{"id":16325,"date":"2022-05-31T22:00:29","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T20:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1653850"},"modified":"2022-05-31T22:16:23","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T20:16:23","slug":"love-islands-gemma-says-michael-owen-wasnt-happy-about-her-signing-up","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/love-islands-gemma-says-michael-owen-wasnt-happy-about-her-signing-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Island\u2019s Gemma says Michael Owen wasn\u2019t happy about her signing up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Grace Henry\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 31 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>We\u2019re just days away from the launch of this year\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-start-date-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Love Island<\/a>, and we now know who is in this year\u2019s starting line-up.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday 30th May, ITV revealed the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-contestants-confirmed\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Love Island 2022 line-up<\/a>, including dressage rider <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-contestant-gemma-owen\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Gemma Owen<\/a>, who is the daughter of former footballer Michael Owen.<\/p>\n<p>Gemma will make her villa debut when the series starts on Monday 6th June, alongside the other cast, including Love Island\u2019s first deaf contestant <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-contestant-tasha-ghouri\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Tasha Ghouri<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-iain-stirling-sexiest-season-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Love Island is set to be one of the sexiest seasons<\/a>, according to the show\u2019s voiceover <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-iain-stirling-sexiest-season-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Iain Stirling<\/a>, and with the show known for lots of drama and romance, we were naturally dying to know what Gemma\u2019s famous father thought about his teenage daughter spending the summer in the Mallorca villa.<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, he wasn\u2019t best pleased\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">First up: Blind Date vs First Dates. Vote now!<\/p>\u2014 Radio Times (@RadioTimes) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/RadioTimes\/status\/1531591921998647297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">May 31, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>Previously Gemma admitted that her dad wouldn\u2019t be very happy if she joined the show, and his feelings having changed much now things are set in stone.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press ahead of the launch, Gemma revealed: \u201cI still wouldn\u2019t say he was buzzing about the fact. But he\u2019s very supportive with whatever I decide to do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe didn\u2019t have a massive tantrum or anything like that. It was pretty chilled. He sort of trusts me not to do anything and not to embarrass him or anything like that. So I guess he took it quite well.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Michael-Owen-6ef1d12.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Michael-Owen-6ef1d12.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Michael-Owen-6ef1d12.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Michael-Owen-6ef1d12.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Michael-Owen-6ef1d12.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Michael-Owen-6ef1d12.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Michael-Owen-6ef1d12.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Michael-Owen-6ef1d12.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Michael-Owen-6ef1d12.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Michael-Owen-6ef1d12.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Michael-Owen-6ef1d12.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Michael-Owen-6ef1d12.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Michael-Owen-6ef1d12.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Michael-Owen-6ef1d12.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1653930\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Michael-Owen-6ef1d12.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Gemma is the daughter of former footballer Michael Owen<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Getty Images<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>On whether he\u2019s given her any advice about dealing with fame, she added: \u201cI wouldn\u2019t say he\u2019s given me any advice. He\u2019s given me a few tips. But I think it\u2019s just one of the things you need to sort of experience for yourself and learn as you go through when you make the mistakes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s definitely quite handy to have someone that\u2019s experienced it before to to get advice from if things are not going too well.\u201d<\/p> <p>Back in March, Gemma admitted that she was quite \u201cnervous\u201d about reality TV formats.<\/p>\n<p>So with this in mind, and the fact her dad wasn\u2019t over the moon about her going on the show, what was it that managed to convince her?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was still very much heavily campaigning for my dressage season. That was still very much my priority,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the summers are the busiest time for my competition, so the thought of having like two months out was not an option at that point. And then, as the season went on, I had a bad start really, and I didn\u2019t get the scores that I quite needed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I quite quickly ruled myself out of selection with the European Championships again, and then I got a few management companies who were interested, so I was more willing to see what they had to say, and just take it from there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought if there was ever a year to do it, then this year would probably be it!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<p><strong>Love Island 2022 begins on Monday 6th June at 9pm on ITV2 and ITV Hub. 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For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Grace Henry Published: Tuesday, 31 May 2022 at 12:00 am We\u2019re just days away from the launch of this year\u2019s Love Island, and we now know who is in this year\u2019s starting line-up. 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