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Reanna Smith

Ekin-Su's brother's TikTok and relationship with Love Island star as fans all say same

Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu was officially crowned the Love Island 2022 winner, alongside her Italian stallion Davide Sanclimenti.

The Turkish actress was one of the standout stars from the eighth series and provided viewers with plenty of entertainment during her time in the villa.

But while the spotlight was on her, her younger brother was also a breakout star.

Viewers were left reeling when Ekin-Su's brother appeared on an episode of Aftersun and savagely laid into the other Islanders.

When asked by Laura Whitmore whether his sister was more suited to Davide or bombshell Charlie Radnedge, he made no hesitation when replying: "I'm gonna be honest with you, I hate them all, I hate all the guys there."

The brutal comment caused a frenzy among viewers, who began demanding that he join the Love Island villa immediately.

While he didn't join as a contestant, viewers got their wish when he returned for the meet the parents episode.

Since his appearances, Love Island fans are still eager to see more of him.

Here's everything we know about Ekin-Su's brother and their relationship.

Who is Ekin-Su's brother?

Arda caused a sensation after appearing on Aftersun (ITV)

Ekin-Su's brother is Arda Cülcüloğlu.

After he appeared on Aftersun and the meet the parents episode of Love Island, Twitter was inundated with fans likening him to Timothée Chalamet.

One viewer tweeted: "Why did nobody tell us that Ekin-Su’s little brother is Timothee Chalamet?"

While another said: "I dead thought Ekin-Su's brother was Timothee Chalamet for a second. I had to blink."

Fans compared Arda to Timothee Chalamet (Future Publishing via Getty Imag)

Viewers were also keen to see Arda make his own appearance as contestant in the villa but were shocked to find out that he's actually too young to participate.

It's believed that Arda is 17 years-old, but now viewers are championing for him to enter the villa next year instead.

Arda has a love of music and guitars and has posted several pictures of himself performing.

Ekin-Su's brother's social media

Since making an appearance on the show, Arda has already racked up over 37,000 followers on Instagram under the handle @ardaballer.

But he's been even more successful on his TikTok @ardaisbeast.

Arda first joined the app last year, but recently started racking up views and now has over 95,000 followers.

Fans went wild after his most recent video featured him dancing with Love Island's Dami Hope, and the clip has already been watched 2.6 million times.

Arda only has a total of four videos on his account, but his recent upload with Dami has fans thinking he might start making more of a regular appearance.

Ekin-Su's relationship with her brother

Ekin-Su has a close relationship with her brother (ekinsuofficia/Instagram)

Ekin-Su appears to have a close relationship with her brother.

Even though he's younger than Ekin-Su, Arda still appeared to be protective of his older sister when he confessed to hating the Love Island boys.

During the series, Arda continued to defend Ekin-Su after she was accused by other Islanders of being fake.

In response, Arda told OK!: "People have accused her of acting and playing up to the cameras, but everything you’ve seen – the cheekiness, the sass, the confrontation – that’s Ekin-Su all over.

"She’s never been the type of person to hide who she really is and that’s why so many people love her. She’s very real."

He went on to talk about how he wished he could be in the villa to comfort Ekin-Su while she went through tough times.

Arda explained: "There have been a couple of times where the Islanders – especially the girls – have ganged up on her a bit, which was really hard to watch.

"I just wanted to be there to comfort her. But she handles every conflict very well because she’s such a strong girl."

Luckily, Arda seemed to change his opinion of Davide as the series went on and the pair got on during meet the parents. He even revealed that he had a "soft spot" for Davide.

"I’ve got such a soft spot for Davide. He seems like the most stable, self-assured guy in the villa. He’s a bit like Ekin-Su in that he’s got a big head!" he joked.

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