When she first burst onto the nation's TV screens back in the summer of 2022 it was obvious Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu was a force to be reckoned with.
Waltzing on to Love Island she boldly declared: 'I'm not here to make season girlfriends, I am here to meet the love of my life' before her and then boyfriend Davide Sanclimenti went on to be crowned the villa king and queen.
But that was by far the end of their love story and instead of getting the happily ever after she hoped for, Ekin-Su has since been plagued for her 'showmances'.
She even hid a 'secret boyfriend' for the chance to go on Love Island: All Stars to progress her career and pursue a life in the spotlight.
Tipped to become the most-successful contestant ever after leaving the ITV reality show she attempted to follow in the footsteps of Molly-Mae Hague, and was quickly met with a £1million fashion line with Oh Polly when she exited the villa, the biggest clothing deal in the show's history.
She has reportedly amassed an impressive £1.6million fortune from brand deals and a constant string of TV appearances, including Love Island (again), Celebrity Big Brother, Dancing On Ice and even the US version of The Traitors.
After the breakdown of her relationship with Davide at the start of 2024, Ekin went on to relaunch herself into the reality TV scene as she joined the line up of the comeback series of Celebrity Big Brother.
From two TV boyfriends who have been branded 'showmances', a controversial appearance on Celebrity Big Brother and a secret love who she 'betrayed' with Curtis Pritchard - How fame is Ekin Su's one true love! (pictured with ex Davide Sanclimenti)
Since getting together on Love Island: All Stars back in January Ekin-Su and Curtis Pritchard (pictured) have been plagued by speculation they are just a 'showmance'
On Sunday the influencer planned to mix with the A-Listers but was asked to leave the official BAFTA afterparty after a mix up about her invitation
She was accused by fellow housemates of being 'fake' and playing a role on the show.
Despite attempting to 'blame the edit' for how she was perceived, Ekin tried her hand at TV dating again as she returned for Love Island: All Stars in January where she met her latest flame Curtis Pritchard.
The unlikely couple have insisted they are still growing strong despite being accused of faking it for the sake of a showmance.
Last year the star even flew across the pond for a stint in the US version of The Traitors in an attempt to increase her global reach.
Yet it seems Ekin-Su hasn't quite become the star she hoped, despite her hunger to elevate herself from the murky waters of reality TV and accelerate her celebrity status.
On Sunday the influencer suffered an awkward moment when her plans to mix with the A-Listers nose-dived and she was asked to leave the official BAFTA afterparty after attending the star-studded television awards.
Ekin-Su was one of many influencers to be invited to the ceremony by the show's sponsors P&O Cruises, but she wasn't on the invite list to the exclusive dinner and afterparty.
Alas that did not stop the 30 year-old chancing her luck and entering the swanky dinner service where she hoped to rub shoulders with Damian Lewis, Billie Piper, David Tennant and James Corden, to name a few.
An onlooker told the Mail: 'Ekin-Su was aimlessly wandering around while all the real stars were seated at the bash having dinner. It was actually quite tragic to witness.
Amid her relationship turmoil her momentum for fame continued as she received a huge £100,000 pay day to compete on Dancing On Ice in 2023
It has since been revealed that Ekin was in a secret relationship with Married At First Sight UK 's Georges Berthonneau during her time on Love Island: All Stars
Cracks appeared in her relationship with Davide less than a month after they won Love Island after he was seen leaving a party with two blondes. They eventually split in January 2024
'She tried to blend in with the crowd, but was eventually spotted without a dinner invitation by BAFTA’s security team and was asked to leave. It was so humiliating.’
Sources close to Ekin-Su maintain that she was, in fact, trying to find her way out at the time.
Since soaring to fame Ekin has done her best to stay relevant and in the limelight.
In the beginning the star and her now ex Davide attempted to make their name as a famous couple after appearing in their own reality TV show called Homecomings where they both travelled to their native Italy and Turkey.
