Love Island 's Jacques O'Neill has hinted he once had a crush on his ex Gemma Owen 's mum.
The 23-year-old rugby player arrived in the villa over the weekend to shake things up, and it was immediately revealed that he had previously dated dressage rider Gemma.
He wined and dined Afia and Paige as the rest of the girls sat on the balcony and gossiped, and the daughter of footballer Michael Owen said she had broken up with the hunk a year and a half ago, dating for eight months.
The former couple briefly spoke upon his arrival in the villa as they enjoyed a glass of champagne, with Jacques telling her: “You look nice tonight, you know,” and viewers were keen to see if the couple would eventually reunite.
However, during a game of ‘Never Have I Ever’ in the villa, Jacques made a startling confession which raised Gemma’s eyebrows.
The Castleford Tigers star admitted he once fancied the mum of one of his girlfriends - a revelation that stunned Gemma, who was concerned he lusted after her mum Louise, 42.
As she asked if it was her mum he fancied, she rolled her eyes and scoffed at the suggestion.
Jacques made it clear he would be cracking on with the girls in the villa, despite counting Gemma as his ex, and fishmonger Luca Bish was left quaking after the rugby player’s surprise arrival.
The half-Italian hunk has already been involved in two love triangles in the first week of the ITV2 dating show, as he was up against Andrew Le Page for Tasha Ghouri ’s affections, and won over Gemma after she was picked by Italian stallion Davide Saclimenti.
“Right now, my jumper smells of her perfume, does he [Jacques], no,” he boasted to Andrew, as he joked he smelt of Gemma's perfume.
“You just have to sit back and watch what he does,” Andrew cheekily replied.
Gemma assured Luca she wasn’t going after her ex, and while she confessed it wasn’t the best situation having Jacques in the villa, she was happy coupled up with the fishmonger.
“I’m not bothered about anyone getting to know him, it’s just the initial shock,” she explained.
Love Island continues tonight at 9pm on ITV2
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