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Victoria Johns

Doomed Love Island romances as Gemma Owen and Luca Bish announce shock split

With their suntans barely faded, Love Island's Gemma Owen and Luca Bish have decided to call it a day.

The pair parted ways after coming second on the ITV2 show, telling fans it was a mutual decision that wasn't taken lightly.

Former fishmonger Luca, 23, said no-one goes on the show thinking they'll fall in love, but some couples came close - before they split.

As fans are left reeling from the show's latest shock split, we take a look at some of the other couples who decided to draw a line in the sand after leaving the villa.

Greg O'Shea and Amber Gill

Amber Gill and Greg O'Shea decided to call it quits just five weeks after winning Love Island together in 2019.

The former beautician accused the rugby player of dumping her over text - an accusation Greg denied.

Amber Gill and Greg O'Shea decided to call it quits just five weeks after winning Love Island (S Meddle/ITV/REX)

Speaking on the Rig Biz Podcast, the hunk suggested Amber's management were in fact to blame for the rumours, which Greg insisted weren't true.

The Olympian gushed that Amber was "beautiful" as he reflected on their brief romance, but admitted that it could never work because of the long-distance between them.

He said: "She's so beautiful and a lovely person, but the thing is, I always knew in the back of my head that I was going back to Ireland. Unless she's willing to move to Ireland, I don't see how this relationship is going to keep going. And I always kind of said that to her."

Gemma and Luca shocked fans when they announced they'd split (Instagram)

Katie Salmon and Alex Maxted

Adam Maxted and Katie Salmon made it to the final four on Love Island in 2016 - before splitting just weeks after the ITV2 programme finished.

The pair suffered a bitter break-up with Adam comparing his ex to a kebab in a cruel tweet while Katie likened him to a pair of socks.

They called time on their relationship when Adam tweeted he was single in a tweet he’s since deleted.

It read: "Speaking of hashtags.. #100%Single."

Viewers had high hopes for the pair after Adam gushed during the show's finale: "I came into Love Island open minded. As you all know, I didn’t have the best of luck. Although I had numerous opportunities to get to know different girls, I knew that they weren’t right for me and she was the egg in my bag of Haribo.

"I’m excited to leave Love Island with you and continue the rest."

However, the "rest" was history when the couple went their separate ways three weeks later.

Kaz Kamwi and Tyler Cruickshank

Kaz and Tyler confirmed their split after coming fourth on the show in 2021.

They had a tough time in the villa after Tyler's tryst with Clarisse Juliette, but they appeared to leave Majorca stronger than ever.

Sadly, they announced they'd called it a day in December - just four months after leaving the show.

Kaz and Tyler broke up in December 2021 (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

They said in a joint statement: "We are extremely sad to announce that we have decided to end our romantic relationship.

"We have had a fantastic journey and we will always have a special bond between us.

"We are so grateful that we have shared this Love Island experience with each other, and we will continue to support each others careers."

Millie Court and Liam Reardon

After waltzing off with the prize money in 2021, Millie and Liam called it quits in July.

The former couple shot to fame after a rocky road in the villa and the lovebirds appeared to be going from strength-to-strength after they moved into their 'dream' home in Essex.

Millie and Liam broke up after moving in together, but we still reckon they may reunite (Matt Frost/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

However, they split up in July, with rumours of Liam being 'unfaithful' swirling around.

Although the Welsh native, 23, has continued to deny the accusations, it seems that his relationship with Millie is well and truly over after the false eyelash model moved out of the home they both shared.

But all may not be lost.

Liam recently referred to Millie as 'wife material', so we won't bin our hats just yet.

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