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Mia O'Hare

Ekin-Su 'lost every friend she had' after Love Island win but is happier than ever

Ekin-su Cülcüloğlu has revealed she lost all her friends when she returned home from the Love Island villa - but has never been happier.

The Love Island winner, 28, found fame and love on the show as she met her man Davide Sanclimenti, 27.

However, it came at a price as losing her friendships with those back home.

"I’ve lost every friend I had," Ekin-su admitted. "I don’t have any friends. I have one friend and that’s it."

The actress and singer won season eight of the hit ITV show and took home the £50,000 prize money with boyfriend Davide.

Ekin-su says she lost her friends after the show (Matt Frost/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
Ekin-su met boyfriend Davide and is now happier than ever (Getty Images)

However, Ekin-su confessed to Cosmopolitan : "Unfortunately, with the fame, you see people’s true colours. People just want to be your friend because of your status, and it’s a hard industry to trust."

She says her friends of 10 years were selling stories about her when she left the show.

"Unfortunately, I had that coming out of the villa, I had to delete people out of my life. But I am happier this way," she insisted.

Ekin-su has been enjoying her life after Love Island and has moved into a London apartment with Davide.

However last week Davide got into "trouble" as he dropped a naughty comment about their new sofa.

Sharing snaps of themselves having a pillow fight on their huge cream sofa, Ekin-Su told her 3.2 million followers: “Testing the sofa...”

She added: “We love falling asleep on here @bellahomeinteriors #ad.”

But in the comments, cheeky Davide wrote: “And not just that,” followed by a winking face emoji.

Ekin-Su and Davide showed off their huge new sofa (Instagram)
Ekin-Su and Davide have been together since meeting on Love Island 2022 (Instagram.com)

Turkish beauty Ekin-Su and Italian stallion Davide moved in together after winning Love Island 2022 and the £50,000 prize money.

They are now thought to be living in a four-bed east London apartment that reportedly sets them back around £5,000 a month in rent.

The luxury riverside pad enjoys stunning views of the Thames from the private terrace area overlooking the water.

Giving fans a first glimpse inside when they moved in last November, the huge property is loft style with high ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows.

Before moving into their new London pad, the couple had planned to move to Essex, where Ekin-Su is from, but decided to set up home in the capital instead.

Over recent weeks the loved up couple were hit by accusations of Davide cheating on Ekin-su.

She reportedly found messages from two models on his phone, but proving the pair are very much still together, Ekin-Su posted a photo kissing Davide when she was asked by a fan if they had split.

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