Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, 30, is a British-Turkish actress, model, and television star who shot to fame when she became the winner of the eighth series of ITV’s Love Island in 2022.
Her personality and strategic gameplay had audiences hooked, leading her to win with her then-partner, Davide Sanclimenti. Before her Love Island success, Ekin-Su pursued a career in acting, notably starring in the Turkish soap opera “Kuzey Yıldızı İlk Aşk”, where she portrayed the character Işıl.
Following her Love Island triumph, Ekin-Su’s career flourished. She co-hosted a £1 million brand deal with Oh Polly, made her own reality TV show for ITV, Homecomings, and participated in numerous television shows, including Dancing on Ice and Celebrity Big Brother.
The Sun reported that Dancing On Ice executives offered the star a sizable sum of money to sign up because they were so eager to get her. A source said: “Bosses were desperate to sign Ekin-Su, so they paid her £100, 000 to sign on the dotted line. As a comparison, Love Island stars would normally command something in the region of £30-50k for the show, so this is a huge deal for Ekin-Su”.
As of 2024, Ekin-Su’s net worth is estimated at around £1.6 million, reflecting her ventures in entertainment and TV. Following in the footsteps of former islanders like Molly-Mae Hague and Amber Gill, the star quickly climbed onto the Love Island “rich list” after her first year there.
Currently, Ekin-Su is participating in Love Island: All Stars, a special edition of the dating show featuring returning contestants. The first bombshell of the season was Ekin-Su, who entered the villa. Since her debut in series five, she has teamed up with Curtis Pritchard.
Fans have already chosen the winners of All Stars, which is all thanks to the Heart Rate Challenge last week.
Viewers loved the saucy scenes filmed under the South African stars, but one couple really impressed, leading one fan to excitedly brand them: “My f*****g winners man”!
Ronnie Vint and Harriet Blackmore’s passionate performance left fans “crying with laughter” and insisting they “need to win”. Fans were left in stitches when Harriet ran her ex across the firepit in hilarious scenes like a dog, before Ronnie fought it out to get his leather pants off.
Taking to social media, declaring them “winners”, one fan wrote: “I AM F***ING DEAD. MY F***ING WINNERS MAN #loveisland #allstars”. Another said: “They are my winners just from this alone” while a third penned: “I need Harriet and Ronnie to win #loveisland #allstars #loveislandallstars”.
After falling in love on the first season of the show together last year, the couple broke up shortly after being dumped from their villa.
After Harriett made an explosive return to All Stars as a bombshell, Ronnie’s head completely turned, despite him being coupled up with TOWIE’s Elma Pazar.
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Source: Mirror
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