Love Island's Amber Gill defends Michael Owen's daughter after backlash over 'rude' comment
07.06.2022 - 14:39
/ ok.co.uk
Previous Love Island winner Amber Gill has jumped to the defence of Gemma Owen after she faced online backlash over a "rude" comment to a fellow contestant. New Islander Gemma, who is the daughter of footballing legend Michael Owen, entered the Love Island villa on Monday 6 June's episode as the new series launched on ITV2. Although she definitely turned heads with her stunning look, viewers were quick to call her ‘rude’ after she criticised 23 year old Luca Bish’s last name.
She said: “I feel like that’s a bit of an unfortunate last name… Bish?”, to which the fellow contestants looked at her in shock. Gemma went on to think more about Luca’s name, before confirming: “Nah. Not feeling it.” Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter .
You can sign up at the top of the page. Many branded the teenager "rude" following her comments, including ex Islander Shaughna Phillips. One Twitter user said: “As if Gemma said that Luca’s surname is unfortunate! That’s so f**king rude oh my god.” Another agreed: “Gemma was actually so rude for no reason." But Love Island alumni Amber Gill stood up for the 19 year old.
The reality star, 24, asked her followers to "cut Gemma a break" over the comment, referring to a moment on her season in 2019 when Amber received backlash herself for saying that she did not like partner Callum Macleod’s sunglasses. Amber tweeted: “Let's cut Gemma a break because you all thought I was a bitch for saying a man didn't suit sunglasses when he didn't!!!!!” Amber is no stranger to backlash as she revealed she received hate from the internet and was also branded as "rude" because of her comment to fellow Islander Callum. Her friend Martin Tweedy,
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