They were one of this year's winter Love Island golden couples... if only for a few short weeks.
26.04.2023 - 20:13 / ok.co.uk
Luca Bish has returned to social media, following a brief break, as he shared an emotional statement about how he felt "overwhelmed" since appearing on last summer's Love Island. Luca finished the show in second place with Gemma Owen, however, the pair later split after just three months of dating. Now, having returned to social media, the former fish monger, 23, has shared some snaps of his Hollywood getaway, as he opened up about his life since Love Island.
Penning a lengthy caption, he wrote: "know I don’t post often, but I’ve felt kind of overwhelmed by it all to be honest. "The journey post Love Island has gone so fast yet I feel like I’ve not had a chance to take it all in. I feel very lucky and despite the silence, I don’t take a second for granted.
"Day two in California exploring West Hollywood has been amazing. I can’t help but wish I could tell my younger self that this would be his life.Thank you for the love always [red heart emoji]." Fellow ex-islander Jacques O'Neill was quick to offer his friend some support, commenting: "Always got you brother [blue heart emoji]" Luca's sister Claudia also joined those commenting on the emotional statement, as she wrote: "So bloody proud of you." Fans were also quick to comment on the snaps, with one writing: "proud of you always luca keep doing you will be supporting you no matter what." "Ohhhh, our lovely, genuine, authentic boy. Keep doing you.
They were one of this year's winter Love Island golden couples... if only for a few short weeks.
Laura Anderson has confirmed that Gary Lucy revealed the gender of their unborn baby on social media without checking in with her first - leaving her "upset".The reality star, who rose to fame on Love Island in 2018 and is expecting her first child with the Hollyoaks actor, admitted her feelings of hurt during an exclusive chat with OK! this week. Upon learning of her pregnancy late last year when she was just two weeks along, the 34-year-old Stirling-born star then decided to find out the gender at eight weeks via a blood test. But she and Gary, who were already hitting headlines due to their split, then added fuel to the fire as the latter appeared to reveal the gender of their little one on Instagram without Laura's consent.
Love Island Australia's Courtney Stubbs and Married At First Sight's Jack Millar are expecting a baby. The reality TV stars shared the glorious news to Instagram on Sunday evening alongside celebratory footage of the glowing couple. In the clip, Courtney and Jack are seen posing happily on a beach.
Love Island star Sharon Gaffka looked incredible as she shared a slew of sexy bikini snaps from her Greek getaway.Taking to her Instagram profile, the 27 year old was seen lounging on a swing chair in a heavily cut-out halterneck style swimsuit while shielding herself from the rays with a pair of shades. "Greecey hair," the brunette captioned the snap alongside a sunshine emoji before scattering her Instagram with another swimwear snap that saw her in a stylish, cut-out black one-piece.
Anna Vakili, 32, took to Instagram where she shared snaps from her break in Dubai where she spent her time soaking up the sun.The star appeared on Love Island in 2019 and rose to fame as a result of season five of the hit ITV2 show. In the pictures, Anna can be seen posing in a barely-there leopard print bikini that featured a brown buckle design. She accessorised the look with a gold and silver watch.
Love Island fans were given a treat today (Thursday 11 May) to whet their appetites ahead of the new series of the ITV2 reality show with a fresh glimpse of gorgeous host Maya Jama.The 28 year old presenter and radio star, who hosted the hugely-popular dating series for the first time last summer, will be returning for another round of sun-soaked drama. Almost straight off the back of the winter edition, which was filmed in South Africa, fans will be metaphorically jetting off back to Mallorca, Spain for the series' mainstay next month. ITV are yet to reveal any of the cast of this year's summer offering, but they dropped a mighty tease with a slow-mo clip of the stunning Maya, who recently showed off her incredible abs with a bikini snap on Instagram.
Faye Winter's Love Island besties have rallied around her amid her split from former boyfriend, Teddy Soares, as the foursome enjoyed a girls' trip to Crete. It was like a show reunion as Faye, 27, was joined by Liberty Poole, 23, Kaz Kamwi, 28, Sharon Gaffka, 27, and Abigail Rawlings, 28, who all starred in the seventh season of Love Island in 2021.The girls have shown off their close bond during the trip as they've documented their time so far, including "deep chats", raiding the breakfast buffet and enjoying the nightlife that the island has to offer.
Love Island stars Jessie Wynter and Will Young are preparing for a potential long-distance relationship after she revealed to fans that she would be heading back to Australia “soon” and wasn’t sure if her other half would be going with her. Since falling in love earlier this year during the Winter Love Island series, farmer Will, 23, and Aussie Jessie, 26, have been going from strength to strength, with Jessie moving in with Will on his family farm.
