Love Island fans have slammed Gemma Owen ahead of tonight’s live final, branding the Islander “bitter” after noticing a “shady” comment she made in the first look teaser.
The moment came as Ekin-Su Cülcüloglu and Davide Sanclimenti emotionally made their declarations of love to each other in tonight's final.
However, as the pair sealed the moment with a passionate snog, the camera cut to Gemma and partner Luca Bish, who were sat looking taken aback.
Gemma was then heard muttering "Oh wow" in response to the tender moment, leaving fans convinced the comment was not said in a supportive manner.
Taking to Twitter to respond ahead of the hotly anticipated final, one fan wrote: “Almost everyone looks so nice and supportive of the couples and then there's Luca and Gemma acting shady about Ekin-Su and Davide…”
Another claimed both Gemma and partner Luca are jealous of show favourites Ekin and Davide.
They said: “Gemma and Luca deserve each other tbf. Both miserable. Even on final declarations, they can’t be happy for the other couples. They are so threatened by Ekin and Davide, it’s a joke.”
While Ekin-Su publicly said on show spin-off Aftersun that Gemma was her closest friend in the villa, many fans have been left convinced there is tension between the pair after a number of subtle jibes and facial expressions.
This comes after Love Island fans were left fuming at Gemma’s mum for "not going far enough" with issuing a warning to Luca.
Viewers have been left concerned and accused Luca of displaying "controlling behaviour" towards Gemma, particularly after he recently stormed out of the villa following a row.
During the penultimate episode of the show, viewers watched as Luca's parents and Gemma's mum Louise Bonsall and friend Sarah entered the villa.
Louise referred to the air hostess challenge, during which Luca was left fuming after Gemma licked Adam Collard ’s chest.
However, viewers had expected Gemma's mum to say more about Luca after previously speaking out against his “bullying” of Tasha Ghouri on the show.
While Louise didn't mention him by name, she said in an Instagram post that the treatment of Tasha was "sad to see" – prompting fans to speculate why she didn't say anything.
Taking to Twitter, one said: "Gemma’s mum didn’t say much about Luca…. She knows!"
Another added: "Really wish Gemma’s mum had done what Indiyah's mum did."
A third chimed in: "Ngl kinda disappointed that Gemma’s mum didn’t go in there and say she doesn’t like Luca lol."
