Chloe Burrows praises Love Island bosses for major shake-up ahead of new season

Love Island viewers were left baffled by Gemma Owen’s actions on Sunday night after her first reaction to the arrival of her ex boyfriend Jacques O’Neill was to run inside and apply her makeup. The 19 year old star stunned her fellow islanders as she revealed the latest bombshell to enter the villa was her ex-boyfriend who she had previously dated for around 8 months.

Former Love Island contestant Amy Day has claimed that ITV producers “manipulate” islanders on the show, with the final product we seen on screen entirely “fake.” The 25 year old, who appeared on the show last year as part of season 7, made the claims on Saturday 11 June during an interview with the Daily Star. According to the reality star, there wasn’t as much freedom in the process as she had originally thought, with show producers frequently dictating when islanders needed to get up, go to bed and what they could do, when. "It was more than what I thought before I went in,” Amy told the newspaper.

Love Island star Alex Bowen has called his newborn son his “everything” as he shared a sweet photo of the adorable tot cuddled up to him on Instagram. The 30 year old dad welcomed his first child with partner Olivia Bowen, 28 on Friday, with the news of the adorable youngster’s arrival also shared on social media. Sharing a photo on Instagram, Olivia announced his name is Abel as she wrote: "Abel Jacob Bowen.

Sunday’s episode of Love Island will see Gemma Owen ’s ex Jacques O’Neill make his debut. And if the rumour mill is anything to go by, there’s talks that another of her exes, Cameron Green, could be joining him.The defender who recently left Wrexham Green, 23, has previously spent time at Gemma’s home and even met her family during their brief fling. A friend told The Sun on Sunday: “Her family really liked him, especially as he was a sporty, hard-working footballer.

Gemma Owen is about to get a shock as her ex Jacques O’Neill is set to enter the Love Island villa on Sunday 12 June. But as the star is coupled up with Luca Bish, what does this mean for their romance going forward? On Sunday 12 June episode when Jacques enters, he wastes no time in having a chat with Gemma's new love interest, Luca.

Gemma Owen is about to get a shock as her ex Jacques O’Neill is set to enter the Love Island villa in on Sunday 12 June. As the show ended, a new hunk was seen entering the villa with the girls all reacting and Gemma, 19, shouting: "Oh my god, that's my ex boyfriend." And it looks like Jacques wastes no time in pulling his ex girlfriend for a chat upon arrival.

Love Island couple Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su Cülcüloglu look set to get closer than ever this Sunday as the pair discover a bizarre similarity while taking part in one of the dating show’s challenges. In scenes due to air on Sunday 12 June episode, Davide and Ekin-Su will get stuck into a game of Never Have I Ever along with their fellow islanders, as they seek to learn a little more about each other.

JONATHAN Ross's daughter Honey shared a topless beach snap and joked she's 'too fat' for Love Island. Stripping off for a day in the sunshine, Honey posed with her back to camera and looked out over the sea.

LOVE Island's Luca Bish has the somewhat surprising blessing of his nan to get frisky on TV. The fishmonger's relative spoke out after Luca, 23, flirted up a storm with dressage competitor Gemma Owen, 19, and the paired coupled up.

Love Island contestant Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu looks unrecognisable in throwback photos from her university days. The 27 year old actress, who divides her time between London and Istanbul, has already caused a stir since her entrance on Wednesday (8 June). And in photos exclusively obtained by MailOnline, a 17 year old Ekin-Su is pictured in a white bikini and sash while competing in a Miss Ireland beauty pageant in 2012, looking very different following surgery.

Olivia and Alex Bowen have become parents after she gave birth to their first child.

Love Island fans were in stitches after Ikenna Ekwonna didn’t know what a raisin was. The baffling revelation occurred on the series’ first instalment of Unseen Bits, which features several games, conversations and funny moments that don’t make the main show. The boys were sitting around the firepit talking about grafting, as Luca asked them what their best chat up lines were.

LOVE Island producers have been accused of 'fixing' Gemma and Luca’s coupling after the show received backlash over Michael Owen’s daughter’s age. Gemma, just 19, had previously been coupled up with Davide Sanclimenti, who is eight years her senior.

A brand new series of Love Island has returned to our screens and it's fair to say it's what we've all been waiting for. Whilst Islanders go on their journey's of finding love, the brand new Majorcan villa never falls short of providing shocking moments, bombshells and drama. Despite the fact that Islanders go on the show to form new relationships, it has never stopped flames from their past speaking about their former lovers out on the outside.

Olivia Bowen has given birth to her first child with husband Alex Bowen, and took to Instagram to announce the arrival of their newest addition. Olivia, 28, and Alex, 30, who met on the second season of Love Island and went on to tie the knot in 2018, announced at the beginning of the year that they were having a baby. The new mum has documented her pregnancy journey from the beginning, and has now announced that their tot has arrived.

With Love Island back on our screens, eagle-eyed shoppers have been looking for ways to get their own villa vibes at home - from gold champagne flutes to the Fenty Gloss Bomb. And now, you can make your garden feel like the Love Island patio with an affordable fire pit.

