Michael Owen hits out at Love Island viewers for branding Gemma 'rude and too young'

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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.

But now former footballer Michael has hit back at the criticism aimed at his daughter. Admitting that Gemma’s mum Louise was “very upset” after reading comments about Gemma online, the 42 year old said: “To look at my social media feeds you’d think 70 per cent of the world hates me, but it’s different when it’s your daughter." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

Michael also pointed out that Gemma's siblings James, 16, Emily, 14, and Jessica, 12 were reading the online criticism. Revealing the hardest things to read about his daughter had been the digs about her personality, he insisted: "She’s not two-faced.