Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has broken her silence after rumours emerged this week that she's dating Married At First Sight star Georges Berthonneau.
Speculation began on Wednesday that the reality pair are dating after they were spotted arriving for a gym session together. Love Island's Ekin-Su was allegedly riding in the passenger seat of the E4 reality show star's car. They were then snapped together entering a gym - although they kept their distance from each other.
But 31-year-old Georges has vehemently denied he in any way romantically attached to the 30-year-old Love Island star - who used to date Davide Sanclimenti, 29 - after they were spotted in public together.
A representative for Georges slammed the rumours, however, telling the Mirror: "I was surprised by the article myself as Georges is happily dating someone not in the public eye. He and Ekin are just friends who happened to go to the same gym that day."
And Ekin-Su has now had her say. In an interview with the Mail, she said: "I’m a hundred percent cent single, and loving life - I’m thirty, flirty and thriving. I can see who I want. I can date who I want, and it’s my private life, thank you very much."
Ekin-Su famously entered the spotlight in 2022 as a contestant on the eighth season of ITV's Love Island where she won the show with then-boyfriend Davide. But the pair explosively broke up months after leaving the villa amid accusations of cheating - and Ekin-Su had a rocky time during her time on Celebrity Big Brother at the beginning of the year.
Georges, meanwhile, found fame himself on E4's dating series Married At First Sight in 2023, where he tied-the-knot with Peggy Rose Lawrence, 32. The two also split amid cheating rumours earlier this year - and this may have paved the way for Georges to start dating Ekin-Su.
The denial from both parties comes after The Sun branded Georges as Ekin-Su's "boyfriend" and shared photos of them arriving at a gym together. The publication has an image they claims shows Georges at the wheel of his car with Ekin-Su riding shotgun beside him. Further snaps show Ekin-Su dressed in a plum coloured cardigan and black leggings while clutching her iPhone and a bottle of water - while further images show Georges wearing a dark blue hooded top and shorts. The pair are noticeably not together.
Ekin-Su has previously alleged that her ex Davide’s cheating led to the downfall of their relationship. She told The Sun: "I never wanted to believe the allegations against Davide but people would tell me I was being cheated on all the time. I was so scared of being alone, and I didn’t know who the hell Ekin-Su was meant to be without him."
