Michael Owen breaks silence after daughter Gemma's sexy dance for Love Island challenge

When Tyla Carr took part in series three of Love Island in 2017, she wasn’t afraid to step on some toes. So many of us were entertained by her love triangle with Jonny Mitchell and Camilla Thurlow amongst other gripping villa storylines, but there was one person who found things a little harder to watch at times - her dad, Johnny Carr.

It's been a few days since Gemma Owen finally mentioned her famous dad while appearing in Love Island. The 19-year-old is the daughter of former footballer Michael Owen but despite being in the ITV2 dating show's villa for weeks, viewers haven't really heard her mention him.

Tonia Buxton has opened up on her daughter Antigoni Buxton's unexpected dumping from the Love Island villa Friday 1 July.The famous chef praised the 26 year old singer for being "wonderful" during her time on the show, and revealed the blonde bombshell was "proud" of herself. Sharing the happy news Antigoni was already prepared and excited to attend Pride celebrations this weekend, TV star Tonia told her followers: "She’s coming to Pride tomorrow!” “My girl is out, she’s out of Love Island and I couldn’t be happier and I can’t wait to see her." While the family members were excited to see each other and bask in their reunion, Tonia admitted Antigoni had been disappointed by her untimely exit.

Love Island viewers finally got the 'famous dad' bombshell moment from Gemma Owen, but it wasn't all it was hyped up to be. There was a lot of disappointment on Thursday night's episode of the show, with her supposedly big reveal as Michael Owen's daughter being barely worth mentioning - as most of the Islanders apparently already knew.

Before the eighth series of Love Island began, rumours spread that Michael Owen's daughter Gemma would be amongst the original line-up. Ever since the 19-year-old brunette beauty walked into the Mallorcan villa four weeks ago, fans of the hit ITV2 show have been eager to hear her speak about her famous dad.

Michael Owen has shared his thoughts about what it felt like to watch daughter Gemma put on a very saucy display on Love Island last night. It was the annual lap dance challenge and Gemma showed off her skills as she got the boys' hearts racing with her own impressive display, which featured a nod to her career as an international dressage rider.

Love Island's Gemma Owen is no stranger to the spotlight as the daughter of former Manchester United and Liverpool footballer Michael Owen. But despite fans of the ITV2 show knowing who Gemma's famous dad is, the international dressage rider seems to have kept the news pretty quiet amongst her fellow Islanders.

Former football star Jermaine Jenas has told OK! that he plans to 'wind up' pal Michael Owen about the fact his daughter Gemma is currently appearing on dating series Love Island.The ex-midfielder, 39, who has co-hosted BBC's The One show alongside Alex Jones and Ronan Keating since 2020, admitted that although he'd be hesitant to allow his own daughter to appear on the smash-hit ITV2 dating show, he understands that she show can be used as a career-booster. "I’m not stupid enough to say, 'I’d be fuming'," he laughs during our interview.

Love Island contestants were aware of Gemma Owen’s famous dad when they arrived in the villa. Islander Ikenna Ekwonna revealed that the stars were told she was the daughter of Michael Owen in unaired scenes just days after they moved in. On companion show Aftersun last night, the former islander, 23, shared the secret to host Laura Whitmore.

Michael Owen has been pictured at Royal Ascot after his daughter Gemma Owen caused a stir with a crude comment on Love Island. The former Liverpool, Manchester United and England striker looked super-smart in a three-piece suit and black top hat at the famous horse-racing event.