Michael Owen says daughter Gemma going on Love Island is his 'worst nightmare'

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Love Island has plunged him into every father’s “worst nightmare”.The ex-England striker, 42, made the admission after his girl Gemma, 19, said her dad isn’t “buzzing” about her living in the villa with a bunch of randy blokes.He said: “I have no doubts that she will make us all proud.“It’s probably a father’s worst nightmare, but whatever she wants to do you’ve got to be supportive.”Michael, who also shares 16-year-old son James and daughters Emily, 15, and 11-year-old Jessica with childhood sweetheart Louise Bonsall, insisted Gemma is a “sensible girl”. Want all the last villa gossip straight to your inbox?

Sign up for our daily Love Island newsletter HERE He added about being willing to watch the show despite it being notorious for showing contestants having sex: “It’s been different without her in the house.“I’ve got other kids and my wife and it’s been quite tough because she’s had to switch her phone off and we’ve had no contact for a couple of weeks so that’s been the hard bit.“I’ve heard a lot about it.“I think old, grumpy men like me will always have an opinion on it because I don’t watch it and you just hear the snippets, but she assures me that it’s not as bad as I think. Do you have a story about one of this year's Love Island stars?

Contact us at staronlineshowbiz@reachplc.com. “So, we’ll give it a watch and I hope she enjoys herself.”Team GB dressage champion Gemma has said her mum has put her under strict instructions to keep her turn on the ITV2 dating show “classy”.She added ahead of the latest series starting on Monday (June 6) she wasn’t planning on any bedroom antics while on the show in Majorca.She said: “I still wouldn’t say that my dad is buzzing about me doing Love Island.“I wouldn’t say that.