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    From Love Island’s Gemma Owen to a singer adored by Ant and Dec, can you guess the footballer dads of these glam girls?

    MICHAEL OWEN is full of surprises. First, the former England ace rapped as a giant stack of doughnuts on ITV’s The Masked Singer. 
    Gemma, 18, here modelling her new swimwear range is set to enter the Love Island villaCredit: ogbeachwear
    The stunning brunette is the daughter of ex professional footballer Michael Owen
    Gemma as a toddler with dad Michael Owen in 2005Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
    Now, the baby-faced pundit’s daughter Gemma is set to sizzle on our TV screens this summer as a contestant on Love Island.
    19-year-old Gemma will look very different on the nation’s TV screens to when we saw her in a mini Newcastle kit as a toddler in her famous daddy’s arms.
    The former international dressage rider and swimwear business owner is in it to win it in the famous villa as she reveals she’s just as competitive as her footy star dad.
    But Gemma admits former England and Liverpool star Michael, 42, isn’t exactly “buzzing” ahead of her stint in the Majorcan love nest, and has banned her from scoring on the ITV2 hit.
    But Gemma isn’t the only footie girl in a league of her own…
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    Country singer
    Hollie Shearer, 26, is an up-and-coming music starCredit: Instagram
    Alan Shearer with his kids, Hollie, Will and Chloe, at Newcastle United in 2006Credit: Reuters
    The musician and model was working her second shoot with Pretty Little Thing and posted two of the snaps on her own personal account.
    Shearer’s daughter Hollie showed off a Pretty Little Thing top on InstagramCredit: Instagram / @hollieshearer
    Hollie Shearer, 26 – daughter of ex-England and Newcastle striker Alan Shearer – is an up-and-coming music star with 15,000 monthly Spotify subscribers.
    Famous fans of hers include Gogglebox’s Scarlett Moffatt, Dragons’ Den’s Peter Jones and Ant and Dec.
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    The middle Shearer child, Hollie enjoys the finer things in life, like snorkelling in The Maldives and partying in London’s hotspots. 
    And the model recently sent her her 50k Instagram followers wild with her second Pretty Little Thing photoshoot.
    Hollie was spotted at Wembley during Euro 2020, wearing one of her old man’s retro England shirts, along with her brother Will and sister Chloe. 
    Hollie, who went to music school in London, said: “Country music is a massive inspiration to me mostly because of how real and raw it is.”
    Another Special One
    Matilde Mourinho, daughter of Roma boss, Jose, is another Special OneCredit: matildefmf/Instagram
    Jose Mourinho with Matilde, right, and son, Zuca, at Stamford Bridge in 2005Credit: Getty
    Jose Mourinho – former Chelsea and Manchester United boss, currently head coach at Roma – isn’t the only Special One in the Mourinho family. His daughter Matilde has carved out an award-winning ethical jewellery business.
    The Portuguese beauty, 25, fell in love with bling at 18, when her parents gave her a gold bracelet for her landmark birthday. 
    She studied at the London College of Fashion before doing an MA and launched her business – which uses recycled gold and lab-grown diamonds – in 2020. 
    Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra is a fan and Matilde’s dad has been spotted wearing a bracelet from the men’s range. 
    The Wag and new mum
    Estelle Bergkamp has just welcomed her first child with Manchester United’s Donny Van De BeekCredit: Getty
    Dennis Bergkamp waves to fans with his family at a testimonial match in 2006Credit: Getty
    The couple have been dating since 2019 and have now begun their own young family.
    Donny van de Beek and Estelle Bergkamp welcomed their first child in AprilCredit: Instagram / @donnyvandebeek
    Dennis Bergkamp, former Arsenal and Netherlands forward, is a new grandad – and the baby is sure to have some footie skills.
    His girl, Estelle, 26, is welcomed her first child – a daughter called Lomee – with Manchester United’s Donny Van De Beek in April.
    Estelle was born in London but grew up in Amsterdam, where she met midfielder Donny in 2019, and the couple moved to Manchester the following year. 
    The pair love travelling and have posted pictures from New York, Paris and Greece. 
    Estelle announced she was pregnant in November and later posted a gender reveal video to tell fans they are expecting a girl. 
    Back of the netball
    Alicia has followed her famous dad into sportCredit: alicia.scholesx/instagram
    Alicia with dad Paul Scholes and brothers Arron and Aiden in 2011Credit: Getty
    Alicia Scholes, 20, has inherited dad Paul’s sporting prowess with a career in netball. 
    She jumped from England U17s netball team to the U21 in the space of 12 months, and currently plays for London Pulse.
