Love Island's Ekin-Su sparks £1m bidding war as TV networks fight to sign her after show

Love Island contestant Jacques O'Neill was forced to leave the villa by producers for alleged misogynistic behaviour and impersonating deaf contestant Tasha Ghouri.Claims began to circulate on social media regarding the way in which Jacques removed himself from the villa prematurely as he was "struggling" with his mental health while the programme was on air in July.But since the show came to end – which saw Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Davide Sanclimenti crowned as this year's winners – someone who claimed to have met someone who works on Love Island said that Jacques was "removed" from the show - a decision he allegedly wasn't happy with.READ MORE: Love Island's Faye Winter warns there's 'no way to prepare' for aftermath of ITV2 showDaily Star contacted ITV regarding the rumour however they have denied the claims are true, saying the statement released at the time of Jacques' exit was the truth.Jacques made an unexpected exit from the reality show after he lost his temper at returning bombshell Adam Collard who appeared to have an interest in his partner Paige Thorne.Speaking about his decision to depart the show last month, Jacques, 23, told The Sun: "I thought if I don’t get myself out things could go horribly wrong and I could get physical."At home you can remove yourself from situations, but in there you had to deal with every situation, and in that moment I took my microphone off, and walked straight through the front doors because I just wanted to get out of that place."Producers tried coming to me, they were like, ‘Jacques, are you OK? I was saying, 'I don’t want to speak to you or anyone.

Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, 27, and Davide Sanclimenti, 27, were this year's winning couple on Love Island.They stormed to victory after winning 63.7 per cent of the public vote, which makes them one of the most popular couples in the show's history. Ekin-Su and Davide's fun and lovable antics set them apart from the competition – who can forget Ekin's epic crawl on the balcony in the early stages of the hit dating show? The couple's fiery relationship won fans over and it is understandably unsurprising that fans rooted hard for the pair to win this year and take home the prize money.

Love Island star Ekin-Su was hit up by actor Noah Schnapp, known for his role as Will Byers in the Netflix series Stranger Things, and the child star opened up about their exchange.The 17-year-old said that he privately messaged Ekin-Su and she replied upon her departure from the villa.He spoke to his co-star Millie Bobby Brown via Instagram Live and told all the listeners about his conversation with the 2022 Love Island winner.READ MORE: Love Island champ Davide teased he and Ekin-Su are set to get their own showNoah left viewers shocked as she revealed: “I DM’d Ekin-Su and she answered me.”Millie, 18, dropped her jaw in amazement as Noah continued to explain that they had actually had a video call together.Millie then responded by mocking Davide Sanclimenti’s catchphrase: “You are a liar”.Fans were also in disbelief and turned to Twitter to discuss the revelation.One said: “This is the most random crossover we didn’t know we needed,” while another said that Noah “shooting his shot” with a “hot older woman” will “never not be funny”.Love Island has become somewhat of a hit stateside and the Netflix actor has clearly been influenced as he has also spoken to a previously islander.Lucinda Strafford, who was in the villa back in 2021, has also had a chat with the star and spoke to On Demand Entertainment about their convo.She said: “He messaged me being like: ‘Oh my god, I love you so much.

Love Island winners Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti have been super busy ever since they returned home from the villa, after winning the ITV2 show with an impressive 63.7 per cent of the public vote. They are one of the most popular Love Island couples who have a massive and dedicated fan base. Ekin-Su now has 2.6 million followers on Instagram, whilst Davide has 1.7 million followers.

Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has revealed that she thought Gemma Owen and Luca Bish would win Love Island 2022 for “obvious reasons”. The Turkish actress from Essex, 27, and her boyfriend Davide Sanclimenti, also 27, triumphed in the dating series with 63.7% of the public vote, while Luca, 23, and Gemma, 19, came second with 14.5%, according to ITV. Speaking on the Capital Radio Breakfast Show on Tuesday, Ekin-Su said that she is “still shocked” that she clinched the title with the Italian business owner.

