Love Islander Ekin-Su's friend shares what 'misunderstood' star is really like

Love Island runners up Gemma Owen and Luca Bish have opened up on adapting to life outside of the villa after their stint on the dating show.

Love Island fans were stunned by a remark made by host Laura Whitmore while interviewing runners-up Gemma Owen and Luca Bish on Sunday night's reunion show. Nineteen-year-old dressage rider Gemma found love with fishmonger Luca, 23, during their two months in the famous villa in Mallorca.

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.

ITV Love Island 's Luca Bish put paid to any split rumours between him and partner Gemma Owen ahead of the reality show's reunion special this weekend. The fishmonger, from Brighton, has fought off speculation that he and dressage rider Gemma split after the pair were seen enduring a frosty taxi ride home.

After Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti were crowned the winners of the latest series of Love Island, a whole new host of singletons will be thinking about applying for the next season of the show. And while spending your days in a sun-soaked villa in Mallorca may seem like a dream come true, a stay in the Love Island villa requires contestants to abide by a strict set of weird and wonderful rules.

Love Island winners Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Davide Sanclimenti enjoyed some special treatment on their flight back to the UK. The couple were given a tour inside the cockpit of their Jet2 plane as they returned home from their eight-week stint in the Majorcan villa. They were both allowed to sot in the pilot's seat.

It's hard to believe that after eight weeks on screens, Love Island is over for yet another year. This year’s series saw Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti crowned winners and as the pair returned to the UK they looked as in love as ever. Ekin-Su and Davide, both 27, were voted the winners of on 1 August, bagging a joint £50,000 cash prize as they beat runners-up Gemma Owen and Luca Bish.

Love Island has sparked hundreds more complaints in its final week, it has been revealed. The ITV2 dating show came to an end on Monday night (August 1) with host Laura Whitmore heading into the Mallorcan villa to reveal the winners of the 2022 series.

Love Island's winning couple Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti certainly looked happy as they headed back to the UK.Taking to her Instagram stories, Ekin-Su shared a video of Davide hugging and kissing her, while she said: "England baby." Davide can also be heard saying: "We're coming," to which Ekin-Su adds: "We're coming to the UK." According to ITV figures, Ekin-Su and Davide won the Love Island final by 63.69% of the final vote. While runners-up Gemma Owen and Luca Bish received 14.47% of votes, Indiyah Polack and Dami Hope had 11.77% of the votes and Tasha and Andrew had 10.07%.

Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu’s former career as a shot girl in a bar during her university days has been revealed, following her Love Island win with partner Davide Sanclimenti.The 27 year old actress, who wowed at the final in a short embellished dress, became a favourite among fans during this year's series and it’s been said she could even rival the success of previous winner Molly-Mae. However, prior to her reality TV days, the star worked as an actress following graduating from the University of Central Lancashire with a degree in acting, during which time she worked at a local bar called Ships and Giggles where she worked as a shot girl and helped with celebrity appearances.

It has been revealed that Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti generated more half of the votes to take home the title of Love Island 2022 winners. According to ITV, the pair received 63.69% of the public vote, while Gemma Owen and Luca Bish - who came in second - had only 14.47%. Indiyah Polack and Dami Hope came in third place, and had 11.77% of the vote, as Tasha Ghouri and Andrew Le Page were fourth with 10.07%.The news of the voting figures comes after ITV announced that a whopping 3.4 million people tuned in to watch the finale last night, Monday 1 August.

TOWIE star Billie Shepherd is soon to be welcoming her third child with her husband Greg Shepherd after her sister Samantha Faiers recently became a new mum of three. And after becoming addicted to Love Island this year, Billie, 32, revealed her eight year old daughter Nelly has asked her and husband Greg, 37, to name their new addition after ITV contestant Davide Sanclimenti.

Love Island stars Coco Lodge and Jack Keating were seen putting on a rather flirty display as they enjoyed the ITV2 show’s series wrap party at London’s ME Hotel on Monday night. Coco, 27, and Jack 23, the son of singer Ronan Keating, looked to be getting quite close as they partied the night away together following the dating series coming to an end.