Luca Bish is reportedly set to take part in the upcoming series of Love Island All Stars.
The former fishmonger, 25, will be jetting out to South Africa in the New Year with the hopes of finding love, claims The Sun – after his original show appearance in 2022.
On the show two years ago he met influencer Gemma Owen, 21, – the daughter of former footballer Michael – but the pair separated a few months after coming in as runners up.
Now the publication claims Gemma is dreading he will talk about the breakup on the show – which will once again be hosted by presenter Maya Jama.
A source said: ‘This is the last thing Gemma wants because in the last year she’s tried to keep her personal life private.
‘Their break-up was shrouded in secrecy and neither has discussed it, but it did not end well.
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Luca Bish is reportedly set to take part in the upcoming series of Love Island All Stars (seen on the show in 2022)
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On the show two years ago he met influencer Gemma Owen , 21, – the daughter of former footballer Michael – but the pair separated a few months after coming in as runners up
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‘He hinted he was blindsided by the break-up when she posted it online and this is his time to spill the beans.’
ITV has been contacted by MailOnline for comment.
Luca was accused by some viewers of controlling behaviour towards Gemma during their time on the show.
After they returned to the UK he apologised for some of his actions and revealed he ‘didn’t recognise himself’ when looking back at himself on TV.
He was accused of misogyny and ‘controlling behaviour’ towards the then 19-year-old with viewers even complaining to Ofcom.
Speaking to Grazia magazine after the show he said: ‘She’s a strong woman so she would never let herself be in a situation like that.’
Agreeing that his behaviour was controlling, he went on to say: ‘There are parts where I’m thinking this is not how I behave on the outside world. Why did I do that?’.
Luca, who finished in second place with Gemma, went on to tell the publication: ‘When you feel so strongly for someone and then you’re still getting put in situations because they [producers] are making us do challenges, throwing new people in there to play with your emotions and your feelings – I’d genuinely just had enough of it.’
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The former fishmonger, 25, will be jetting out to South Africa in the New Year with the hopes of finding love, claims The Sun – after his original show appearance in 2022
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Now the publication claims Gemma is dreading he will talk about the breakup on the show – which will once again be hosted by presenter Maya Jama
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A source said: ‘This is the last thing Gemma wants because in the last year she’s tried to keep her personal life private’
He went on to say that his emotions were heightened during his time on the show as he began to fall in love with brunette beauty Gemma.
ITV announced last week that the start date for the reality dating series is just weeks away and will begin on January 13 at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.
The news was revealed on the show’s Instagram page alongside a photograph of an invitation which was addressed to ‘dating royalty’.
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The white invitation with gold and black writing, read: ‘Dear Islander, as dating royalty, you are cordially invited back to the villa as a Love Island All Star.’
It comes after host Maya and ITV were forced to deny claims that the presenter was planning to leave the show.
ITV has denied reports Maya will step down, with a spokesperson telling MailOnline: ‘We are very much committed to Maya, who is a brilliant Love Island host, and we have no plans for a presenter change.’
It came after it was revealed Maya has become a multi-millionaire following the success of her TV career and business ventures.
The TV presenter has published accounts for her business MIJ & Co Entertainment which show assets in the company have increased to £1.83million from £1.37million.
The star appears to have doubled her earnings as she has cash worth £1.3million in the account over the last three months but had £618,774 the previous year.
Maya split with long term love, rapper Stormzy in July but the bump in her personal life hasn’t stopped her career from reaching new heights.
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Three months after the pair left the villa they announced that they had sadly split in an Instagram post
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ITV announced last week that the start date for the reality dating series is just weeks away and will begin on January 13 at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX
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It comes after host Maya and ITV were forced to deny claims that the presenter was planning to leave the show
She landed the full time role as Love Island’s number one presenter when Laura stood down.
Since then she has hosted Love Island Games, Love Island All Stars and series 11 which went out in June and July.
Last week, MailOnline revealed Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu had become the first contestant to sign up to Love Island: All Stars.
The former Love Island winner, 30, who scooped the £50,000 cash prize with ex-boyfriend Davide Sanclimenti in 2022, will make a triumphant return to the series in January as she hopes to finally find a long-term partner.
