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Michael Owen's 'cruel' message to Love Island daughter Gemma during family holiday in Portugal

Football hero Michael Owen posted a family photo on Instagram while on holiday in Portugal - but followers branded his message "savage" and "cruel".

His daughter Gemma, who finished second with Luca Bish on Love Island, joined the family on the trip for four days. However, after she and Luca returned to the UK, her dad put a picture on Instagram with wife Louise Owen, daughters Emily and Jessica, and son James. The post was captioned "Family -1 PT".

Gemma commented on the post, saying: "I was there for 4 days and you wait till I leave to get a family picture". Michael replied: "Part timers don’t make the cut." Luca also commented on the message, referring to the "-1" part of Michael's caption, he added: "-2*".

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