Gemma Owen is at the centre of an Ofcom storm on Love Island, over a kiss she shared with late arrival Davide, before he chose her to couple up with
Michael Owen’s daughter, who viewers can’t believe she is only 19, was one of five girls who went into the new Love Island villa on Monday night as the new series of the hit ITV show kicked off.
Before they could settle into life in the villa, host Laura Whitmore upset the apple cart for the Love Island contestants, when she announced that, rather than the Islanders themselves doing the picking, the public had already chosen for them. Fans decided that, on first impressions, Gemma was best suited to Welsh masters student Liam Llewelyn, however her head was turned when Davide, the first Love Island bombshell of 2022 gate-crashed the party.
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After admitting she was attracted to the Italian, Gemma made her move by kissing him during a drinking game. But it was that kiss that didn’t sit well with some viewers, given Davide is eight years older.
One tweeted: “ if gemma and davide end up together the ofcom complaints are gunna be WILD it’s just so wrong.” Feeling the same way, another uncomfortable viewer reacted: “ I’m sorry but how old is Davide, because if he’s over 25 and he ends up with Gemma, i’m definitely complaining with OFCOM.” However, taking a completely different stance, another Twitter user fired back: “My sisters 10 years younger than her husband, would you complain to OFCOM?”
On Tuesday night's Love Island, viewers saw Davide try to decide which girl to 'steal' from another lad in the villa, with him telling Gemma: "You’re keeping your cards quite close to your chest.”
And right at the end it was indeed Gemma who Davide chose, leaving Liam at risk of being dumped from the island.
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