Luca Bish made Gemma Owen feel ‘uncomfortable’ with his ‘extravagant’ girlfriend proposal, an insider is reported to have claimed.
The Love Island runners up officially became boyfriend and girlfriend last week after dating on the ITV2 show for two months.
After 19-year-old Gemma said she didn’t want Brighton fishmonger Luca, 23, to ask her in the villa, he waited until the show ended to properly make her his girlfriend.
At the end of August the couple took to social media to reveal Luca’s romantic proposal.
In a video posted on Instagram, Luca led football legend Michael Owen's eldest daughter through a beautifully ornate corridor, complete with romantic red roses, candles, red balloons and rose petals.
They then headed towards a swimming pool, where the words "Be my girlfriend" were floating spelled out in red balloons.
Clearly taken aback by his gesture, professional dressage rider Gemma mouthed the words "Oh my God".
He then handed Gemma a Cartier bag, which contained a Juste Un Clou bracelet – which costs between £2,890 and £10,800 depending on which one you get – which he helped to place on her wrist.
He even hired a cellist to play music while the pair embraced.
And while Gemma’s reaction seemed quiet and taken aback, a source has now claimed it was due to her feeling very “uncomfortable” in the situation.
A source close to Gemma told OK! that she wasn’t overly impressed with Luca’s extravagant gesture.
“She played along as she could see how much effort he’d gone to but it made her uncomfortable,” they said.
“She was never keen on PDAs in the villa and she wished he’d kept it private rather than plaster it all over Instagram. It’s making her nervous about their future.”
Love Island fans have slammed the “hypocritical” reality stars over Luca’s flashy relationship proposal, calling out the pair after deriding their fellow Islanders for grand gestures in the villa.
Fans took to social media to point out the irony, given that when show winners Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu became official, Gemma told Luca in the villa: “We don't need to do something like that for people to know we're exclusive, I prefer it this way.”
It isn’t the only time they have been criticised by fans as they were accused of being awkward with each other in the final and post-villa catch-up show.
One concerned fan even said Gemma looked like Luca’s “hostage”, referencing his controlling behaviour on the show.
