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Love Island's Gemma Owen accused of being 'bitter' as her and Luca react to rivals' big news

Gemma Owen was swiftly branded 'bitter' by unimpressed Love Island viewers over the way she and Luca Bish reacted to Davide and Ekin-Su becoming 'exclusive.'

There is now just a week to go until this year's final, as the latest series of the hit ITV dating show comes to an end. And many bookies are confident that this year's £50,000 cash prize with end up in the hands of Davide and Ekin-Su, with their on/off relationship having viewers invested from the et-go.

The couple's fiery relationship and undeniable chemistry has given Love Island plenty of memorable scenes this time round and with the finale edging ever closer, they are the safe bet to triumph. Having initially been up there are leading contenders, Gemma and Luca have seen their winning odds fall away in recent weeks, particularly after many viewers turned against Luca due to his behaviour in the Movie Night episodes.

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Davide and Ekin-Su are, of course, totally oblivious to the support they have outside the villa, but they did their chances no harm at all when they officially became an item on Sunday's show, with Davide making Ekin tiramisu, with the plate featuring a romantic message written in Italian.

There were whoops and cheers from the other Islanders as Davide made the gesture but Gemma didn't seem impressed with the way in which it was done. After Luca pointed out there were now three exclusive couples in the villa, Ekin-Su told him: "You're technically... you've always been exclusive. You don't even need to say it, it's really obvious, you just need to meet the parents."

Noticing Gemma looking far from happy, Luca told her she'd 'get the question one day, adding: "I'm glad Ekin's told me we're basically exclusive, do you know what I mean? It's given me clarity," to which Gemma responded: "Shut up!"

She then remarked: ""I know, but to be fair though, we didn't do something like that for people to know that we are exclusive and I'd prefer it to be that way."

And while she accused Luca of being 'bitter,' it was Gemma who prompted that accusation from plenty of people watching at home.

One tweeted: "I swear Gemma and Luca are so bitter and jealous of Ekin Su and Davide. Not everything has to be a competition. Just be happy for other," with another reacting: "Why is gemma always so bitter when it comes fo ekin su? Its getting weird."

A third joked: "Ofc Gemma is bitter, Ekin is basically living an italian bridgerton rn and she got Joe from You trailing her every move."

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