However their relationship wasn't plain sailing after the Italian hunk was accused of cheating with an OnlyFans model.
Cracks appeared in her relationship with Davide less than a month after they won Love Island after he was seen leaving a party with two blondes in August of that year.
Ekin-Su said she was left in floods of tears after learning of the incident, insisting she did not want to believe Davide would treat her badly.
When she asked him 'how could you do this to me', she claims he simply replied: 'Excuse me?'
While filming their ITV2 show Homecomings, Ekin-Su said she saw pictures of Davide with females on his phone.
He claims she saw images of two blonde girls in his Manchester flat wearing his clothes.
Ekin-Su did not want to make anything of the situation at the time because they were being filmed.
The television personality went on to claim Davide cheated on her with a girl called Harriet Wilson, with Harriet contacting Ekin-Su to tell her.
Last year the star even flew across the pond for a stint in the US version of The Traitors in an attempt to increase her global reach
Ekin-Su said that at another time Davide left his laptop open and she saw sexually explicit messages between him and a girl she herself had met on New Year's Eve.
She said seeing those messages 'broke something in me'.
Yet she said said she did not want to be embarrassed amid the cheating allegations so did her best not to react publicly but also wanted to protect Davide.
Davide was later spotted snorting a suspicious white powder in Ibiza while Ekin-Su was at home in the UK.
Amid her relationship turmoil her momentum for fame continued as she received a huge £100,000 pay day to compete on Dancing On Ice in 2023. However she only made it to week three in the competition before being voted out.
Having cemented herself as a reality TV favourite, Ekin's next appearance came on the US version of The Traitors, which aired on Peacock in early 2024.
However when she returned to the UK she learnt Davide had been out partying in Manchester with her love rival Harriet.
It is also claimed he went on a secret holiday to Morocco with an OnlyFans model but did not tell Ekin-Su the truth when he returned.
After a brief split in June 2023 the pair reconciled just just two months later, enjoying a romantic getaway to Turkey, where Ekin-Su's parents hail, before ending things for good in January 2024.
Following the split she then made her controversial appearance on Celebrity Big Brother last year, alongside the likes of Sharon Osborne and Louis Walsh.
Following the split she then made her controversial appearance on Celebrity Big Brother last year, alongside the likes of Sharon Osborne and Louis Walsh
Ekin was the fourth person to be evicted, after her housemates accused her of being fake and playing a role, and she has since admitted she thought she would be 'cancelled'
Ekin was so upset by the reaction that she didn’t attend the final and has since opened up about how the show left her at 'rock bottom'
Fans called her out for hysterical 'fake' crying while cuddling a teddy bear, when she had a dramatic meltdown over being nominated for eviction by fellow housemate Marisha Wallace.
Ekin became the fourth person to be evicted, after the other housemates accused her of being fake and playing a role, and has since admitted she thought she would be 'cancelled' following the experience.
She left the Big Brother house to jeers and boos and during Big Brother: Late And Live where she was grilled by celebrity panelist Layton Williams, who blasted: 'Don't blame it on the edit. We see what we see,' while show presenter Will Best dubbed her 'Ekin Boo Hoo Hoo'.
Ekin was so upset by the reaction that she didn’t attend the final and has since opened up about how the show left her at 'rock bottom'.
Speaking on Jamie Laing's Great Company podcast back in March she opened up on the death threats she received after her appearance on the programme, admitted that it was the 'wrong show, wrong time' after she signed up so soon following her break up with Davide.
'You know, I was gone at the time, mentally, I don't think I was myself. Came back from Big Brother. Obviously, there was a lot of hate going on.
'It was a very low point I felt because I already felt worthless going in the house, coming out to a lot of hate and death threats and people saying, you know, like, "you don't deserve to be alive. I'm going to come and find you and kill you".
'Like all these really nasty things, like "you should be ashamed to be who you are. You deserve to be bullied". It is triggering. It triggers things.'
