Gemma Owen takes ‘swipe’ at Love Island launch with big announcement

GEMMA Owen has seemingly taken a huge swipe at the upcoming series of Love Island.

The TV personality was a runner-up on the 2022 series of the reality dating competition.

But Gemma, 19, has made a huge announcement about her future career.

The Pretty Little Thing Ambassador has announced that she will be launching her new collection this year, at the same time the hot dating show starts.

She revealed that her new line will be out next week, at the same time the new winter series of Love Island premieres on ITV2.

Taking to her Instagram stories, the international dressage rider posted a sultry black and white snap.

The designer can be seen donning a figure hugging gown as she struck a reflective looking pose.

Her striking hair was styled into a wet looking style as she gazed into the distance.

Gemma sported a smoky eye shadow, complimented by thickly lined eyelashes.

She captioned her photo: My collection with @prettylittlething is launching next week!!!

"Can't wait for you to see what we've been working on."

Gemma first rose to prominence when she competed in the eighth series of the fan favourite romance competition.

She made it all the way to the final with 23-year-old fishmonger Luca Bish, where the pair finished in second place.

But the duo later split in November after Gemma revealed the news in a post on Instagram.

The pair struggled to make it work while splitting their time between Brighton, where Luca lives, and north Wales where Gemma lives with her family, including former England football legend Michael Owen.

Love Island is set to make its mark in South Africa when it returns to television on 16th January at 9pm.

But it seems the influencer has other plans as she remains focussed on her own money making moves.

TV presenter Maya Jama is set to make her debut as the hit competition returns for its ninth series on ITV2.