Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has reportledy splashed out on a lavish £1 million Essex mansion following her numerous and lucrative TV appearances.
The Love Island star, 30, who won the ITV2 dating show with ex Davide Sanclimenti in 2022, has since enjoyed stints on the US version of The Traitors, Celebrity Big Brother, Cooking With The Stars, Dancing On Ice as well as Love Island All Stars.
Alongside these appearances, she has also signed a number of brand deals, including being an ambassador for BPerfect Cosmetics and released a bombshell memoir.
According to The Sun the lavish property boasts four bedrooms and is a stone’s throw away from her beloved parents.
The publication said Ekin-Su had initially planned to buy a home with ex Curtis Pritchard who she met in the Love Island villa in January, before splitting months later.
A source said: ‘Ekin’s worked really hard since winning Love Island with ad campaigns and a steady stream of telly.
Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, 30, has reportledy splashed out on a lavish £1 million Essex mansion following her numerous and lucrative TV appearances
The Love Island star, 30, who won the ITV2 dating show in 2022, has since enjoyed stints on US version of The Traitors ,Cooking With The Stars (pictured) as well as Love Island All Stars
According to reports the lavish property boasts four bedrooms and is close to her beloved parents (pictured on US Traitors)
‘She has snapped up this home in cash and chose somewhere more modest so she could be closer to her parents, who she spends a lot of time with.
They added: ‘She’s looking forward to getting stuck in and fixing it up to her perfect style. She’s really proud of everything she’s achieved and ready to lay down roots’.
Daily Mail have contacted Ekin-Su‘s representatives for comment.
Ekin-Su and Curtis met on this year’s series of Love Island: All Stars in January and had been plagued by showmance speculation since they came out of the villa.
Announcing the split on Instagram, she wrote: ‘I wanted to share that Curtis and I have decided to go our separate ways.
‘It’s been a really tough decision, but one made with a lot of love and respect for one another.
‘He’s an incredible person and I’ll always cherish the memories we made both in an out of the villa.
Last year the stunner revealed that she had bought her first home, and wrote on X: ‘Can’t believe I’ve just bought my own home… just before I turn 30.’
Alongside TV appearances, she has also signed a number of brand deals, including being an ambassador for BPerfect Cosmetics and released a bombshell memoir
Ekin-Su had initially planned to buy a home with ex Curtis Pritchard (pictured together who she met in the Love Island villa in January, before splitting months later
A source said: ‘Ekin’s worked really hard since winning Love Island with ad campaigns and a steady stream of telly’ (pictured on All Stars)
It came following her split from her boyfriend Davide before going on to have a rocky stint in Celebrity Big Brother.
The couple had a turbulent 18-month relationship since they first met in the Love Island villa in 2022, going on to win the show’s £50,000 prize money together.
Shortly after their split she went on to star in Celebrity Big Brother but skipped the final after her management felt she was too ‘vulnerable’ to return in light of her turbulent time on the ITV series and subsequent drama-filled spin-off show appearance.
A source close to Ekin-Su told daily Mail her decision to go on the series had backfired and she regretted signing up, especially so soon after her break-up from Davide in January.
Ekin-Su was embroiled in a bullying row after she was booed by the studio audience, goaded by guest star Layton Williams and mocked by hosts AJ Adudu and Will Best, the latter branding her ‘Ekin Boo Hoo Hoo’, during her stint on ITV2’s Late & Live shortly after her eviction.
Ekin-Su pictured on Dancing On Ice with partner Brendyn Hatfield
Ekin-Su won the ITV2 dating show with ex Davide Sanclimenti in 2022 before their messy split two years later
Shortly after their split she went on to star in CBB (pictured) but skipped the final after her management felt she was too ‘vulnerable’ to return in light of her turbulent time on the show
Ekin left the Love Island villa not only as the show’s winner but with the biggest following, and now has a staggering 4.3 million Instagram followers.
The Essex-based actress was ‘inundated with offers’ by multiple retailers following her landslide win first time round and signed the biggest clothing deal in the show’s history with brand Oh Polly.
The actress competed in Dancing On Ice in 2023 and then headed to the states to take part in their version of The Traitors.
She was reportedly offered a staggering £100,000 for her appearance on Dancing On Ice.
Ekin however became the third contestant to be voted off the ITV show however after causing controversy with her debut performance.
