Michael Owen speaks out after daughter Gemma lands second place in Love Island final

Gemma Owen has revealed that she likes Luca Bish more after leaving the Love Island villa, but admitted that he is yet to meet her famous footballer dad Michael. Gemma, 19, and Luca, 23, opened up about their romance during the Love Island reunion episode on Sunday (7 August) evening, where host Laura Whitmore questioned them about life outside the villa and their future together.

Love Island's Luca Bish has revealed Gemma Owen is not his girlfriend - for the time being, anyway. The TV star, 23, took part in an Instagram Live with his fellow Love Island star Jacques O'Neill on Sunday evening, just hours before the explosive Love Island reunion. During the live, Jacques quizzed Luca on whether he had finally made things official with Gemma, daughter of England international Michael Owen - but Luca admitted that he's still waiting on "written consent" from Gemma's mother, Louise, the Mirror reports.The pair coupled up together during the first two weeks of the 2022 show, with Luca falling head over heels with the 19 year old within a matter of weeks before he confessed his love to Gemma as they grew closer in the villa.

Love Island star Gemma Owen was warned by her mum to swear off drama as she returned home to the family’s £4million mansion after eight long weeks in the Island villa. The 19 year old international dressage rider had featured on the most recent series of the popular dating show which saw her couple up to 23 year old Luca Bish, a fishmonger from Brighton.

MICHAEL Owen has broken his silence after daughter Gemma Owen returned to the family's mansion – without Luca. The former footballer, who has remained very quiet throughout the Love Island process, cuddled up to his 19-year-old as they celebrated her being back at the sprawling £4 million home.

England football legend Michael Owen shared his joy at having daughter Gemma back from Love Island - with a welcome home party at his incredible mansion. Former Liverpool and Manchester United ace Michael was delighted to have Gemma back home after her star appearance in this year's Love Island where she coupled up with Luca Bish.

Love Island star Gemma Owen cheekily poked fun at the infamous “villa curse” as she returned home to her parents sprawling £4million mansion for the first time since leaving the villa. The 19 year old daughter of footballing ace Michael Owen narrowly missed out on the coveted win on this year’s series of Love Island alongside her beau 23 year old fishmonger Luca Bish.

She came runner-up on Love Island after finding romance with Luca Bish and Gemma Owen has teased about her future plans as she settles into life back in the UK after more than two months in Mallorca. The dressage rider, 19, found love with fishmonger Luca, 23, on the ITV2 dating contest.

Love Island runner up Gemma Owen has shared an adorable photo with her famous dad Michael Owen, as she returned to the family home for the first time since leaving the villa. The 19 year old star, who narrowly missed out on this year’s win with partner Luca Bish took to social media on Saturday as she shared a cute picture of herself enjoying the sunshine at her dad’s £4million mansion.

Dressage rider Gemma Owen had fans in tears as she shared a heart-warming video of the moment she returned home after two months in the Love Island villa. Gemma, the daughter of former Liverpool, Manchester United and England footballer Michael, posted a touching clip on her Instagram of her walking through the door of the plush family abode to be met by her beloved pet dogs and horse.

Gemma Owen has landed herself in a bit of trouble with her dad Michael after failing to include him in a video of her arriving back home.The 19 year old reality star has spent the last two months in the Majorcan villa of the hit ITV dating programme Love Island, where she found romance with fishmonger Luca Bish, 23. After coming in as runner-up following Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu's win, she landed back in the UK and has since been reunited with her family and beloved pets.The video showed her walking into her house with some bags in hand before setting them down to say hello to her two dogs. Wearing a satin blouse with a pair of blue jeans, Gemma crouched to the floor to hug her furry friends as an impressive Love Island-themed balloon display stood behind her.

ITV Love Island's Luca Bish and Gemma Owen were seen storming back into their London hotel separately following a chaotic Love Island reunion on Thursday night (August 5). Luca made a 'telling comment' to a photographer as the pair appeared somewhat downbeat after departing the reunion show together.