    Paul, former Manchester United midfielder, came in for some teasing on social media last October after Alicia posted a video to her 120,000 followers which appeared to show him giving his daughter a foot rub before nibbling on her big toe. She captioned it: “True love.”
    Alicia is also an ambassador for Sportingmindsuk, which offers mental health support to young people in sport.
    Style icon
    Maria Guardiola has amassed fans on social media for her sense of styleCredit: FACEBOOK/MARIA GUARDIOLA
    Pep pictured with Maria and son Marius at a basketball game in Barcelona in 2011Credit: AFP
    Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is hailed for his style, and his daughter Maria has such a chic fashion sense, she even has a fan account devoted to her looks on Instagram. 
    Maria, 21, was at the Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena when it was attacked by a suicide bomber in 2017, killing 22 people. 
    She is the eldest of Pep’s three children with businesswoman Cristina Serra. 
    Last October, she was rumoured to be dating Everton and England ace Dele Alli, 25, after the pair were spotted kissing in May last year.
    The pair were spotted together again in October, at a London restaurant. 
    Reality queen
    Bianca Gascoigne went from glamour modelling to reality TVCredit: INSTAGRAM/BIANCA GASCOIGNE
    Gazza with baby Regan, Bianca and her brother Mason in 1996Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
    Former glamour model Bianca Gascoigne – who was adopted by Newcastle and England midfielder Gazza after he married her mum, Sheryl, in 1996  – has carved out a reality TV career. 
    The 35-year-old won the original series of Love Island with fellow footballing offspring, Calum Best, in 2006.
    Since then, Bianca has appeared on Celebrity Big Brother, Come Dine with Me and Celebrity Coach Trip as well as shows like Loose Women and This Morning. 
    She won a celeb special of Gladiators in 2008 and, in December, came runner up on the Italian version of Strictly. 
    Bianca split from Katie Price’s ex Kris Boyson last year and is now dating new man, Arron Wright. 
    Argentine actress
    Dalma Maradona has followed her mother into actingCredit: dalmaradona/instagram
    Argentine legend Diego Maradona with Dalma, left, and Giannina, in 1989Credit: Getty
    With her surname of Maradona, Dalma needs little introduction.
    The 34-year-old – daughter of the late Argentine legend, Diego – began acting at just nine years old, on Argentine children’s TV series, Cebollitas, which fittingly told the story of child footballers at a neighbourhood club. 
    As a teen, she worked in theatre and TV and made her film debut in La Rabia in 2008. 
    Dalma went on to earn a degree in acting. 
    Her mother, Claudia Villafañe, who divorced Maradona in 1998 after 13 years of marriage, is also an actress and won the first series of Masterchef Celebrity Argentina. 
    After her dad’s death from a heart attack in 2020, Dalma posted a touching black and white photo of herself as a toddler with the superstar, with the words: “I’m going to remember you every day, every day missing you a little more.”
    Equestrian ace
    Chelsea Pearce has inherited her mother’s love of horse ridingCredit: INSTAGRAM/CHELSEA PEARCE
    She posed with her dad, Stuart, on the pitch as a youngsterCredit: INSTAGRAM/CHELSEA PEARCE
    Chelsea Pearce takes after her mother, Liz, with her talent for horseriding.
    The daughter of England and premier league defender Stuart Pearce – who was nicknamed Psycho for his aggressive style – competes for Great Britain in eventing and is a European silver medallist. 
    She is funded with a SportsAid UK grant and also teaches groups and individuals. 
    The 21-year-old started riding at two years old, taking after her mum, Liz, who split from Stuart in 2014 and kept racehorses at stables near the family’s £1.8m home near Marlborough, Wilts.
    At Stonar School, Wilts., she was on the netball, hockey, cross country running and swimming teams. 
    Street food savvy
    Jade Leboeuf has started her own street food pizza businessCredit: instagram/jade_leboeuf
    Gorgeous Jade is a model and aspiring actressCredit: Instagram @Jade_Leboeuf
    The 31-year-old is now based in Paris and became a mum in 2020Credit: Instagram @Jade_Leboeuf
    Jade and her brother Hugo pictured with dad Frank Leboeuf in 2000Credit: Alamy
    Jade Leboeuf – daughter of French footie star Frank – grew up in London, France and Qatar and is now a model and social media influencer, with 141,000 followers on Instagram. 
    The 31-year-old acted in American film, Everlasting, in 2016, but has since become an entrepreneur, launching a food van, Hyde Pizza, in Luxembourg, where she lives. 
    Jade is married to reality show star Stéphane Rodrigues and the pair welcomed their first child, Elon, in August 2020. 
    She’s clearly a fan of the gym if her abs are anything to go by.

