Ekin-Su Culculoglu was left humiliated after being sensationally thrown out of the official BAFTA afterparty following last night’s star-studded television awards.
The Love Island star was among dozens of influencers who were invited by the show’s sponsors P&O Cruises to attend the three-hour ceremony at the 2700-seater Royal Festival Hall in London.
But crucially Ekin-Su, who found love with Curtis Pritchard on Love Island All Stars, was not invited to the exclusive dinner and BAFTA afterparty following the ceremony.
However, that did not stop the 30 year-old chancing her luck and sneaking into the swanky dinner service.
While A-listers like Damian Lewis, Alison Steadman, David Tennant, Billie Piper, and James Corden were chowing down on their luxury three-course meal, Ekin-Su was forced to walk around the venue with no seat at the illustrious dinner.
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.’
Ekin-Su Culculoglu, 30, leaving the Royal Festival after she was ‘humiliated’ after being sensationally thrown out of the official BAFTA afterparty
The Love Island star was among dozens of influencers who were invited by the show’s sponsors P&O Cruises to attend the three-hour ceremony
Ekin-Su, who found love with Curtis Pritchard on Love Island All Stars, was not invited to the exclusive dinner and BAFTA afterparty following the ceremony
‘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.
It meant the reality star missed out on much of the late-night revelling with celebrities taking to the dancefloor to party into the early hours, while they drank Taittinger champagne and high end cocktails.
Representatives for Ekin-Su confirmed she was a guest of P&O Cruises, and was not invited to the official BAFTA dinner.
It comes as her solo appearance at the television awards without beau Curtis has sparked rumours she has split with her Love Island All Stars partner.
While Ekin-Su strutted down the red carpet in a white sequin asymmetric dress, fans couldn’t help but notice her Curtis was absent.
Taking to Instagram Stories, the Turkish actress posted a series of snaps where she posed in the shimmering frock, with her long locks in a high ponytail and finished off her look with silver earrings.
Yet while Ekin-Su posted a host of content from her hotel suite to her Instagram Stories, Curtis was noticeably absent despite eagle-eyed followers of the dancer spotted that he was also in the UK capital.
He uploaded a social media clip showing him at London landmark Tower Bridge, filming it as it opened to let a boat pass underneath.
The couple reached the final of Love Island All Stars earlier this year but their romance has not been smooth.
While A-listers were chowing down on their luxury three-course meal, Ekin-Su was forced to walk around the venue with no seat at the illustrious dinner
Ekin-Su and Curtis reached the final of Love Island All Stars earlier this year but their romance has not been smooth
MailOnline revealed last week that Ekin-Su had been dating the MAFS UK star when she went on the ITV dating show in January – where she met boyfriend Curtis.
Georges said he believed she loved him until he witnessed her ‘painful betrayal’ with the dancer.
But Ekin-Su has now hit back, after she seemingly directed a savage TikTok at her ex.
She shared a TikTok clip of herself in gym gear before removing her running jacket to the backdrop of Lady Gaga’s Paparazzi. Winking at the camera, Ekin-Su danced around to the lyrics ‘I’m your biggest fan, I’ll follow you until you love me’.
In a further swipe, Ekin-Su captioned the clip: ‘It’s giving obsessed’.
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, claims Ekin betrayed him on national TV when she became Curtis Pritchard’s 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 says he lived a ‘nightmare’ for the five weeks Ekin was on the dating show as she passionately kissed Curtis, and performed a seductive routine for him wearing sexy red lingerie during the programme’s Heart Rate Challenge.
