GEMMA Owen has revealed what her footballer dad Michael really thinks of Luca Bish after he left him out of a family photo.
She insisted there was “a lot more to it” than met the eye when it came to her beau from the ITV2 show.
The star insisted that Luca had her family’s approval in a new chat
Gemma and Luca headed to Portugal to see her dad Michael
Love Island runner-up Gemma, 19, has been plagued by rumours that her dad Michael, 42, doesn’t approve of her choice in Luca, 23.
The dad and boyfriend duo were only seen together for the first time last week – two weeks after the dating show came to an end.
Gemma and Luca instead jetted out to Portugal last week – where Michael and Luca finally met on a family holiday.
However, Luca was noticeably missing from the snaps posted by the former footballer on social media – promoting fans to think that there was frosty air between the pair.
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Now, Gemma has hit back that there is “more to it” than meets the eye – insisting her fans have only ever seen short snapshots of their day, including on Love Island.
She told The Six O’Clock Show that Luca had a “thumbs up” from her family, and could now go ahead and make things official.
“Family thumbs up, very good,” she explained. “We had a little trip, a bit of work, bit of relaxing, met all of them there. That was really nice.
“Now we’ve got the approval, the ball’s in his court. Just waiting for him.”
Gemma went on to explain that “both her mum and dad” were very “supportive” of her going on the show, and the outcome.
Hitting back against backlash against Luca, she concluded: “The viewers only see an hour a day of 24 and people are put in different situations in the villa that you wouldn’t be put in on the outside.
“People act differently in them type of situations. I think personally it’s unfair to judge someone off that hour clip that you see a day. There’s a lot more to it.”
It comes after Luca appeared to take a swipe at Michael Owen after he was left out of a family holiday snap this week.
Footy ace Michael uploaded a family snap of him, his wife Louise, and children Jessica, 12, Emily, 14, and James, 16.
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Poking fun at Gemma’s absence, the dad-of-four captioned the post: “Family -1
”, to which Luca responded in the comments: “-2.”
Gemma was also left fuming that she wasn’t in the snap and commented: “I was there for 4 days and you wait til I leave to get a family picture.”