Love Island 2022 winner Ekin-Su Culculoglu has admitted she was left traumatised after visiting her family's devastated homeland of Turkey last month.The reality star - who shot to fame after bagging victory on the show with boyfriend Davide Sanclimenti last year - visited the devastated country in April, just weeks after an earthquake which saw more than 50,000 people lose their lives. Speaking to Good Morning Britain hosts Susanna Reid and Ed Balls about her experience, the 28-year-old revealed that one little girl had clung to her, dubbing her 'mum' and asking if she would take her back to the UK with her. Asked by Susanna: "Do you know what the story was behind the little girl who asked you to take her home with Davide?", the former islander admitted she has been considering adopting the tot ever since returning home.
Love Island star Wes Nelson has revealed he was rushed to hospital after "randomly" beginning to lose his vision and consciousness at home. The reality TV star, 25, took to Instagram on Monday to share details of his terrifying hospital dash, but reassured fans he's "all good now". Wes said: "So yesterday I randomly started to lose vision/consciousness in my house! Managed to get to my neighbours who took care of me and got me to hospital in the ambulance.
Love Island stars Millie Court and Liam Reardon went their separate ways last summer after winning the show in 2021. However, rumours have recently whirled claiming the two are dating again. And in a new interview, Liam has confirmed he is seeing someone, but hasn't said whether that person is in fact Millie.
Scots Love Island star Laura Anderson has given fans a pregnancy update and shared an insight into her latest scan.
Amy Hart has showed off the adorable outfit she kitted out her baby son, Stanley, in for the celebration of the King's Coronation.The former Love Islander, 30, took to Instagram on Saturday to share a sweet snap of her two month old son as he smiled wearing his personalised Coronation outfit.The white baby grow read: "King's Coronation 2023 Stanley." Stanley, who was born in March this year, kicked his legs and smiled at his mum while lying on the bed in his tiny baby grow, his fluffy hair sticking up.The snap was posted on Amy's Instagram story where she regularly shares updates with her 1.1M followers of her adorable tot and home life with her beau, Sam Rason. Amy had previously shared the special meaning behind her son's name - Stanley Samuel Giles Rason.
Chloe Burrows has seemingly accidentally confirmed that her best friend and fellow Love Island star Millie Court has officially reunited with her ex-boyfriend Liam Reardon.The 27 year old star shared a hilarious video on her TikTok account, which showed the two women ordering a Chinese takeaway on camera.The funny scenes then took a completely unexpected turn, as Millie, 26, asked a mystery male voice for a drink. At first, the voice was muffled, and Millie's Essex tones came loud and clear: "Yeah I'll have a Coke Zero please." But then after that, a voice sounding exactly like Welsh Love Island winner Liam, 23, called out: "Chlo?" "Yeah go on then," the Oxfordshire star replied, before proceeding to mimic the Welsh accent herself.
Michael Owen's wife Louise led the birthday tributes to their eldest daughter Gemma on Monday, as the former Love Island finalist turned 20 years old. Sharing a picture of herself and the birthday girl out at a restaurant, Louise wrote a sweet message in the caption as she detailed her pride of the young reality star. She shared: "Happy Birthday Gem, I’m proud of everything you have done and everything you’re doing.
Love Island star Will Young has hinted the first Love Island 2023 wedding could be on the cards before even the summer series has ended. The farmer and TikTok star found love on the winter edition of the ITV2 dating show earlier this year with Jessie Wynter.
Gemma Owen has ruled out any chance of romance, as she gets over her break-up with boyfriend Luca Bish.The couple, who met on Love Island last summer, split up in November following a three month relationship, with Gemma saying it was "what is best for us right now." The 19 year old dressage rider – daughter of former England player Michael Owen – and Luca, 23, came second in the series, behind winners Ekin-Su and Davide Sanclimenti. In October before their split, Gemma opene d up on their relationshi p exclusively to OK!, revealing she was "so happy" with how things were going with Luca, despite it being a long distance relationship. But now Gemma – who's set to launch her latest Pretty Little Thing collection – has confirmed she's still single and not looking for love.
Love Island's Paige Turley has broken her silence after rumours that she and Finley Tapp have 'split', as he jetted abroad. Paige, 25, and Finley, 23, met on Love Island in 2020, going on to win the show and enjoy a relationship outside the villa, but they are now believed to have gone their separate ways.
The latest season of Winter Love Island was a whirlwind of romance, with some couples capturing our hearts while others fizzled out quickly. Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan stole the show, being crowned king and queen of the villa and taking home the coveted £50K cash prize.
Being pregnant with twins is enough to give any mum a few sleepless nights, so it’s no wonder reality star Dani Dyer wants to talk about anxiety. Dani, 26, who is already mum to Santiago, two, has created her first ever documentary and in this one-off show she explores the connection around anxiety and motherhood – something very personal to the young mum. “I wanted this documentary to mean something to me,” she says.