Arabella Chi has stepped in to defend her pal Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu's actions on Love Island : All Stars, after the reality star was left furious earlier in the series when partner Curtis Pritchard showed interest in co-star Danielle Sellers. Despite appearing a perfect match, Curtis and Ekin-Su hit the rocks when Curtis decided to get to know Danielle despite being 'closed off' to Ekin-Su, leaving the latter upset and hurt by the situation.
While the couple are now back on track, former Love Island star Arabella says she understands why Ekin-Su wasn't best pleased. She told Mirror : "I was in the villa with Curtis [Pritchard] during my first series and I do think he’s being genuine because he did say at the beginning he was worried he’d rushed into things with Ekin-Su and sometimes you do need a test in there. But he shouldn’t have said he was closed off and then not been closed off because that’s just going to hurt the other person. He went about it the wrong way. Ekin-Su handled that situation really well though. I would have reacted a lot worse!"
Admitting she's 'obsessed' with this year's All Stars series, Arabella is rooting for her close friend Elma Pazar to take the crown with her partner Sammy Root, as she explained, "I’m good friends with Elma so I was really happy when Sammy came in for Elma – it’s exactly what she needed. She put a lot into Ronnie [Vint] but I actually think Sammy is a better match for her, so it’s all worked out really well. I’d love to see them win. We’ll definitely be going for a catch-up when she gets home."
Despite only appearing on the show 12 months ago, Arabella met her partner Billy Henty shortly after and is now expecting their first child. "If you’d told me this time last year I’d be expecting a baby with the love of my life, I wouldn’t have believed it at all,” she admitted. Looking forward to welcoming their baby daughter this May, Arabella is working with jewellery brand Say It With on their new Mother's Day collection. "I know I’m not a mum yet, so it’s not a proper Mother’s Day this year, but I still feel like I’m a mum even though she’s not born yet. Because she’s growing in me and I can feel her, I definitely feel like a mum already".
The Say It With collection features a range of stunning jewellery, including a necklace which reads 'Mummy', which is a personal favourite of Arabella's.
"Everyone knows that I am a full-on jewellery girl and I wear jewellery all the time. Even now, I’m having a chill day and I still have full earrings in. My favourite piece is the ‘Mummy’ necklace because I’ve always called my mum ‘Mummy’ and it’s something I’d wear myself or give to her – it can go between generations. I’d love for my little girl to call me Mummy too."
