Ekin-Su and Davide: The Love Island Winners' relationship and break-up explained
EKIN-SU Cülcülo?lu and Davide Sanclimenti are one of the most high-profile couples to appear on Love Island, before their split in 2023. However, Ekin-Su will be returning to the show once more in …
EKIN-SU Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti are one of the most high-profile couples to appear on Love Island, before their split in 2023.
However, Ekin-Su will be returning to the show once more in Love Island: All Stars, for a second chance at love.
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Ekin-Su will be returning to the villa in 2025Credit: Getty Images
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She previously won the dating series alongside Davide SanclimentiCredit: Getty Images
Ekin-Su entered the villa in 2022, as a bombshell on Day 3.
She began a romance with Davide, but they quickly ran into problems as Ekin-Su secretly kissed Jay.
Davide famously accused his partner of being a "liar" and an "actress", but the pair managed to make it to the end of the show.
After winning the eight series of Love Island, the couple launched a series named Ekin-Su and Davide: Homecomings.
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The series saw the pair returning to their hometowns in Italy and Turkey.
Sadly, the pair split in 2023 before briefly reconciling.
They broke up again, for the final time, in January 2024.
Ekin-Su broke the heartbreaking news on Instagram.
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She posted: "The last 18 months have been a rollercoaster of ups and downs, just like every relationship.
"Davide and I both wanted to make this relationship work as we cared deeply for each other.
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"Unfortunately, I have recently made the decision to end our relationship and to go our separate ways.
"Breakups are never easy for any couple, and we hope that our privacy will be respected at this time.
"I enjoyed our time together and will cherish the memories we made.
She added: "Thank you for your continued support.
"It's been so lovely to have you follow our Love Island journeys together since the villa and we hope you'll continue to follow our careers as we go off in our own directions."
Whilst appearing on Celebrity Big Brother, Ekin-Su told Marsha Wallace that Davide had "hurt her".
Ekin-Su added that she believed that she was more interested in Davide than he was in her.
Davide has also opened up about their split, but he says that they made a "joint decision" to break up.
He added that, despite the fact that he "saw a future" for the pair, that people "grow apart".
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The pair were dogged by cheating rumours throughout their relationshipCredit: Getty Images
It was revealed by The Sun that Davide had been messaging a woman named Harriet Wilson.
On her Homecomings TV series, Ekin-Su saw a picture of two women wearing Davide's hoodies.
Opening up about the revelation, she said: “I was conscious of the cameras and I didn’t want to come across like a psychopath going off on him. But it was like a knife through my heart.
"I’d actually been introduced to one of the girls at a New Year’s Eve party.
“She was really sweet to me and asked if I wanted to go for coffee sometime.”
Ekin-Su also shocked fans by saying that Davide had made a fake proposal to her.
She says that was the moment that she realised their relationship was over, but Davide has claimed that this is false.
He went on to call her a "liar", an "actress" and "fake like a Louis Vuitton from China".
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Ekin-Su will be joined by some fan favourites in the villaCredit: The Mega Agency
Ekin-Su will be returning to the villa on January 13, 2025, as a cast member on Love Island: All Stars.
She will be joined by fellow fan-favourites Gabby Allen and Marcel Somerville.
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According to one TV source, Ekin-Su was the "number one priority for casting producers".
They added: "Ekin's in her 30s now too, she really wants to meet someone genuine who she can settle down with and after seeing it happen for last year's All Stars winners, she's keeping her fingers crossed she can be next."