Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has suggested that she's planning to "distance" herself from Love Island, saying that she wants to be her "own person" and pursue acting opportunities.
The reality TV star, 28 - who has experience as an actor from earlier in her career - rose to fame on the eighth series of the ITV2 show, which was broadcast last summer.
She coupled up with Davide Sanclimenti, 28 - who is now her boyfriend - and the pair ended up winning the show after reaching the final together last year.
Ekin-Su has since worked with brands like fashion retailer Oh Polly! and took part in the latest series of Dancing on Ice recently.
She's now suggested that she doesn't want to be confined to the "scene" associated with Love Island, telling Women's Health UK that she wants to "distance" herself from it.
Ekin-Su said she often hears that she could be "forgotten" as new Islanders in new series subsequently rising to prominence on the show, which recently wrapped its second winter series.
She, however, stated that she's not fazed by it, commenting: "That doesn't bother me because of who I am." Ekin-Su added that she knows what she's going to do in her life.
Discussing her ambitions, she commented: "Acting in films; playing roles and quirky characters; something that would make you think, 'Oh, Ekin is not this,' but then I smash it…"
Ekin-Su told the outlet that she planned to start looking for an acting agency this month and put herself out there. She added: "That’s when I start looking for an acting agency, putting myself out, you know, try to distance myself as much as I can from the Love Island scene and, yeah, be my own person."
You can read the full interview with Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu in the April issue of Women's Health UK, which is on sale from today (March 21) and is also available as a digital edition.
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