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Becca Monaghan
Jun 13, 2022
Love Island: Gemma says Ekin-Su can shove patronising comments ‘up your a**’
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Love Island has entered its second week, and there's one name taking over everyone's timeline: Gemma Owen.
The daughter of former football ace Michael Owen started her Love Island journey with Liam Llewellyn, 21, who left the show five days into the new series. Gemma then recoupled with 27-year-old Davide Sanclimenti, which caused a stir online due to their eight-year age gap.
After being chosen by Luca Bish, the show's producers threw yet another spanner in the works: Enter Gemma Owen's ex, Jacques O’Neill.
On Sunday (12 June), the 19-year-old told the other women: "Oh my god. No, no, no, no, no, no, he's my... that's my ex-boyfriend!"
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She revealed that she and the 23-year-old rugby player broke up a "year and a half ago" – creating yet another age-related social media storm.
Fans of the show have since turned to Twitter to express their boredom towards "Gemma Island", with one joking that producers will announce the arrival of one of Gemma's 12 horses to maintain her healthy screentime.
Another said: "One of Gemma’s exes is coming onto the show? Is this Love Island or Gemma island?"
While a third joked: "Love Island producers swimming in the money gemma’s dad paid them to give her extra screen time."
\u201cAt this rate one of Gemma\u2019s horses is gonna rock up \n\n#LoveIsland\u201d— Love Island Tweets & Reactions\ud83c\udfdd (@Love Island Tweets & Reactions\ud83c\udfdd) 1655065713
\u201clove island producers swimming in the money gemma\u2019s dad paid them to give her extra screen time: #loveisland\u201d— ruth (@ruth) 1655067593
\u201cwelcome to gemma island\n#LoveIsland\u201d— . (@.) 1655064242
\u201cwhy has this turned into gemma island i want to see indiyah and paige \n #LoveIsland\u201d— love island bants (@love island bants) 1655064303
\u201cOne minute to go until \nLOVE ISLAND S8: \nProduced by Michael Owen \nStarring Gemma Owen ft. Luca and Davide \n#LoveIsland\u201d— allthebeesloveme (@allthebeesloveme) 1655064013
\u201cis this gemma island or love island?????? i don\u2019t understand????l\u201d— mai (@mai) 1654894014
\u201cThis is the gemma island I\u2019m so tired #LoveIsland\u201d— c hus (@c hus) 1654895681
\u201cme wondering how much michael owen paid love island to turn into the gemma show #LoveIsland\u201d— seriyah. (@seriyah.) 1655066895
\u201ci\u2019m so sick of everything being about gemma, now her ex is coming on the show??? thought this was love island not gemma island #loveisland\u201d— \ud83d\udc19 (@\ud83d\udc19) 1654895689
\u201cI don\u2019t remember tuning in at 9pm every night to watch Gemma Island lol. #LoveIsland\u201d— big bunda (@big bunda) 1655067926
\u201canother episode of gemma island #LoveIsland\u201d— caprisun (@caprisun) 1655064272
\u201c@LoveIsland Is this Gemma\u2019s island or can other people get involved?\u201d— Love Island (@Love Island) 1655042120
\u201clove island producers bringing gemma\u2019s horse into the villa just to give her more screen time #loveisland\u201d— S. . (@S. .) 1655066123
\u201cWe\u2019re back with another hour of Gemma Island #LoveIsland\u201d— Ivz\u2122\ufe0f (@Ivz\u2122\ufe0f) 1655064104
Gemma received a frosty public reception, with some branding her "rude" and "too young." But now, her famous dad has spoken out, acknowledging that Gemma's mum Louise was "very upset" after reading the comments about her daughter.
"To look at my social media feeds, you’d think 70 per cent of the world hates me, but it’s different when it’s your daughter."
"She’s not two-faced. She’s loyal, a decent person," he told MailOnline.
Love Island continues tonight at 9pm on ITV2.
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