Dressage rider Gemma Owen had fans in tears as she shared a heart-warming video of the moment she returned home after two months in the Love Island villa. Gemma, the daughter of former Liverpool, Manchester United and England footballer Michael, posted a touching clip on her Instagram of her walking through the door of the plush family abode to be met by her beloved pet dogs and horse.
"Reunited with my boys," she wrote as followers reacted to the emotional video with crying and love heart emojis. Her fellow Islander Tasha Ghouri commented: "So cute omg."
Former Love Island star Shaughna Phillips begged with a stream of crying-face emojis: "Stop it." 0urh0melife told her: "Awww thank you for sharing that special moment."
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She petted her delighted pooches who ran around in excitement at her return and gave her horse a gentle embrace in greeting. Music producer Aubrey Whitfield gasped: "This place looks like Disneyland to me." basically.anastasia1 said: "This video is the cutest oh my goodness." And michelle_young_2022 said: "This made me emotional. Coming home to your animals is the best feeling." But dad Michael joked about the video: "You missed me off the clip."
Gemma, 19, and her man Luca Bish, 23, came in second place on Love Island in which singles are paired up in a villa in Mallorca and viewers vote for their favourite couple. Manchester business owner Davide Sanclimenti, 27, was crowned the public's favourite on Monday night's final of the ITV2 dating contest with Turkish actress Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, 27.
Hotel waitress Indiyah Polack, 23, and senior microbiologist Dami Hope, 26, claimed third place and model Tasha Ghouri, 23, and real estate agent Andrew Le Page, 27, were fourth. A total of 3.4 million viewers watched the Love Island final on ITV2 and ITV Hub, the biggest finale since 2019, up 100,000 viewers year on year.
Yesterday Gemma shared super-glam snaps of herself and fishmonger Luca as she reminded fans that the couples are back on TV for the Love Island reunion tomorrow night (Sunday August 7). "Reunion night with this one. It was so good to see everyone again! Don’t forget to watch it on @loveisland aftersun Sunday night," she wrote as the couple posed in coordinating black outfits.
And Luca poked fun at himself as Gemma previously shared a snap of herself posing alone looking chic in a cream vest top and trousers. She wrote: "It’s so good to be back home after what has been an incredible and unforgettable experience."
She continued: "I am genuinely so grateful for all the support throughout. Thank you so much I’m looking forward to the next chapter now and will keep you updated on the journey."
Luca replied: "Ok so it turns out I am punching." He was referring to the awkward scene on the show in which he insisted that he was not 'punching' with Gemma in an argument with fellow Islander Paige Thorne.
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