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Sophie Collins

The Love Islanders with celebrity links - from famous friends to exes and more

Love Island has long been known as the dating show that takes regular members of the public and launches them into the public eye in their search for love.

This year, however, eagle-eyed viewers have been doing their research, and have found several Islanders with links to well-known celebs - triggering the conversation of, is it now ‘who you know’?

Viewers are still eagerly awaiting Gemma Owen, the youngest of the Islanders to let slip who her famous dad is on air but it seems people are unaware of the other celebrity links to this season’s cast.

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Therefore, to save you the hassle of figuring out just who these links are, the Wellness Experts at Eden’s Gate have revealed all.

Gemma Owen

The Love Islanders with secret celebrity links - from famous friends to exes and more (REX)

Everyone, bar the islanders, seem to be aware of Gemma Owen’s famous link - her dad.

Gemma is the daughter of the famous English former professional footballer, Michael Owen, who has played for multiple football teams including Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle United, Manchester United, Stoke City, and the English National Team.

Since hanging up his football boots in 2013, Michael now owns racehorses and he breeds horses which is said to have supported Gemma in her previous role as a dressage rider.

Viewers have been speculating whether or not the British beauty has revealed to Luca who her dad is off-camera - but both have remained tight-lipped on air.

Luca Bish

The Love Islanders with secret celebrity links - from famous friends to exes and more (ITV)

Luca himself is fast becoming one of the favoured Islanders among ITV and Virgin Media viewers as he cosies up to Gemma after weeks of grafting.

Bish previously revealed that he dated Strictly Come Dancing’s Saffron Barker for a few months before entering the Love Island villa - but the pair had cut ties before filming began.

Saffron, 21, reportedly went to the same school in Brighton as the fishmonger, and after growing close they enjoyed a brief romance.

Prior to this, Luca was in a relationship with influencer and tattoo artist Sophie Floyd for four years.

Sophie boasts 355,000 followers on Instagram and also hosts a popular YouTube channel, where she shows off her fashion and beauty finds and chats about her personal life.

Tasha Ghouri

The Love Islanders with secret celebrity links - from famous friends to exes and more (ITV)

Tasha has had a week of ups and downs in the villa after controversy over her true feeling for Andrew became the brief topic of conversations. However, after last night’s episode, the pair seem closer than ever.

Tasha’s famous link, uncovered by fans of the show, comes in the form of an ex - who is former Too Hot To Handle star, Robert Van Tromp.

Robert is well-known on the reality show for his relationship with Christina Carmela. The pair broke the rules of the show and significantly impacted the prize money available to both himself and his fellow contestants.

It’s understood they had a brief romance, which obviously came to an end well before her stint on Love Island began.

Antigoni Buxton

The Love Islanders with secret celebrity links - from famous friends to exes and more (@toniabuxton/Instagram)

Antigoni, a 26-year-old singer-songwriter, is another islander with a prominent celebrity link. Her mother is none other than Celebrity chef and TV presenter, Tonia Buxton.

Tonia is best known for being the host of the Discovery Channel Travel & Living series ‘My Greek Kitchen’ and ‘My Cypriot Kitchen’ where she showcases her traditional Greek and Cypriot food.

Fans online have also been spotting pictures of Antigoni with a whole host of celebrity friends too.

For instance, fans speculated that she and Chloe Burrows are close friends after the former Love Islander tweeted ‘That’s my girl, just walked in that villa’.

There have also been images shared on Antigoni’s Instagram account of her looking stunning, posing with British professional boxer, Anthony Joshua.

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