Ekin-Su's pal calls for Love Islander to steal £50k prize pot from Davide if they win

Love Island winner Ekin-Su Cülcüloglu reportedly did not hold back as a pal revealed her true feelings about contestants from years gone by. The Turkish TV sensation was crowned the winner of the 2022 series alongside her beau Davide Sanclimenti on Monday, but according to a pal, her impressions of the other Islanders from 2021 weren’t the most favourable ahead of her arrival in the villa. According to the Sun, Ekin-Su told her friend before she jetted out to Mallorca that: “Last year was awful.The people on there were just dry, pointless, s**t personalities.

Love Island winners Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Davide Sanclimenti enjoyed some special treatment on their flight back to the UK. The couple were given a tour inside the cockpit of their Jet2 plane as they returned home from their eight-week stint in the Majorcan villa. They were both allowed to sot in the pilot's seat.

Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu’s former career as a shot girl in a bar during her university days has been revealed, following her Love Island win with partner Davide Sanclimenti.The 27 year old actress, who wowed at the final in a short embellished dress, became a favourite among fans during this year's series and it’s been said she could even rival the success of previous winner Molly-Mae. However, prior to her reality TV days, the star worked as an actress following graduating from the University of Central Lancashire with a degree in acting, during which time she worked at a local bar called Ships and Giggles where she worked as a shot girl and helped with celebrity appearances.

It has been revealed that Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti generated more half of the votes to take home the title of Love Island 2022 winners. According to ITV, the pair received 63.69% of the public vote, while Gemma Owen and Luca Bish - who came in second - had only 14.47%. Indiyah Polack and Dami Hope came in third place, and had 11.77% of the vote, as Tasha Ghouri and Andrew Le Page were fourth with 10.07%.The news of the voting figures comes after ITV announced that a whopping 3.4 million people tuned in to watch the finale last night, Monday 1 August.

TOWIE star Billie Shepherd is soon to be welcoming her third child with her husband Greg Shepherd after her sister Samantha Faiers recently became a new mum of three. And after becoming addicted to Love Island this year, Billie, 32, revealed her eight year old daughter Nelly has asked her and husband Greg, 37, to name their new addition after ITV contestant Davide Sanclimenti.

Another summer of Love Island is over, with last night’s finale seeing dramatic power couple Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti take the 2022 crown. But to be honest with you, we think Ekin’s incredible hair also stole the show as well as the public’s hearts.The 27 year old’s go-to hairstyle throughout this season of Love Island has been a sleek and bouncy blow dry, with many viewers taking to Twitter to gush over her glossy lengths.

Love Island stars Coco Lodge and Jack Keating were seen putting on a rather flirty display as they enjoyed the ITV2 show’s series wrap party at London’s ME Hotel on Monday night. Coco, 27, and Jack 23, the son of singer Ronan Keating, looked to be getting quite close as they partied the night away together following the dating series coming to an end.

Love Island is over for another year with Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti being crowned the winners of the 2022 series. Fans were ecstatic to see the pair, both 27, take home the crown and the £50,000 prize fund after watching their drama-filled love story play out on-screen over the past eight weeks.

Since Love Island started in 2015, love has always prevailed and so far every couple has chosen to split the 50k prize money rather than steal it. However, last year’s finalist Chloe Burrows believes that one couple could win and steal the money this year.