Ex-Prem stars whose daughters are models as Michael Owen’s has Love Island talks

Love Island-bound Gemma Owen is not the only model daughter of a former Premier League star.

England legend Michael's 19-year-old is reportedly being lined up by the hit ITV2 show for a stint in the villa this summer as it returns for its eighth season. "Gemma isn’t just beautiful, smart and single, but she has one of the country’s best-loved sports stars as her dad," a source told The Sun.

Gemma, who is also a Team GB dressage champion and owns swimwear company OG Beachwear, is one of many daughters of footballers who have turned to modelling and is set to put her name on the map with the following beauties.

Estelle Bergkamp

Daughter of Arsenal icon Dennis Bergkamp, Estelle lived and breathed football growing up in London while he dad was banging in the goals at Highbury. So it's no surprise that she hooked up with a footballer too.

The 26-year-old is dating Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek. And she's had to take a break from her modelling career to give birth to their first child.

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Their daughter Lomee arrived just last month and no doubt grandpa Dennis will be travelling to Manchester for babysitting duties while her parents return to their day jobs.

Jade Leboeuf

Chelsea fans will remember the name Leboeuf from Frank's five-year spell at Stamford Bridge from 1996-2001. While the Frenchman has gone on to pursue a career in acting, daughter Jade has taken up modelling, starring in topless photo shoots.

The pair were actually classmates at an LA acting school but the 31-year-old took a different path to her dad and now wows he 138k followers with regular Instagram uploads.

Jade, who is one of two children Frank had with first wife Beatrice, relocated back to her home country in Paris and has a son named Elon with husband Stephane.

Taylor Ward

Ashley Ward, who spent a number of years playing in the Prem with the likes of Norwich and Derby, has four children, one of which being Real Housewives of Cheshire star Taylor.

Like Estelle Bergkamp, Taylor, 24, has maintained her football roots as she is married to Manchester City forward Riyad Mahrez, 31. And she recently shared with her 2million Instagram followers that they're expecting a baby girl.

The model studied fashion at university before becoming a celebrity in her own right, and intends to become a designer.

Claudia Hierro

The Hierro's are the definition of a football family, with legendary Spain defender Fernando having two brothers, Antonio and Manuel, who also played professionally, and his daughter Claudio wanting to follow in their footsteps.

However, she opted for standing in front of the cameras instead of free-kicks and made her modelling debut aged 19. She later launched her own fashion line while also studying for an advertising and public relations degree in Madrid.

Claudia hit the headlines when she became romantically engaged with former Swansea City loanee Alvaro Vazquez in the mid-2010s, who shared the same name as her brother.

Thylane Blondeau

Thylane Blondeau was destined for big things when she was named the 'most beautiful girl in world' aged six, and she has gone on to out-shine her father Patrick, who played in the English top flight with Sheffield Wednesday and Watford.

Now 21, she began her modelling career at the age of just four-years-old thanks to her fashion designer mother Veronika Loubry.

Having worked with Jean Paul Gaultier, Dolce & Gabbana and Versace, Thylane has become a huge figure in the industry, despite being considered one of the shortest models around at 5'6". And a 5.3million Instagram following proves it.

Bianca Gascoigne

Bianca was always going to be in the spotlight as the daughter of England hero Paul Gascoigne and made a name for herself when she posed for lads mags Loaded, Nuts and Zoo.

Gemma Owen won't be the first daughter of a ex-Prem star to take part in Love Island if she does sign up, as Bianca, 35, took part in the current show's predecessor, Celebrity Love Island, in 2006.

She has since gone on to feature in several other TV shows including The X Factor and Celebrity Big Brother.

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