Michael Owen sought therapy over 'jealousy' of Love Island daughter Gemma and wife Louise's close bond

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.

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.

There's set to be even more drama in the Love Island villa on Monday, as Michael Owen's daughter Gemma accuses Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu of "creating drama". It all starts when Dami Hope, 26, attempts to read 19 year old Gemma's mind about where her head is at in the villa, predicting that despite Gemma seeming happy in her couple with Luca Bish, 23, she would still be "open" to the prospect of getting to know someone else in the villa that was "100% her". Dami says: “You’re happy with Luca right now.

Gemma Owen ’s mum Louise gave the nod to Love Island in a sweet snap with two of her daughters, referring to them as “bombshells”. Gemma’s famous parents Louise and retired footballer Michael, 42, have largely kept quiet about their eldest child going on the hit ITV show, but Louise appeared to confirm that they’re watching the series by using the show’s widely used term. In the photo shared to Instagram on Sunday 26 June, Louise posed for a snap with her daughters Emily May, 14, and Jessica, 12, at Chester Racecourse.

Things are about to get frosty in the Love Island villa on Tuesday 14 June, as Gemma Owen calls current love interest Luca the name of her ex-boyfriend, Jacques. In an awkward moment, the 19 year old daughter of Michael Owen accidentally calls Luca by ex Jacques’ name and immediately ruffles his feathers with the faux-pas, all while he's rubbing her shoulders.

Love Island 2022 is under way, and what a first week it has been! From Gemma's ex entering the villa to Liam's tearful departure, there have been no dull moments as the hit ITV2 show got into full swing. As is the norm when the islanders go on the show, a close friend or family member will take over their social media accounts – with Millie Court's pal actually saying it felt like a "full time job" doing so. And siblings can often take the reigns on social media accounts as their brother or sister heads into the villa.This year, Luca Bish's sister has been put in charge and she seems to be doing a wonderful job.

The new Love Island contestants are slowly settling into a life of chats, texts and dates during this year’s ITV series.The youngest of this year's lot, Gemma Owen, 19, is dominating headlines and rising to reality TV fame, but her family are not strangers to the spotlight. Her dad, footballing legend Michael Owen, has opened up about how he navigates parenting as a famous sports star.The Owen family live in a £4 million mansion in Chester, which has enough grounds for all 12 of Gemma’s horses.

Faye Winter has urged Love Island's Gemma Owen to "rinse" the fact her dad is famous footballer Michael Owen, as she weighed in on the new series of the hit ITV2 dating show. The 2021 finalist, 26, took to Instagram Stories to update her 1.2 million followers about her views on the new series so far.