Gemma Owen attended the Professional Footballers' Association Awards at the Opera House Theatre in Manchester on Tuesday night.
The 23-year-old former Love Island contestant wore a plunging, figure-hugging black gown that highlighted her holiday tan, paired with a simple silver necklace.
The annual PFA Awards honour the biggest stars in English football. Her father, Michael Owen, played for Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle United and Manchester United during his career.
Her appearance comes ahead of the release of a new reality series, Meet The Owens, which will stream on Prime Video from August 28, 2026. The six-part docuseries, produced by Whisper, follows a year in the life of Michael, his 46-year-old wife Louise, and their four children: Gemma, James, Emily and Jessica.
Financial struggles in horse racing
In the upcoming series, Michael, 46, opens up about his finances after swapping a lucrative football career for owning racehorses. During his peak between 2005 and 2009 at Newcastle United, he was paid roughly £110,000 a week.
After retiring in 2013, he purchased Manor House Stables in Cheshire to breed and train racehorses. Despite a reported net worth of £54.4million, he confessed he must be careful with his money.
"The biggest challenge is the financial side," Michael said in the series. "It's a bloody hard business and I can't keep haemorrhaging money."
He bought his first racehorse at age 18 after returning from the 1998 World Cup and later made the sport his full-time career. He admitted the business is a struggle given its unpredictability and the fact he competes against people "who have much bigger pockets than me".
One episode shows Michael at an auction, where he explained he is often outbid by members of foreign royal families and dignitaries.
"My sweet spot with horses is anything between £30,000 and £100,000," he explained, before telling Louise he spent £273,000 buying three horses that day.
Louise expressed frustration at his business communication. "Michael doesn't tell me anything so I have to trust he's in control," she said.
"Michael is very odd about spending money," she added. "He won't think twice about spending money on a horse, but if the kids leave a light on in the house he will hit the roof! Or if I want to redecorate the bathroom because the paint is falling off the wall he'll be like, 'is that really necessary?'"
Life after football retirement
Reflecting on his departure from football, Michael described the transition to a new life.
"All of a sudden you're living under your wife's feet and you're settling into a new life," he mused. "Retiring from football you no longer feel so valued, loved. There were feelings of adulation constantly, like a drug and you want to make people happy."
"When you're winning trophies all the time and scaring the s**t out of defenders that's what gave me my buzz," he added.
He noted that physical setbacks diminished his abilities. "Injuries made me 50 percent of the player that I was, I was almost embarrassed to walk out with my name on my back so I was desperate to retire," he said. "And that's pretty sad, when you just don't enjoy your job. I've come to realise I need a purpose in life."
The Masked Singer appearance
The documentary also captures Michael reflecting on his 2022 appearance on The Masked Singer, where he reached episode six performing as "Doughnuts".
While his 18-year-old daughter Emily cringed at his "embarrassing" performance, Michael admitted his motivation. "What made me do it? I guess the money! Now I've done it I'm actually quite proud of it," he confessed.
Watching a clip of himself, he scoffed: "Wow I've got a fat head, I look like a doughnut there! I've lost about three stone since then."
His 16-year-old daughter Jessica also commented on his stint. "He did decent. He was definitely the entertainment," she said. "He did lots of questionable singing, I was quite glad he was voted out!"
The series also shows Michael and Louise preparing for life as empty nesters. Jessica dreams of becoming a showjumping Olympic champion, while Emily is trying to become the first Owen to go to university, and James is considering joining the family business.
