Michael Owen’s daughter Gemma has revealed the advice he gave her as she prepares to star on Love Island
(Picture: ITV)Gemma Owen has admitted that her dad isn’t thrilled about her being in the new series of Love Island and has urged her to “keep it classy”.
The 19-year-old daughter of former England footballer Michael Owen was confirmed as part of the 2022 Love Island line-up earlier this week.
She will join the other hopefuls looking for love in sunny Majorca when the popular dating show returns on ITV2 on June 6 hosted by Laura Whitmore.
Owen - who is the eldest of four children that the sports star shares with wife Louise - said: “I still wouldn’t say that my dad is buzzing about me doing Love Island.
“He’s very supportive in whatever I decide to do. He didn’t have a massive tantrum or anything like that. He was pretty chilled, he trusts me not to do anything to embarrass him. He took it quite well,” she added to the MailOnline.
Series 8 of Love Island will boast the biggest villa to-date, including plenty of secret spots for islanders to get up to mischief.
The teenage business owner has said however that she is unlikely to have sex there.
She told the publication: “What my family think is always going to be in the forefront of my mind as they are the most important thing to me.”
Adding that the sage advice given to her by her dad was to “keep it classy” before she jetted off to the Spanish island to begin filming.
This year’s line-up is being praised as one of the most diverse ever, including microbiologist Dami Hope, 26, the show’s first deaf contestant Tasha Ghouri, 23, and paramedic Paige Thorne, 24.
Nanny Amber Beckford, 24, waitress Indiyah Polack, 23, masters student Liam Llewellyn, 22, Italian-born Davide Sanclimenti, 27, and Ikenna Ekwonna, 23, who works in pharmaceutical sales have also been confirmed.
