Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti had a whirlwind romance inside the Love Island villa in the latest season of the ITV2 dating show.
The couple faced plenty of ups and downs during their time on the show, with Davide telling Ekin-Su "You're a liar, actress! Go the f**k out" in the midst of one of their many arguments.
However, the couple went from strength to strength as they grew in popularity both inside and outside the villa, leading them to be crowned the winners of Love Island 2022.
Since the series ended on August 1, brand deals and TV offers have been coming in fast for the Islanders as they try to snap back into reality.
Ekin-Su will celebrate her 28th birthday on August 21, and her new beau Davide is sure to pull out all the stops for their first major celebration together since leaving the show.
But what has Love Island winner Ekin-Su been up to since she left the villa? Here's everything you need to know.
Love Island Reunion
Ekin-Su was joined by boyfriend Davide as they were interviewed by Laura Whitmore for the first time since leaving the main show.
During the Love Island reunion, which aired on August 7, Davide finally saw the clip of Ekin-Su and Jay Younger crawling to the terrace to share a passionate kiss behind his back.
The Turkish beauty was captured desperately trying to shield her boyfriend's eyes, as Jay was shown to be cringing with his head in his hands.
The slightly-red couple both laughed it off, and despite cringing, Davide took it in his stride.
Manchester visit
Shortly after the actress left the villa, she made the trip up to Manchester to visit her new boyfriend.
The couple shared a clip of them on Davide's sofa, where Ekin-Su said she was enjoying the view from his luxury apartment.
They later travelled back down to London, with Davide captioning the video "En route to London with my queen" – his nickname for her – alongside a queen emoji.
The couple then spent time adapting to their new lives, with regular gym visits and date nights in the capital.
'Ekin-de' decide on living arrangements
Appearing on Lorraine on Monday, the Turkish actress said that the couple have spent time apart recently due to their busy schedules.
She said: "Just all these projects lined up, and you know, Davide’s in Manchester, I’m here right now.
"It’s just all surreal. Like, I don’t even know what to say. That’s how excited and happy I am.”
Despite spending some time apart, the reality couple have come to an agreement on where to settle.
Ekin-Su revealed her plans to take the relationship to the next stage as she appeared on Lorraine without her other half, announcing they will move in together in a home in Essex.
She said: “We’ve decided that we are moving in together, it's official.
“We are thinking, because we are going to be quite busy with other things, end of September we’re thinking to possibly move to Essex where I’m from.
“Davide’s not been to Essex and I feel like it’s so nice because it’s near London, it’s easy to travel to, a bit of countryside, but then also a bit of that edginess to it as well. But I’m very, very excited for that.”
New ITV2 show
Following pleas from fans on social media, Ekin-Su and Davide announced on Channel 4 ’s The Big Breakfast that they will star in their own show.
The upcoming project with ITV2 will see the smitten pair travel to Italy and Turkey to meet each other’s families and explore their cultures.
Ekin-Su told presented Lorraine presenter Christine Lampard on Monday: “We love food, so it’s like a week in Turkey and then a week in Italy.
"So, in Turkey it will be like meeting the family, Davide meets my family, perhaps cooks traditional Turkish food for them and I rate them and see how it is and then we kind of tour Istanbul where I’m from, and I do a week in Italy.
“I meet his parents, his family, I cook maybe the best linguini of his life and hope his mum likes it.
She added: "That’s the most important thing, but it’s two passionate cultures that come together and it’ll be just us being us.
“Maybe we might have some crazy moments again, naturally. People can be like, ‘Oh, here they go again’. But you know, it’s going to be fun.”
£1m brand deal
It was reported on August 12 that Ekin-Su had signed a £1m brand deal with online fashion retailer, Oh Polly.
The deal, which is thought to be the biggest in Love Island history, will see Ekin-Su as the face of the brand.
The Sun reported that she had chosen to work with the fashion retailer as it “aligned to her own values of sustainability”, unlike fast fashion brands.
The Love Island winner wore Oh Polly clothing 27 times on the show this year, the most of any contestant.
The Oh Polly pieces would have been pre-owned as the latest series of Love Island was sponsored by eBay.
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