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Victoria Johns

Love Island's nepo babies and celeb parents who have BANNED their kids from ITV show

Like them or loathe them, nepo babies are everywhere and a flurry of celebrity offspring have popped up on Love Island.

Michael Owen's daughter Gemma and Ronan Keating's son Jack both made their debut on the show last year and now another famous face is about to make their debut.

I'm A Celeb star Carl Fogarty's daughter Claudia looks set to sashay into the villa in South Africa following in her famous father's footsteps as she dips a toe into reality TV.

But not every celebrity is happy for their kids to appear on the show with father-of-four Peter Andre saying he'd leave the country if Princess decided to pack her bikini and 'get a text'.

So, as we wait and see what Claudia has to say for herself, here's the low down on Love Island's nepo babies - and the stars who refused to let their kids go on the show.

Gemma Owen

Michael Owen's daughter Gemma made her debut in the villa last year and narrowly missed out on winning the show with her ex Luca Bish.

Gemma Owen is the daughter of footballer Michael (Instagram)
She came second on the show with Luca Bish (Getty Images)

The dressage rider, 19, kept quiet about her famous family until she was quizzed by the Islanders, who, according to contestant Ikenna Ekwonna already knew about her nepo baby status.

Dad Michael was supportive of Gemma's decision to join the villa - but he was left embarrassed when he tuned into the show to see his daughter doing a lap dance for former fishmonger Luca.

Taking to Twitter, he posted an embarrassed emoji as fans joked about how it he probably should change channels.

Jack Keating

Boyzone star Ronan Keating's son Jack also made his debut on Love Island last year, but didn't have as much screen time as Gemma.

While getting to know the dressage rider, the Casa Amor bombshell dropped his dad in it when he said the singer was hanging up the microphone.

Jack Keating made his debut on the show in 2022 (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
He admitted his comments about dad Ronan landed him in "the dog house" (Akkas Chowdhury )

After the episode aired, the the Boyzone star, 45, who was on tour at the time, insisted he was still working.

Jack, who didn't make it past Casa Amor, spoke about Ronan's reaction to his son's time on the dating show, admitting his loose lips got him in trouble and landed him "in the dog house".

Dani Dyer

EastEnders' star Danny Dyers' daughter Dani won the show with her ex Jack Fincham in 2018.

The mum-of-one, who is expecting twins, won the £50,000 cash prize with her former flame - but they split just 10 months later.

Dani Dyer with her famous dad Danny (Instagram)
She won the show in 2018 (ITV)

After bagging the prestigious title, Dani and Jack insisted that they ‘really tried’ to make their relationship work before calling it a day.

Actor Danny later branded the show a "pile of s**t" in an interview with comedian Romesh Ranganathan.

And the celebrity offspring who won't be appearing in the villa .....

Peter Andre

Father of four Peter Andre has said he would leave the country if his daughter Princess ever decided to go on Love Island.

Peter Andre said he'd leave the country if Princess went on Love Island (INSTAGRAM)
He would prefer Princess present the show (Getty Images)

The Aussie admitted he hadn't actually banned his children from appearing on the show, but joked he would flee the UK if they ever rocked up in the villa.

The pop star, 49, told hosts Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard he would prefer his daughter to present the show, instead of being an Islander.

Amanda Holden

Amanda Holden has banned her daughter from going on Love Island.

The Britain's Got Talent judge is her Lexi's momager after revealing the teen wants to become a model.

Amanda Holden has banned her daughter Lexi from going on the show (Instagram)

However, she's drawn the line at Lexi making her debut in the villa.

"No way.. my daughter’s 18 next year," Amanda said on Heart FM.

"It's just another way of being famous, isn't it really? It's not really about love. It's just about looking hot and just getting involved... but I mean, it's just amazing telly but it's not really for love so I don't want my daughter anywhere near."

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