Love Island's Luca reveals he was 'forbidden’ to talk to Gemma by ITV producers
ok.co.ukLove Island runner-up Luca Bish has revealed that Love Island producers would not allow him to speak to future girlfriend Gemma Owen, 19, during the first few episodes of this summer's series.
Speaking as a guest on the latest instalment of Made in Chelsea stars Jamie Laing and Alex Mytton's 'Private Parts' podcast, the 23-year-old former fishmonger admitted that he was obliged to pursue things with fellow contestants Paige Thorne and Tasha Ghouri instead.
Luca discloses: "From the start, they [producers] were like, 'Right, Tasha, Paige - focus on them, Gemma is having a thing with Davide and Liam'. "And I was like, 'Yeah, but the public put me with Paige', and Tasha pulled me for a chat, and as much as they're both lovely, the one person that I actually want to chat to is Gemma.
Luca was originally coupled up with Welsh paramedic Paige, 24, following a public vote, whilst his future beau Gemma was with university graduate Liam Llewellyn, 22 before being stolen by Italian stallion Davide Sanclimenti, 26. "So, on the second night, I said I wanted to pull Gemma, and they were like, 'No, you're not allowed'.They were like, 'Davide has come in, he's picked Gemma, let them see what happens like with Liam and Davide - obviously a storyline there." Luca continues: "And then, I was like, nah, I'm going to try again.
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