Michael Owen's 19-year-old daughter has been confirmed as a Love Island contestant as the new series is set to start soon.
The ITV show will return for its eighth series on Monday 6th June at 9pm and proud dad Michael, 42, will be watching his daughter find love. But as well as having a football legend for a dad, Gemma is also successful in her own right.
She has a successful career as a model and has also recently launched her own beachwear range - OG Beachwear. She has created the brand to sell luxury swimwear for women and men and opted to model one of her flagship designs herself. Gemma has had quite the change of career as previously represented Great Britain in the equestrian dressage teams.
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Telling ITV why she wanted to appear on Love Island, she said: "I am open to finding love, I’m wanting to have a really fun summer. I was seeing someone and then that didn’t work out so I thought, 'Why not?'"
She added: "I would say I’m fun, flirty and fiery. I think I’m good at giving advice, I’m a good person to talk to, I’m very honest. If I want the same guy, I’d do it but in a nice respectful way."
Speaking of how competitive she is, Gemma said: "Sport has always been a big thing for me and my family. My dad was a professional football player.
"I’ve competed for Great Britain in dressage since I was 11-years-old. I’ve travelled all across Europe competing in big arenas in big competitions. I would say I’m very competitive.
"[When it comes to relationships] I will always go for what I want. But at the same time, I’m not going to mess up something for someone who is in a proper relationship or get in the way of a couple if they have a genuine connection. I wouldn’t do anything to another girl that I wouldn’t be happy with them doing to me."
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