What do you give the girl who has everything for her 18th birthday? And I mean everything: a horse, a stable, an haute couture wardrobe, not to mention cover girl looks. And that’s before you get to the £50 million family fortune and the north Wales manor house set in 42 acres that she and her family call home.
Gemma Owen’s first love is equestrianism, so a diamanté riding helmet might have made a decent gift, but she already has one of those. It is sitting next to us on the coffee table.
Michael and Gemma Owen at Newcastle United, 2005
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“Both my parents have always been like, ‘There’s a pub down the road. When you reach 18, your pocket money stops and you go get a job.’ It’s been drummed into us.