A body language expert says Love Island’s Gemma Owen is one to watch - saying her 'dominant' and strong personality will see her do whatever it takes to get what she wants.
Love Island returned on Monday night with a new batch of sexy singletons making themselves at home in a brand-new villa in Spain.
And it was the 19-year-old daughter of England footballer Michael Owen that got many viewers talking after she kissed bombshell arrival Davide Sanclimenti and rejected Liam Llewellyn, who she was coupled up with, during a game of dares on the first night.
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Dissecting the situation, body language expert Darren Stanton said the ‘brutal’ move suggests she will go 'directly for what she wants' in the villa, and may have hurt ‘nice guy’ Liam more than he showed on screen.
He explained: “Liam appears to be a genuinely nice guy and while he obviously gelled with Gemma at first, she hasn’t connected with him in the same way he has her.
“Her sights are firmly fixed on Davide, as we saw in the first task when she chose to kiss him instead.
Speaking on behalf of Betfair Casino, Darren went on: “As Gemma kissed Davide a micro-expression of fear flashed across Liam’s face, as he realised her true intentions.
“From his facial expression, it’s clear to see that Gemma’s action hurt Liam very deeply and a lot more than he let on. Again, we saw sadness appear across his face, if only fleeting.”
And the expert said the move could be a sign of more determined actions to come from the teen throughout her time on the show.
He said: “Speaking in the beach hut about the kiss, Gemma admitted it was ‘brutal’ to have done that to Liam.
“Both her lips and eyes widened - a sign of uneasiness suggesting Gemma may be afraid of how her actions will be perceived by the rest of the group. I do not believe she felt any real remorse.
“Gemma seems to be the type of personality that will go directly for what she wants.
“She’s dominant and strong natured and as a result will likely be more attracted to a dominant man.
“Liam is much of a nice guy and won’t be a challenge for her.
“He seems slightly introverted and a bit naive, suggesting that his romance with Gemma may be over before it even began.
“Gemma, meanwhile, is definitely one of the islanders to keep an eye on as the series develops,” he added.
The popular show kicked off season eight with a twist in the first episode which usually sees the Islanders choose who they ‘couple up’ with.
But this year islanders were shocked to learn that bosses had asked the general public to 'play Cupid' and had already decided on the pairings through votes on the app.
The first couples are Dami and Amber, Gemma and Liam, Indiyah and Ikenna, Tasha and Andrew, and Paige and Luca.
Things are set to get more intense tonight as bombshell Davide, from Italy will get to choose one girl to couple up, leaving one of the boys single.
Elsewhere, Irish contestant Dami Hope, a 26-year-old microbiologist from Dublin, got viewers riled up as he described his ‘love stick’.
The Dubliner was the first man to arrive to the island on the nighy, and in his opening montage confessed: “Basically I have this gift or something. I have this birthmark shaped heart on my p***s.
“And usually the way it goes, whenever I tell a girl I have that they don’t believe me - and then I show them.”
“I call it my love stick,” he joked.
The awkward confession inspired a series of hilarious memes online as Love Island fans joked about how his parents would react to watching.
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