Love Island fans are convinced that there is a ‘conspiracy’ on the ITV2 show not to refer to the identity of Gemma Owen ’s famous footballer dad Michael Owen after the bombshell arrived.
Investment analyst Jay Younger and model and rapper Remi Lambert arrived in the villa on Wednesday night and went on a series of dates with the lovely ladies.
Fans have wondered why Gemma’s rugby player ex Jacques O’Neill has not yet informed the rest of the villa about Gemma's famous family ties, particularly after he mentioned getting close with the 19-year-old dressage champion’s family when they dated.
Then as the newbies entered Love Island and neither of them picked Gemma for a date or mentioned who her famous dad was despite having watched the show so far, viewers were left guessing the Islanders could be hiding something.
Love Island viewers now believe the Islanders could already know the identity of Gemma’s dad, as one person tweeted: “It's not credible that Jacques has been in for few days and the 'famous dad' hasn't been outed yet.”
A second user wrote: “There’s a reason why no one knows who Gemma is because there’s no way Jacques comes in and doesn’t go “oh yeah lads you know she’s Michael Owen’s daughter.”
Another commented: “So are we supposed to believe that none of the islanders know who Gemma’s dad is yet…” as another said: “Surely by now the Islanders should know that Gemma has famous parents (her dad)…
“Literally no one is getting this much attention! It’s not even love island anymore! Ex on the Beach meets Gemma Island!.”
Another viewer added that the bombshells must also be aware of her footballed father, as one person tweeted: “Surely the bombshells know about Gemma’s dad! Jay was saying that thing about ‘seasonal bfs’, so he’s been watching the show!
“Probably both want to steer clear of Michael Owen’s daughter, don’t blame them!"
Gemma’s current partner on Love Island Luca Bish, 23, showed similar interests to her dad Michael Owen early on in the show as he spoke about enjoying football, leading Gemma to think the pair would get on quite well with each other.
“You're sporty and you're into football, you're into racing...you'd have stuff in common with my dad,” she said.
"I think he appreciates a guy who's into sport and all that kind of stuff.”
Luca replied: "Yeah I enjoy playing football and I know what I'm talking about with football."
Gemma jokingly added: "Yeah, you talk about it all the f***ing time”, to which Luca responded: "Well, we'll see if he [your dad] knows what he's talking about."
Love Island airs every night at 9pm on ITV2 and ITV Hub.