    Danielle Favatto – daughter of Brazil legend Romario – is a social media starCredit: Instagram
    Jade with her superstar dad, Romario
    Her Brazilian superstar dad, Romario – now a politician – might be hailed as one of the world’s greatest ever players, but Danielle Favatto is making her own mark as a social media star. 
    The stunning brunette has amassed more than a quarter of a million Instagram followers since 2015. 
    One of six kids, Danielle, 24, posts pictures of herself enjoying the sun in Rio de Janeiro, admiring the sights in Paris and posing in bikinis at various exotic locations. 
    The model also appears to have a deal with a Brazilian swimwear company.
    This article originally referred to Georgina Seaman, daughter of ex-England goalkeeper David. Unfortunately we used a picture of, and information about, a different woman of the same name. We apologise for this error, which has been amended. More

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    Police called to Premier League ace Aaron Connolly’s home over bust-up with Love Island girlfriend Lucinda Strafford

    POLICE were called to Premier League ace Aaron Connolly’s mansion over a bust-up with his Love Island contestant girlfriend.Reality TV star Lucinda Strafford, 22, had an explosive row with Aaron in the early hours after she confronted him over her suspicions he was cheating on her.
    Reality TV star Lucinda Strafford, 22, had an explosive row with Aaron Connolly in the early hours
    She confronted him over her suspicions he was cheating on her
    Sources said she became “overcome with emotion” and raged at the striker, 22, after she went to his £1.5million home following her night out with pals at Shooshh nightclub in Brighton.
    Influencer Lucinda — who was on ITV2’s Love Island last summer — had to be calmed down by cops at 5.30am last Sunday at the Brighton and Hove Albion player’s West Sussex home.
    It emerged last week the pair had split and unfollowed each other on social media.
    A source said: “Their relationship had been toxic for some time before this.
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    “They broke up last year then wanted to give it another shot, but it just doesn’t look like it’s going to work.
    “Lucinda had a nice night out with her friends but later went to his place where things completely erupted.
    “She’s had to put up with a lot during their relationship and she questioned him about him apparently cheating on her.
    “She kicked off and police were called. She needed calming down by cops.”
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    A neighbour said: “We saw police Sunday morning. They had to be let in because it’s a gated community.
    “There was a bit of a commotion. A woman was shouting and police were called to try to calm it down.”
    Sussex Police confirmed they went to a “domestic disturbance” at the address.
    Connolly, who earns £23,000 a week, is regarded as one of the Premier League’s brightest talents but is on loan to Championship team Middlesbrough.
    He began dating Lucinda in 2019 and they moved into his pad together in November 2020. They broke up early last year.
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    Lucinda was on Love Island last June, but was accused of still being in a relationship with Connolly as he was looking after her dog.
    She claimed they were still friends, but they later resumed their romance.
    Connolly, who earns £23,000 a week, is regarded as one of the Premier League’s brightest talents but is on loan to Championship team Middlesbrough More

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    Love Island’s Idris Virgo backs Jake Paul to beat Tommy Fury as YouTuber is ‘different calibre’ to reality TV star

    IDRIS VIRGO backed Jake Paul to beat Tommy Fury as the YouTuber is a ‘different calibre’ to the Love Island star. Virgo, who had his own stint in the popular ITV series, has long called out Tyson’s brother.
    Idris Virgo backed Jake Paul to beat Tommy FuryCredit: Rex Features
    Tommy Fury has been feuding online with Jake PaulCredit: Instagram
    Jake Paul is 3-0 in his boxing careerCredit: Rex
    And Paul, 3-0 as a boxer, is also on Fury’s radar after the celebrity pair engaged in a social media feud.
    Virgo, 27, took the chance to take a dig at his reality TV rival when asked who would win between Fury, 22, and Paul, 24.
    He told “I’ll say Jake Paul. Jake Paul win, 100 per cent.
    “Tommy Fury is like, going to the cinema, look for them pick and mixes, but you can’t find what you want.
    “If that makes sense. If anyone could understand what I’m saying. Jake Paul’s a totally different calibre than Tommy Fury.”
    Paul has won all his fights by knockout over online rival ‘AnEsonGib, ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 36, and retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, also 36.
    But he is yet to face an experienced boxer, unlike 5-0 Fury, who has instead fought only journeyman opponents.
    Virgo has nine wins and one draw while still juggling a career on the small screens with other shows.