They won the hearts of viewers during their eight week stint on Love Island while finding each other and Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu received a warm welcome as they arrived at Manchester Piccadilly train station. After appearing on Capital FM in London the loved-up pair got the train to Davide's home city to spend a few days together.

Love Island's Maura Higgins has opened up about a horrific encounter of how she was sexually assaulted by a taxi driver.The 31-year-old star bravely revealed the harrowing detail during a Q&A session over on her Instagram story in front of her 3.5million followers.Enjoying some sunshine and being outside on a walk, Maura felt comfortable enough to respond to a fan about her haunting experience, when asked about her "worst encounter with a man".READ MORE: Love Island viewers 'work out' why Dami looks so 'moody' at explosive reunionShe explained: "I had an incident with a taxi driver a long time ago in Ireland."Silly me, I fell asleep. My friends were dropped off before me and I was dropped off alone because I lived alone at the time."The reality star went on to add: "I woke up and his hand was right up my skirt."Honestly, I sobered up so quickly.

A week on from winning Love Island 2022, Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti appear to still be going strong and have been spotted packing on the PDA in London.The pair looked smitten as they left the Capital studios, and shared a kiss in front of the cameras. Ekin-Su, 27, looked beautiful in a white off-the-shoulder dress with ruffle detailing, which she paired with brown sandals and a black shoulder bag.The Turkish actress wore her long ombré tresses down to her shoulders. Meanwhile, Italian stallion Davide, also 27, donned a blue gingham print shirt, jeans, and what appeared to be a pair of Alexander McQueen white trainers.

Love Island star Gemma Owen has beaten the rest of this year’s contestants in Ianding a huge money deal with a fashion brand, according to reports. The 19 year old daughter of former footballer Michael Owen was announced as second place runner-up alongside Luca Bish in the Love Island final, losing out to winners Ekin-Su Cülcüloglu and Davide Sanclimenti.Though Gemma certainly hasn’t lost out when it comes to her opportunities since exiting the villa though, with the reality star becoming the first Islander of the latest series to secure a reported “six-figure” deal with clothing company BooHoo. Gemma was reported to have celebrated her big business deal at private members club 180 The Strand in London on Friday.

VIEWERS of Loose Women have been left CONVINCED that Ekin-Su Culculoglu suffered an X-rated wardrobe malfunction live on air. Fans flooded social media after her appearance on the ITV daytime show to suggest her NIPPLE had "popped out" of her dress.

supports HTML5 videoMaura Higgins has spoken candidly about being sexually assaulted in a taxi when she was younger.The star, who shot to fame in the 2019 series of Love Island, often speaks openly to followers on Instagram via regular Q&As.These Q&A’s can range from what labels the reality star swearing to what type of birth control she is on, with Maura usually more than happy to open up to her fans.On Monday, Maura, who is from County Longford in Ireland, launched another question-and-answer session as she walked in a local park, when a rather heavy question came up.A fan asked the beauty out straight for her ‘worst encounter with a man’ – and Maura, like many women, had a story to tell.‘I have many,’ she said.‘The worst one I’ve never, ever, ever opened up to any of ye about, and I don’t even think I’m ready yet.‘It was probably like, one of the scariest things that’s ever happened to me.’While she wasn’t ready to tell ‘the worst one,’ Maura went on to open up about another horrifying experience, revealing she had been sexually assaulted by a taxi driver in Ireland.Beginning the story, Maura explained it was ‘a long time ago,’ and said she fell asleep in the taxi, tragically adding: ‘Silly me.’‘My friends were dropped off before me and I was being dropped off alone because I lived alone at the time,’ she said.‘And I woke up and his hand was right up my skirt.‘Honestly, I sobered up so quickly.’She went on: ‘I memorised his taxi number so quick.

Love Island winner Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu is in talks to become a Loose Women regular after wowing bosses on the ITV daytime show, a source has told OK! . The 27 year old made her debut on the panel on Monday alongside boyfriend Davide Sanclimenti as they discussed their time in the villa. And now a source has revealed that ITV bosses are eyeing her up to feature on the show more often, after coming across as “really fun and genuine”.

Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti were crowned this year's Love Island winners, after the public fell in love with their cheeky and captivating relationship on screen. While the cameras may have stopped rolling, the relationships are still thriving and ex-Islander Danica Taylor exclusively told OK! she thinks marriage and babies will be on the cards for the winning couple. "They’re mature and they genuinely do love each other from what I’m aware," she said.

Love Island star Maura Higgins has given her horrifying account of being sexually assaulted by a taxi driver. The 31 year old revealed what happened during the shocking incident as she answered a fan’s question during a Q&A session on Instagram Stories. Maura, who had gone for a sunny walk by a lake, told her 3.5 million followers listening in: "I had an incident with a taxi driver a long time ago in Ireland.

Love Island star Luca Bish was left "fuming' that Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su Culculogluwon this years series in a land slide vote.Luca, 23, came in second place with his partner Gemma Owen, 19, in last week's final.The Islanders met last Thursday (August 4) to film the reunion show and, according to one attendee, Luca finally revealed his true feelings.READ MORE: Love Island viewers 'work out' why Dami looks so 'moody' at explosive reunionOne person on Twitter asked someone who had been in the audience: "Did they reveal the landslide voting figure for Ekin-Su and Davide to everyone?"They replied: "They did! And they were shook!"They also showed a VT of the Islanders' reactions right after the result in the villa and Luca said he was fuming."That got a great reaction."This comes after fans took to Twitter on the night of the final to say that Luca was forcing a smile and wasn't truly happy for this year's champs.One wrote on Twitter: "Never seen Luca fake smile so much."Another said: "Did anyone else see the sudden face change from Luca when the camera cut to him? All fake smiles."And a third referenced Luca's fury when each couple was tasked with voting for the least compatible couple, with him and Gemma receiving some votes from their co-stars.They wrote: "Luca’s fake smile is so jarring, he’s definitely about to go around asking the public why they lost.

Some of this year’s Love Island stars are said to have “snubbed” Antigoni Buxton’s afterparty sparking speculation that there’s a “big divide” between this year’s contestants. Series eight of the hit ITV2 dating show came to a close on Monday 1 August, with the explosive reunion episode airing a few days later.

Loose Women fans were left unimpressed as the show bagged the first live TV interview with Love Island's Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti. The pair, who were crowned the winners of the ITV2 dating show, appeared on the panel show on Monday (August 8).

Love Island winner Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu's feelings towards the show's former ex-contestants. The Turkish TV actress, 27, who was crowned winner of the 2022 series alongside partner Davide Sanclimenti, is reportedly said to have labelled the show's seventh year as "awful".

Love Island star Davide Sanclimenti has teased that he and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu are on track to get their own TV show.Davide and Ekin-Su, both 27, who were crowned winners of series eight a week ago (August 1), have hinted that they could get their own spin-off show.On Saturday (August 6) the Italian hunk teased fans by sharing a fan comment begging for the couple to return to the screen.READ MORE: Love Island fans left fuming at 'rushed' finale with crucial missing elementIt read: "Petition for Ekin-Su and Davide to have their own TV show where they travel around Italy, eating food and arguing and laughing together."The reigning champ then opened a poll for his fans select between two options which were both "yes". Davide's cryptic answer polls had fans convinced that it was a sign the Italian stallion had signed up for a new reality show.One gushing fan commented: "Wait, does this mean you and Ekin-Su are getting your own TV show? I need more information."A second wrote: "If you and Ekin-Su have your own show, that would be bloody hilarious.

LOVE Island champions Ekin-Su and Davide only had eyes for each other on a date night at chain restaurant Prezzo. The smitten couple couldn't keep their hands off each other in London last night as they shared a kiss after dinner. Ekin-Su flashed her bum in tiny denim shorts as she grinned from ear to ear with her Italian stallion.

LOVE Island star Maura Higgins has revealed she was sexually assaulted while ASLEEP in a taxi. The 31-year-old was asked by a fan what her worst encounter with a man has ever been. Model Maura shockingly told she isn't ready to reveal the details of her most horrifying experience, but opened up about an incident with a taxi driver.