Nick Cave’s wife Susie congratulates Love Island runners-up Gemma Owen and Luca Bish after revealing connection with Bish family-Charlotte Manning-Entertainment – Metro

Susie sent her congratulations to Gemma and Luca (Picture: Backgrid/Rex)

Musician Nick Cave’s wife Susie has thrown her support behind Gemma Owen and Luca Bish after they finished as runners-up on this year’s series of Love Island. 

Luca and Gemma were voted into second place by the public on Monday night, just missing out on the winning spot to Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu.

The pair suffered their ups and downs during the process, but remained one of the most solid couples throughout. 

However, despite some public backlash coming Luca’s way, in particular, they’ve got a fair few famous fans behind them, including Susie Cave. 

Susie has been married to musician Nick since 1999, with the pair having already shared the reasons why they have a special connection to Luca and his family.

After the finale, she shared a screen grab of Gemma and Luca, with the caption: ‘Congratulations. So very happy for these two beautiful souls.’

Nick and Susie have been married for over 20 years (Picture: Neil P. Mockford/Getty Images)

Susie shared a sweet post on her Instagram stories (Picture: Instagram/@susiecaveofficial)

She also shared a picture of Gemma and Luca’s mums, Maria and Louise, with the caption: ‘Love to the mummas.’

Earlier on in the season, Nick paid tribute to Luca after sharing with fans how the fishmonger’s parents supported him following the tragic death of his teenage son.

Nick and Susie suffered the loss of their son Arthur in 2015, at the age of just 15, who attended school with Luca in Brighton. 

When asked what the biggest difference is between himself and his spouse, who he’s been married to since 1999, Nick replied: ‘At the moment, the defining difference between Susie and me is that she watches Love Island, and I don’t.’

The Australian musician, who’s lived in Brighton since the early-2000s, continued: ‘Susie watches Love Island because we know one of the contestants, Luca. Luca was a school friend of our twins, Arthur and Earl. As a consequence, Susie and I became friends with Luca’s parents, Maria and Michael.’

Nick and Susie with sons Arthur (R) and Earl (Picture: Nick Harvey/WireImage)

In the message the 64-year-old wrote on his site, he said that after Arthur died, ‘in the early days of that terrible, chaotic first week, Maria turned up on our doorstep with a tray of lasagne and basically looked after us’. 

‘She was the one constant through a time of horror and confusion when scores of despairing and commiserating people came and went. We will never forget her kindness. Even in the first week, when the world seemed suddenly and shockingly defined by an unspeakable and distorting cruelty, Maria reminded us that there was good in the world. 

‘She also served as a lesson in how to deal with grieving people – you don’t need to say anything, just do something; make them a cup of tea, cook them dinner.’ 

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While Luca’s family celebrated the couple in post after last night’s results show, Gemma’s family only posted a photo of the dressage rider solo, leading fans to think her new beau was being deliberately snubbed.

Michael Owen, who is Gemma’s father, shared his pride for his daughter, telling fans she’d ‘done us so proud’ during her stint this summer. 

Love Island can be streamed in full on the ITV Hub. 

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