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    He made it clear he wants to fight Paul’s YouTube nemesis KSI, who beat the American’s older brother Logan, 26, by scrappy split-decision in 2019.
    Virgo told Behind The Gloves: “Let’s put this in the spanner, let’s throw this in on a fishing rod, let’s roll this in.
    “If them two fight, my fishing rod’s out, I want to fight KSI. Can KSI get the bait? Can he bite? Can I get him?
    “So KSI, if you see this interview, Jake Paul, Tommy Fury, KSI v the one and only, the Body Breaker, Idris Virgo.
    “Can you step up to the challenge? Let’s see.”
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    Love Island star Jack Fincham says biggest shock to system since starting new pro boxing career is giving up crisps

    LOVE ISLAND winner Jack Fincham is ditching crisps to earn a belt – not a packet – in his new boxing career.
    The snack-loving hunk has ditched his favourite Walkers for long runs and brutal sparring sessions while dreaming of a little-known Southern Area title.

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    Jack Fincham is ditching the crisps to pursue a career in professional boxingCredit: PA:Press Association

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    Jack won series four of the hit ITV dating show after coupling up with Dani Dyer Credit: Rex Features

    Because long before boxing’s money-grabbing sanctioning bodies were inventing belts to hire and YouTube influencers were promising to dethrone bonafide champions, the former pen salesman was a proper amateur boxer with honest, modest dreams.
    And now the Eltham ABC graduate, who makes his pro debut with the new Boxxer promotional banner in November after winning 18 of his 26 amateur bouts, has a second chance to fulfil his potential.
    Speaking exclusively to SunSport – who will be following Fincham’s admirable journey from Spanish villa to potential Manilla Thrilla every Wednesday in a six-part series on our YouTube channel – the 26-year-old said: “I am not doing this for the money.
    “Obviously I will get paid but I grew up in the sport and know there are easier ways to make a living.

    “I know all about the weight cutting and 6am runs and sparring beatings so this isn’t a novelty to me.
    “The biggest shock to my system will be giving up crisps – even more than a night out, it’s not normal how much I eat them.”
    Jack , who won series four of Love Island with ex Dani Dyer in 2018, added: “I want to better myself, fulfil the potential I showed as a teenager and – if I am being honest – a Southern Area title would be amazing to reach.
    “Casual boxing fans might not even know about that title but I remember boxers winning it in my gym when I was a kid and it was like they had won a world title.

    “An area title is a major achievement that some boxers spend their whole career fighting for, not usually on the TV or with a lot of attention.

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    Fincham, right, has rediscovered his love for boxing after initially giving it up aged 16Credit: The Sun

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    Jack with Blossom and CaseyCredit: Dan Charity – The Sun
    “But it would mean the world to me and I am actually going to make the belt my screensaver after this interview to give me something to aim for.”
    Fincham’s last fight came and went quietly two years ago and did nothing to reignite his love for the hurt business.
    But he has just completed two weeks with Tyson Fury’s former trainer Ben Davison – working alongside unified super-lightweight king Josh Taylor – and is champing at the bit to prove he is so much more than the cuddly one from the hit dating show.
    The 5ft 11in Kent heartthrob, who has a baby daughter Blossom with NHS worker Casey Ranger, will make his pro bow at the light-heavyweight limit of 12st 7lbs against an as yet unnamed opponent.
    But he has vowed to shed more bulk to compete down at the 12st of super-middle.
    “There was a running joke in the villa that I was the only one who didn’t have abs and a six-pack,” he remembered.
    “But I am on my way now and I might line all the old lads up once I reach my target and show them who’s boss.

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    “In the villa I used to do pads but the producers would make us stop because the sound of the leather whacking would drown out all the conversations.
    “I am looking forward to showing people what I can do, I am looking forward to surprising people and maybe myself.

    I am looking forward to surprising people and maybe myself
    Jack Fincham

    “When I hit around 16 I started working and enjoying my wages and weekends and that does not blend with boxing so I gave up.
    “But I have always loved the sport, I have great friends in the sport like Archie Sharp – a future world champion in my eyes – and Prince Patel, so I am not taking this lightly.”

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    The Love Island star is putting in the hard yards as he seeks a Southern Area titleCredit: Jack Fincham / INSTAGRAM

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    SunSport will be tracking Fincham’s boxing journey every step of the wayCredit: PA:Press Association

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    Love Island star and ex-amateur boxer Jack Fincham says it’s ‘perfect time’ to turn pro after KSI v Logan Paul success

    LOVE ISLAND star Jack Fincham says it is the “perfect time” for him to turn professional after the success of KSI vs Logan Paul. Fincham, an ex-amateur at Eltham ABC, wants to capitalise on the new wave of social media stars turning to boxing. Jack Fincham says it’s the ‘perfect time’ to turn pro after […] More