Luca Bish admits he’d QUIT if ex Gemma Owen returns as bombshell – saying he’d ‘never go there again’
LOVE Island star Luca Bish has admitted he’d QUIT the All Stars if his ex Gemma Owen returns as a bombshell.
The former fishmonger, 25, is set to enter the villa next week in a bid to find his dream woman.
Luca appeared in the eighth series of Love Island in 2022, where he famously coupled up with Gemma Owen, the daughter of retired England footballer Michael Owen.
Speaking to The Sun about ex Gemma, Luca said: “If Gemma walks back in… I’d walk out. I’d probably say ‘I’m a Love Islander, Get Me Out’.”
Luca went on to say: “I’d back her all the way and just hope she’d have a better experience than last time.”
Opening up on whether he and Gemma could get back together, Luca said: “No, you can read a book twice but the ending never changes, that’s how I look at stuff like that… sorry Gemma.”
Luca admitted he had “learnt from his past mistakes” after viewers complained about his “overprotective” behaviour towards Gemma.
He said: “I learnt lessons and it’s the lessons we learn from that make us who we are today.
“I definitely look back and think what a k***.
“But that’s why I’m coming on again. I get a second chance to show you guys the real me.”
The star said he will do things very different this time round – saying he’s grown up a lot in that time.
“I think the lessons I learnt is, you’re on a game show,” he continued.
“Last time I was so raw and I thought everyone was my best friend and we were going to come out as a family and that’s not what happened.
“And also other lessons on how I can approach stations and how I maybe voice my opinions to someone, when’s the right time and when’s not the right time and not to get caught up with my emotions.
“I think that comes with maturity, when I left for the show I was 22. I came from a fish market and was just put straight into this world that I had no clue about.
“Especially when Jacques left, I became more cranky and not enjoy my expeirence as much.
“It has probably taken me the last two years to realise how lucky I was to be in that villa and the people I was in the villa with, and to not resent my situation and to take accountability for that.”
Luca’s split
It comes after The Sun revealed this week that Luca had split from his model girlfriend just weeks ago.
In November, The Sun revealed that Luca had found love again with brunette beauty Giulia Ciancio.
The romance came two years after his split from former footballer Michael Owen’s daughter Gemma Owen, 21.
But Luca has now split from Giulia just weeks after the pair grew close following some dates.
A source said: “Luca is a single man and has been been for weeks.
“He’s looking forward to his new chapter on All Stars and wants to see if he can find a spark with someone new.”
At the end of last year, Luca was spotted looking loved-up with the glamorous model, who has 45k followers on Instagram.
They attended the Newcastle v Arsenal match at St James’ Park, before heading to the Bare Knuckle FC event at the Utilita Arena.
In one picture, Giulia could be seen walking behind Luca as they went to watch the football match.
But Luca admitted that his relationship wasn’t meant to last, telling press: “My dating history’s not been great, I’ve dated maybe one or two people, nothing spectacular.
“Nothing more than anything more than one or two dates. I probably wouldn’t have gone on the show if it was going better than that.”
Luca and Gemma fell in love during the ITV2 show’s summer series in 2022, and came runners up to Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Davide Sanclimenti, but split three months later.
The new series of Love Island All Stars kicks off next week with Luca starring alongside the likes of Ronnie Vint, Scott Thomas and Elma Pazar.
Luca joins an incredible line-up of former show stars set to enter the villa in South Africa next week.
Last year’s show kicked off with a huge twist when exes Callum Jones and Molly Smith were reunited four months after they split.
And fans are in for similar scenes this year as former finalists Gabby Allen and Marcel Somerville have both been confirmed for the show.
They met on the 2017 series but split months later after Gabby, 32, accused Marcel, 38, of cheating on her.