Gemma Owen's time on ITV2's Love Island can't be mentioned without reference to her famous Dad. However, do the boys in the villa know about her connection with the ex-England striker Michael Owen. Nottingham's own Ikenna Ekwonna has claimed that Love Island contestants do know and not only that have known since the early days in the luxury Majorcan villa.
While Gemma has come close to spilling the beans during the show, she hasn't let slip the famous link - yet. And while viewers didn't need to be a detective to discover the relationship, inside the villa she's been keeping mum.
However, she did come close to letting out the secret. During a chat with fellow contestant Luca Bish, he asked if he'd get on with her dad. She declared him to be "into football and horses". It was this loaded question that has led Love Island fans to think Luca knew it was Michael Owen and now Ikenna has pretty much confirmed that at the time, he knew.
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Ikenna's time in the villa ended last week and after his departure the 23-year-old pharmaceutical salesperson from Nottingham appeared on Sunday night's spin-off show, Aftersun. After being quizzed on the 'do they, don't they' question of did they know who Gemma's famous Dad was, Ikenna said: "You know what's mad? We didn't really know until like the second or third day, but I don't think the girls knew that the guys knew."
Fans of the series soon expressed their thoughts on the topic. Chronicle Live picked up on a huge reaction online from people watching the show. One viewer tweeted: "So Ikenna mentioned the boys knew on like day 3 that Gemma was Michael Owen’s daughter. Luca, this why he had stuck himself to her like glue so he can live the high life with the family and mingle with the celebs."
Fans continued:: "So Ikenna revealed on After Sun that the boys all know that Gemma is Michael Owen’s daughter. Makes sense why Luca’s so obsessed". A third added: "Ikenna just confirmed on Aftersun that the islanders have known that Gemma is Michael Owen’s daughter since day 3. This why Luca is going so hard."
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