Love Island fans have been left cringing over Gemma Owen's reaction as Luca Bish confessed he loves her.
Fishmonger Luca, 23, decided to pour his heart out to 19-year-old Gemma after the recouping on Thursday night's episode.
Luca revealed he begun to realise his true feelings for Michael Owen's daughter when she supported him after his close pal Jacques O'Neill quit the programme.
Speaking in a heart-to-heart after the recouping, Luca told Gemma on the terrace: "You know I've fallen for you and I've brought you to where we've had out first chat. It's gone a bit better since then but I've never been so sure in saying something because I've not seen a future with someone like I have with you and..."
Gemma giggled and said: "You're so cute."
"I think I'm in love with you," Luca quickly said. "No I am in love with you."
Meanwhile Gemma was mid-sentence as she said: "The thing is you..." Before giggling at Luca's declaration.
"What," Luca asked as Gemma held his hand. "I do love you and that's it."
Gemma quietly replied: "I love you too" as the pair hugged.
Viewers of the ITV2 dating show couldn't help but react to the moment, with some finding it incredibly awkward.
One wrote: "Gemma’s reaction to Luca saying “I love you” was a smile I was expecting some more excited #loveisland".
Another added: "Gemma do not love Luca the way I cringed". And a third said: "Least amount of passion I have seen in a declaration of love, ever. Gemma's reaction was like Luca told her he likes Weetabix".
"Luca said I love you and gemma said I hear dat #loveisland," another added.
Despite Gemma not reciprocating Luca's declaration of love, she told viewers in the Beach Hut that the fishmonger's admission has made her happy.
She said: "I'm really happy today. And just hearing the girls' reaction when I told them this morning, they were all buzzing so that was really nice to hear."
Gemma and Luca went on their first date outside the villa since meeting on the show on Wednesday's episode.
The couple were whisked to a romantic setting by the sea. As their date setup was revealed, Luca laughed: "I feel like I’m going to propose!"
As they got into the flow of the date, Gemma said: "I love listening to your conversations with the lads because I’m sat there literally wetting myself. But when it comes to us two you are like soft."
She added: "You’re quite soft. It’s nice. Just something a bit about you."
As Luca smiled he said: "A little bit…" Gemma replied: "Yeah, a little bit about you."
Later in the date, Luca said: "I haven’t met someone like you before. I think it’s rare to meet someone like you."
However, body language expert Inbaal Honigman later decoded the date to OK! And said the date was "awkward to watch".
She explained: "Raising shoulders can be a flirty sign when coupled with a smile, or an 'I dunno' gesture with a shrug, but here it appears like a stress response, as if she wants to put a bit of protection between herself and Luca."
