Gemma Owen has been the talk of the nation after her debut on the eighth series of Love Island.
Entering the show with a little more of a platform than her fellow Islanders, she has already become the centre of attention thanks to her famous dad Michael Owen.
Before the show started she came in head and shoulders ahead of the rest of the lineup in terms of Instagram followers with 41,000 – towering over second-placed Tasha, who had 18,800.
Now that gap has only got bigger, rising to 122,200 compared to Indiyah Polack in second place with 44,500.
It seems that the famous dad factor might be playing a part in the star’s huge follower count – but she isn’t the only celebrity out there who is the child of a famous footballer.
Brooklyn Beckham
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Brooklyn Beckham has forged a path very different to his dad, David Beckham. While Golden Balls was known for curling free kicks and his ever-changing hairstyle, Brooklyn has built a reputation for his many passions out of which he has attempted to build a career.
The eldest of the Beckham siblings at 23 years old, he has already enjoyed a career in modelling, released a photography book and enjoyed a celebrity wedding of truly epic proportions when he married Nicola Peltz in May 2022.
Erling Haaland
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Son of former Manchester City star Alf-Inge Haaland, Erling really is following in his father’s footsteps now as he sets sail for the Premier League and a stint a Manchester City.
A fearsome prospect for the teams in the league, Erling’s arrival is a moment of genuine homecoming after his father, a defender, retired from football after an infamous challenge from Manchester United legend Roy Keane.
Kasper Schmeichel
Leicester’s veteran goalkeeper is one of the most highly regarded in the league; a stalwart in the side’s Premier League and FA Cup-winning teams, he is undoubtedly one of the better keepers of his generation.
The same could be said for his dad, too.
Peter Schmeichel played for a number of top sides, but truly earned his stripes wearing the Manchester United gloves.
He played 292 league games for the Red Devils as well as 129 for Denmark. Kasper will have his eye on his father’s tally for this one, with 82 Danish caps of his own already under his belt.
He is also third in Leicester’s list of all-time top appearances.
Taylor Ward
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Real Housewives of Cheshire star Taylor Ward is the daughter of former Norwich, Blackburn and Sheffield United player Ashley Ward.
She has dated the ex of Katie Price, Kris Boyson, and has amassed an enormous following of 2.1 million followers on Instagram.
She is currently dating one of Manchester City’s star players Riyas Marhrez, who has just won the Premier League with the side.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
