour on this year’s series claiming its duty of care process was "more rigorous than ever." But Kevin warned that preventing on-screen controversies on reality TV shows would mean barring members of the public that they rely on.

LOVE Island star Luca Bish has refused to appear in his girlfriend Gemma Owen's videos - issuing a stinging put-down of the show. The dating competition runner-up could be seen avoiding the camera as Gemma, 19, filmed them making dinner last night.

LOVE Island star Gemma Owen has let Luca Bish watch her ride her beloved horse - despite her being against the idea. The international dressage rider, 19, previously admitted she didn't want the former fishmonger, 23, to watch her horse riding whilst in the villa.

Earlier this week, ITV Love Island's Gemma Owen divided fans when she was revealed as the new face of PrettyLittleThing (PLT). The daughter of Michael Owen

Paige Thorne only left the Love Island villa three weeks ago and has already hit the big time. Paige, 24, has signed a whopping six-figure deal with fashion label Forever Unique in her first collaboration since the show finished.The Welsh paramedic is releasing a partywear line with the brand.

Chloe Burrows has admitted there is a pressure for couples to stay together after leaving the Love Island villa due to the attention put on your relationships.The 26 year old was a runner up on the 2021 series of the hit ITV2 dating show with boyfriend Toby Aromolaran, 23.The pair are now one of just two couples from their entire series to still be together, alongside Faye Winter and Teddy Soares, both 27. Speaking exclusively to OK! about which couples she think will go the distance from the year's series – including winners Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti – Chloe said: "There's quite a few strong couples but it's like a domino effect.

MOLLY-Mae Hague looked sensational as she released her latest edit with Pretty Little Thing. The fast fashion brand's creative director, 23, proved the perfect model for her own garments revealed today.

Love Island star Brett Staniland has made a dig at Gemma Owen after she signed a deal with PrettyLittleThing. The runner-up of the latest series of the hit ITV dating show announced her six-figure deal with the fast fashion retailer on Monday (August 22) after signing the lucrative contract which will see her launch her own collection with the brand and help to promote their new reselling platform.

Love Island fans have slammed controversial fashion retailer Pretty Little Thing for 'using' contestant Indiyah Polack for social media engagement before announcing they'd instead collaborated with her co-star Gemma Owen. Numerous brands have since reached out to ITV2 favourite Indiyah, 23, however, offering the opportunity for a partnership after she was allegedly snubbed from the six-figure PLT deal, including globally-renowned activewear firm Gymshark.

Love Island runner up Gemma Owen has shown off her astonishing horse riding skills and revealed the ginormous training grounds at her £4m mansion.The reality star demonstrated her top tier dressage skills as she rode elegantly around the stables.The video was released as an Instagram story on Sunday night of Gemma riding her horse, Sirius. Gemma also shared the video on her TikTok as she put the horse through its paces. She captioned the post: "Not at all rider fit yet but loving being back." Luca Bish and family watched on for the day, as Gemma was filmed gallivanting around on horseback.

Love Island fans have been left furious after online clothing company PrettyLittleThing offered a contract to islander Gemma Owen despite fans voting for Indiyah Polack to scoop the deal.Gemma, 19, was announced as the latest ambassador for the popular retailer on Monday (August 23) and labelled her new career venture as "a dream come true".Despite the joyous news, the clothing giant received an onslaught of complaints as many believed they "used" Indiyah, 23, for social media engagement when they asked the public to vote on who the next "PLT doll" should be.READ MORE: Laura Whitmore's possible replacement as Love Island host — and why she quitDue to Indiyah winning the majority of the votes by a landslide, fans were left questioning why the brand asked the public their opinion when it appeared evident that Gemma had already secured the position behind the scenes.Taking to Twitter, raging Love Island fans shared their thoughts, with some claiming Gemma's footballer dad Michael assisted with her victory.One person said: "What’s killing me is that they did a poll and Indiyah won but they still went with Gemma, hopefully Indiyah declined."Another penned: "So Gemma has been given a deal with PLT for her style. I’m sorry, but her boring office-like/conservative dress sense is nothing inspiring.