Gemma Owen has been making a mark on reality TV during her stint on this year’s Love Island. The beauty, 19, is the daughter of footballer Michael Owen but she is also a keen sportswoman herself.
11.06.2022 - 18:51 / ok.co.uk
With Gemma Owen about to get a shock as her ex Jacques O’Neill is set to enter the Love Island villa in Sunday night’s episode, here’s what you need to know about him. In a teaser for Sunday night's episode shown at the end of Friday’s instalment, it was revealed that Michael Owen's daughter, Gemma’s ex-boyfriend, Jacques O’Neill is set to enter the villa in a shock twist.
As the show ended, a new hunk was seen entering the villa with the girls all reacting and Gemma, 19, shouting: "Oh my god, that's my ex boyfriend." Who is Jacques O'Neill? Jacques is a professional rugby league player and has only just being released from his contract by his club, The Castleford Tigers, to allow him to “pursue another opportunity” which now is clear to be the hit ITV2 show.The Cumbrian-born 23 year old is reportedly the ex-partner of Gemma who was one of the original girls to enter this year’s villa. Gemma has had her share of drama in the first week in Majorca and has just recoupled with Luca Bish who chose to couple up with her after the brunette had originally been stolen by Davide Sanclimenti, from original boy Liam Llewellyn.
So she could be in for another week of drama when her ex Jacques arrives in the villa. Gemma and Jacques are thought to have been together for about a year and broke up within the last 12 months.
Gemma Owen has been making a mark on reality TV during her stint on this year’s Love Island. The beauty, 19, is the daughter of footballer Michael Owen but she is also a keen sportswoman herself.
Gemma Owen has made quite the impression in this year’s Love Island villa in the few short weeks since the show has been back on screens – with many fans even dubbing this year “Gemma Island”. So it’s no surprise that the 19-year-old is already being lined up for another show after her stint in Majorca.
Gemma Owen has found herself at the centre of the drama in the Love Island villa so far, especially after the recent arrival of one of her ex-boyfriends, Jacques O'Neill. The 19 year old, who is former professional footballer Michael Owen's eldest daughter, was left shocked when Jacques, 23, entered the famous villa as a bombshell, and exclaimed: "Oh my god, that's my ex-boyfriend," as she saw his face.
We're a week into the latest series Love Island and one contestant is arguably the most discussed Islander in the famous villa this year. Dressage rider Gemma Owen, the daughter of former Liverpool, Manchester United and England striker Michael Owen, had viewers talking just a couple of days in after she coupled-up with Italian hunk Davide Sanclimenti who lives in Manchester.
Love Island fans are almost a week into the new series and there has already been a recoupling and not one but FOUR bombshells, starting with Davide Sanclimenti and more recently the arrival of Gemma Owen's ex Jacques O'Neill.
Love Island star Gemma Owen has revealed she feels guilty that Strength and Conditioning graduate Liam Llewellyn made the decision to leave the Mallorcan villa just four days after entering the competition. In Friday night’s episode, viewers saw Liam call his fellow contestants to the fire pit as he announced he had some big news to make. Gathering everyone around the iconic meeting spot, the 24 year old candidly admitted he hadn't quite gelled with anyone in the villa.
Love Island 's Gemma Owen finally spoke about her famous father Michael Owen on Thursday's episode without mentioning his name. The Islander, 19, decided to turn her attention to Luca Bish during the latest instalment as the duo enjoyed a flirty conversation on the rooftop.
Love Island is set for more drama on Thursday night as Gemma Owen turns her attention to Luca Bish as the two Islanders enjoy a flirty conversation. Only recently, villa bombshell Davide Sanclimenti picked Gemma, 19, in a dramatic recoupling after she had originally been paired with Liam Llewellyn after a vote by the public.
Gemma Owen has been signed up with a PR agency to boost her career when she leaves the Love Island villa. The 19-year-old daughter of sports star Michael Owen is being repped by a specialist PR agency which also looks after a selection of more famous former Islanders.The team will work to boost Gemma's profile even before she leaves the villa. On her Instagram bio, the teen states that she is “exclusively managed” by the agency Off Limits Entertainment.The agency already advises some of Love Island’s most successful stars including Maura, Shaughna Phillips, 28, Chris Hughes, 29, Georgia Steel, 24, and former finalist Maura Higgins, 31.