Luca Bish has confessed his other half Gemma Owen got into a "right hump" with him following their time filming the Love Island reunion show on Thursday 4 August. The 23 year old fishmonger and famous footballer Michael Owen's daughter Gemma, 19, appeared all smiles as they headed to the set, but were pictured looking despondent on their way back home. As the photographer told Luca "you've got your hands full there," the reality star quipped: "Oh don't mate, she's got the right hump with me!" – suggesting their romance could be on the rocks already, just a few days after they left the villa.

Love Island runners-up Gemma Owen and Luca Bish appeared a bit glum as they left the reunion show together.

Love Island finalists have finally arrived back in the UK after an exciting summer of sun.Gemma Owen, the youngest contestant on this years show, was greeted by her mum Louise and siblings but her dad Michael Owen was a no show.Fans of the show have taken this as another hint that the football player might not approve of her new love interest Luca Bish.READ MORE: Love Island fans rage as finalists Dami and Indiyah are 'only ones' not verifiedMichael Owen also didn't show up for the meet the parent segment on the show and instead Gemma’s mum went in with a friend.Gemma was over the moon to see her mum but fans spotted Luca's disappointment at not meeting the footballing champion."Lucas' face when he realised Michael Owen wasn’t coming in," one fan commented with a laughing emoji on Twitter.Another added: "I said exactly the same, his face was a picture."Gemma was over the moon to see her mum and siblings at the airport.Meanwhile Gemma looked emotional as she hugged her younger sibling moments after touching down on the runway.The special moment was filmed by ITV - with the scenes likely to air on Love Island: The Reunion, which airs on Sunday night.The stunning dressage rider was surprised with a bouquet of flowers from her nearest and dearest.All the other finalists were also spotted getting off the plane including champs Ekin-Su and Davide.The winners looked more loved-up than ever as they posed for paparazzi photos outside the airport at a red-carpet style pop-up surrounded by Jet2Holidays banners.Ekin-Su looked gorgeous in a blue denim jacket, black top and tight leather trousers, with the Italian hunk looking stylish in a grey Manchester hoodie.Third place holders Dami and Indiyah looked to be in their element as

LOVE Island's Adam Collard fuelled rumours he and Paige Thorne have split as he went on a boozy night out with Wes Nelson. Adam, 26, is back home in Newcastle after his second go in the Love Island villa and he wasted no time in going out with the lads.

A BODY language expert has claimed Love Island runner-up Gemma Owen is jealous of Ekin-Su and Davide’s win. The 19-year-old beauty had once been favourite to land £50k with her other half Luca Bish in Monday night's final.

COLEEN Rooney has thrown yet more shade Rebekah Vardy's way after her rival offered to take her for a drink at Caffé Nero. Mum-of-four Coleen, 36, who has been pictured enjoying a beverage from High Street chain Nero in the past, is unlikely to take Becky up on the offer following their High Court showdown.

LOVE Island bombshell George Tasker has said he’ll break up Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Davide Sanclimenti at the show reunion. Ekin-Su and Davide recently won the hit show, but their villa journey wasn’t without its ups and downs, including the entry of George during Casa Amor.

LOVE Island's Luca Bish nipped out of the finalists' hotel alone to grab a hearty KFC after landing in the UK yesterday. The Brighton fishmonger, 23, had a craving for fried chicken after two months without takeaways in the villa.

A GUEST on iconic MTV show Pimp My Ride accused the program of 'planting sweets' in their car because they were fat. The guest complained show producers went out of their way to make them look "extra fat" and even installed a cotton candy machine in the car. The series which carried out jaw-dropping car transformations at an autoshop, first aired in the US and is returning to UK screens this month.

LOVE Island runner up Luca Bish's mum sent a shock message to his critics with a rude jumper. During his stint on the ITV2 show, the fishmonger, 23, received a fair bit of backlash for his behaviour in the villa. Over the past eight weeks Luca's friends and family have rushed to social media to show their love and support.