Michael Owen has seemingly broken his silence on Love Island following a raunchy challenge that saw the contestants, including his daughter Gemma Owen, attempt to get their fellow Islanders' heart rates racing.
The former footballer's eldest daughter Gemma is a contestant on this year's show. The 19-year-old, who is an international dressage rider, was in the original 2022 line-up and is currently coupled up with Luca Bish.
Michael has kept his social media activity about the ITV2 dating programme to a minimum until now. But following the infamous heart rate challenge on Tuesday night's show, which saw the Islanders dress up in seductive outfits, the BT Sport pundit broke his silence.
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The 42-year-old seemingly responded by posting an emoji with its eyes covered to his 3.7 million followers. The light-hearted tweet got a lot of laughs in response.
"Turn the TV off, pal," suggested one social media user, while another added: "Wrong night to tune in to Love Island."
Michael has previously spoken out about how he felt about Gemma entering the villa. Speaking to Mail Online, he said: "It's not something any father wants to watch, is it? I said to [my wife] Louise, 'do they really have to sleep together, like in the same bed?' She said 'yes'. I said 'I did not bank on this'."
He added: "Luckily for me, there was no physical contact. Gemma had her back to the guy. There was space between them. I thought, 'Good girl'. No father wants to see physical contact, do they? I certainly don’t.
"If there is physical contact I think I’ll be throwing something at the screen. I don’t want to see kissing. Do not make me see kissing."
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