On how she reacted, she continued: 'And I was in my flat, and I was just sitting on the floor and just burst into tears for a good three hours, just crying, and I just felt like I didn't know while I was like, touching myself thinking, "is this real? Am I? Is this fake?"
'It was a really weird mind things I was going through, it felt like this whole thing wasn't real.'
However it wasn't enough to put the star off completely and she returned to ITV once again, this time for the second series of Love Island: All Stars.
She told her 4.3million fanbase in January: 'I know I said I was done with Love Island, but here I am, fully invested again. The drama, the chaos, the questionable decisions, I just can't stay away.'
Pairing up with the unlikely Curtis Pritchard the couple were plagued with rumours their relationship was fake.
However it wasn't enough to put the star off completely and she returned to ITV once again, this time for the second series of Love Island: All Stars, where she met Curtis (pictured in March)
Georges, 32 confirmed the couple's 10-month romance for the first time to MailOnline and claimed Ekin betrayed him on national TV to further her career
Laughing off recent allegations that they're only in a relationship for the publicity in March, Ekin told The Sun: 'I’ve got respect for anyone’s opinions.'
She added: 'I think everyone is entitled to think something and I can understand why they think that, because on the show we are theatrical people and when we come together, it is like a performance.
'But it's not a showmance, it's real. It just feels right. It feels healthy and I am myself.'
Yet it has since been revealed that Ekin was in a secret relationship with Married At First Sight UK's Georges Berthonneau during her time on the show.
According to Georges, he and Ekin were in love, but she insisted on signing up to the ITV2 show to further her career.
They agreed she would go no further than 'kissing' another Islander during her time on the dating series, of which she was the star signing.
But Georges, 32, who confirmed the couple's 10-month romance for the first time to MailOnline, claimed Ekin betrayed him on national TV when she became Curtis' girlfriend, leaving him devastated.
In an exclusive interview, Georges told MailOnline he and Ekin had planned a future together, called each other pet names, holidayed in France during the summer and spent Boxing Day exchanging gifts, just 18 days before she entered the South African villa.
The personal trainer said he lived a 'nightmare' for the five weeks Ekin was on the dating show as she passionately kissed Curtis, 29, and performed a seductive routine for him wearing sexy red lingerie during the programme's Heart Rate Challenge.
But after Ekin shunned Georges once All Stars was over, only reaching out to him a week after the final, he finally ended their romance, saying: 'I can't be with someone who has another boyfriend…'
He said: 'I got played. She gaslit me. I said to her before she went into the villa, "you do realise no one else would accept you going on the show" and she replied, "and that's exactly why I won't be with someone who wouldn't let me do things for my career."
'I feel so used. The devil on her shoulder is always money, money, money, brand deals, she just wants to be the most known person and that's all she cares about.
'I begged her not to go on All Stars and her friends were telling her not to because she had me at home who she cares about and loves but she said she needed to do it for her career.
'She said her career was more important even though she also wants to have a family and children. She threw it all away with me.
Georges said he lived a 'nightmare' for the five weeks Ekin was on the dating show as she performed a seductive routine for him in sexy red lingerie during the Heart Rate Challenge
'Despite the fact she was going on Love Island, she told me not to get with any other girls while she was away, which I told her wouldn't happen because I loved her.'
On social media Ekin and Curtis are continuing to put on a loved up appearance and last month they hit back at split rumours in an Instagram video as Curtis was heard saying: 'Yeah apparently I'm now single as well, yes!', as Ekin-Su could be heard laughing in the background.
'But unfortunately I've got back with my ex straight away,' he continued, as he leaned into Ekin-Su and showed her on camera.
'Apparently spending nearly two or three days away means we've broken up?' Ekin-Su said.
Curtis clarified: 'You were working away and I've eh... been working in a dungeon, getting beaten up.'
'Well guys it just proves that exes can get back together,' Ekin-Su joked. 'This is the shortest break up we've ever "had".'