Gemma Owen is reportedly set for a "double shock" as two of her exes are preparing to enter the Love Island villa. At the end of Friday night’s show, viewers were teased with a clip from tonight’s episode (Sunday 12 June), where rugby player Jacques O’Neill will enter the villa in a shock twist. The clip shows Gemma, 19, exclaiming: “Oh my god, that's my ex boyfriend.“ Gemma and Jacques are thought to have been together for about a year, before breaking up at some point in the last 12 months.

FOOTIE star Michael Owen slammed an under-18 women’s football coach who posted a sickening tweet about his teenage daughter Gemma in the latest series of Love Island. The former Real Madrid and Liverpool player voiced fears yesterday about seeing eldest girl Gemma, 19, kissing on the ITV dating show.

Love Island’s Dami Hope is currently in Mallorca looking for the love of his life and growing closer to Amber Beckford who he's currently coupled up with. Away from the hit dating show, the microbiologist from Dublin, 26, has a very suave lifestyle at home. He often takes to Instagram to share snaps of his life and in particular his abode is one place of interest.

With Gemma Owen about to get a shock as her ex Jacques O’Neill is set to enter the Love Island villa in Sunday night’s episode, here’s what you need to know about him. In a teaser for Sunday night's episode shown at the end of Friday’s instalment, it was revealed that Michael Owen's daughter, Gemma’s ex-boyfriend, Jacques O’Neill is set to enter the villa in a shock twist.

Amy Hart has been dishing out all the secrets of Love Island on her TikTok since the hit ITV dating programme returned on Monday 6 June. After explaining one of the filming tactics on the show, she returned to the social media platform to answer another hidden detail after one fan asked: "What happens to your job whilst your in the villa. Are you told to quit your job or tell them the truth? Also who pays bills..

Maura Higgins is reportedly dating Milton Keynes Dons footballer Connor Wickham.The Love Island star, 31, is reportedly "totally mad" about the sportsman, 29, with the couple "talking for some time" before they jetted off to Paris together.The new relationship seems to be going well for Maura, however, with The Sun reporting that she has already jetted off on another romantic break with her new partner, and that things are getting serious. A source told the newspaper: "Maura keeps her cards close to her chest but she seems totally mad on Connor.

Michael Owen has slammed Love Island viewers who have called his daughter Gemma "rude and too young". The 19 year old dressage rider and daughter of the famous footballer has caused quite the stir since entering the villa this week, being branded "rude" by some viewers as she made a comment on Lucas Bish’s name . Some have also suggested she’s "too young" to be in the villa after she paired off with Italian Davide Sanclimenti, who’s eight years her senior.

Michael Owen has delivered his less than impressed verdict on daughter Gemma's first week on Love Island.

Liam Llewellyn had previously hinted about quitting Love Island before he had even entered the villa. The 22 year old Welsh student gathered the Islanders around the fire pit in last night’s show to announce the news he was leaving the villa. Speaking to the boys sat around the fire pit, Liam said: "I think we need to have a chat, we need to get everyone together." After he had gathered all of the Islanders together, Liam poured his heart out when he said: "I haven't really been feeling like I have been giving 100 percent Liam.

Amy Hart has been revealing what the Love Island contestants really get up to on the show in a series of TikToks.The former Islander, 29, answered a question a fan posed about what happens when one of the contestants is on their period. Amy said: “I’ve heard this so many times. So many times.

Michael Owen has broken his silence on his daughter Gemma appearing on the hit ITV dating programme Love Island nearly one week after her entrance.The former professional footballer, 42, has desperately been trying to keep a lid on his thoughts after shutting down a question about it during an appearance on Live UEFA Nations League in Germany on Tuesday. But now, it appears the father of brunette beauty Gemma, 19, is ready to share his opinions – and they're all indicative of a very protective dad. Speaking to the Daily Mail, he expressed his frustration at seeing his daughter sharing a bed with Italian Stallion Davide Saclimenti, 27, as he shared: "It’s not something any father wants to watch, is it?" Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter Recalling a conversation with his wife Louise about the show, he continued: "I said to Louise, 'Do they really have to sleep together, like in the same bed?'.

Love Island fans were left in hysterics on Friday night as Ikenna Ekwonna sat himself down for a front row seat as Luca Bish and Davide Sanclimenti got stuck into a tense and awkward chat over love interest Gemma Owen.The 23 year old, who currently works as a pharmaceutical rep in Nottingham, remained entirely unfazed as he sat down beside the pair as they tried to have an awkward heart to heart concerning the object of both their affections, Gemma.The brunette beauty, who is a skilled dressage champion and daughter of footballing legend Michael Owen, had been coupled with Liam Llewellyn at the start of the week, before a shock recoupling on Tuesday saw her selected by Italian heartthrob Davide. However by Friday, it appeared the horse rider had also caught the eye of Luca, causing some serious tension between the trio as Davide felt Luca was moving in on his girl.

MICHAEL Owen has admitted his shock at seeing his teenage daughter Gemma sharing a bed with men on Love Island. The football legend has opened up about the struggle of seeing Gemma in a bikini on TV then hopping under the sheets with Italian stallion Davide Sanclimenti, 27.