Curtis Pritchard makes a cringeworthy quip about his Hollyoaks cameo before he shares a steamy kiss with Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu in Wednesday's Love Island All Stars.
In the upcoming episode, Curtis, 28, switches on his acting skills and declines Ekin's offer to meet her on the terrace.
But Ekin, 30, quickly calls him out for not being believable as Curtis jokes to the boys: 'They’ve seen me in Hollyoaks - they loved it!'
Laying it on thick, Curtis says: 'You have beautiful eyes', to which Ekin replies: 'I know right now from what I’ve had in here, I’ve had a 10/10 connection thing in here with you.'
As Curtis leans in for a kiss and seals the deal, he says: 'Kissing is very important to me, it teaches you a lot about somebody.'
Ekin adds: 'I think I’ve learnt something from you just now, you’re very passionate!'
Curtis Pritchard, 28, makes a cringeworthy quip about his Hollyoaks cameo before he shares a steamy kiss with Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, 30, in Wednesday's Love Island All Stars
In the upcoming episode, Curtis switches on his acting skills and declines Ekin's offer to meet her on the terrace
Curtis' widely-panned cameo on Hollyoaks with his brother AJ has re-emerged after the ballroom dancer-turned-reality star's return to Love Island All Stars was announced
Curtis' widely-panned cameo on Hollyoaks with his brother AJ has re-emerged after the ballroom dancer-turned-reality star's return to Love Island All Stars was announced.
In 2021, he and his brother played twins Marco and Jacob in Hollyoaks but their scenes soon went viral due to their 'wooden' acting.
In particular, Curtis's delivery of the line, 'How's Trish?', was mocked by viewers unsure whether the brothers were plotting to murder long-time character Trish Minniver or throw her a surprise party.
Other soap stars - such as former EastEnders regular Michael Greco and Hollyoaks' own Parry Glasspool - hit out at the Pritchards and slammed casting directors for hiring them, when there were trained actors looking for roles.
Gerard McCarthy, 43 – who is best known for playing Hollyoaks' Kris Fisher for four years – penned: 'The next time a producer/casting director says the words "but they have a big social media following"…. Just point them in the direction of this absolute car crash!'
Michael responded: 'I think people can watch this and learn so much from it. How "not" to act. Shocking.'
It was announced in February 2021 that the brothers would be joining the Hollyoaks cast as twins who help open a dance school on the soap.
Parry – who played Harry Thompson in Hollyoaks – took to social media to write: 'To be clear, I have no problem with people using reality TV to accelerate a career in which they've trained or shown interest in.
It was announced in February 2021 that the brothers would be joining the Hollyoaks cast as twins who help open a dance school on the soap
But Ekin quickly calls him out for not being believable as Curtis jokes to the boys: 'They’ve seen me in Hollyoaks - they loved it!'
Laying it on thick, Curtis says: 'You have beautiful eyes', to which Ekin replies: 'I know right now from what I’ve had in here, I’ve had a 10/10 connection thing in here with you'
'But it's agonising to watch. The pain of knowing that anyone else landing a part on a successful soap takes training, previous credits, a load of castings and auditions before you are even considered for a role.
'In this day and age, it's probably easier to jet off to Majorca and go on Love Island than to be in with a chance of securing acting jobs.
'When young actors look on after countless rejections to see the part they went for has been snatches up by someone who "wants to be the kind of guy that makes everyone coffee in the morning", it's enough to make you want to give up.'
AJ and Curtis later reacted to the backlash they faced for appearing in the Channel 4 soap.
In a chat with OK! Magazine, Curtis, who was 25 at the time, claimed he wasn't aware of the slew of memes and clips circulating the internet branding their scenes 'painful to watch'.
Later in the evening on Love Island, things appeared to heat up further between Curtis and Ekin as they play a racy game around the fire pit.
The former Love Island winner declared she had picked Curtis as her new man, leaving his original partner Kaz single.
Her fellow Islanders were shocked by the choice, with many believing she would go for Scott Thomas.
Later in the evening, things appeared to heat up further between them as they play a racy game around the fire pit, with Ekin-Su being dared to give Curtis a lap dance
The former Love Island winner declared she had picked Curtis as her new man, leaving his original partner Kaz single
Ekin returned to the ITV dating series at the end of Monday night's episode
India Reynolds was heard saying: 'I am shocked,' as Scott said: 'Wow.'
Ekin returned to the ITV dating series at the end of Monday night's episode.
The reality star, who scooped the £50,000 cash prize with ex Davide in June 2022, made her return at the end of the highly-anticipated launch show as she once again entered as a bombshell.
