Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu isn’t one to shy away from cameras, but the Love Island villa is still a new ball game for her.
The 27-year-old beauty found fame way before her Love Island stint, but she’s just now working towards a new audience entirely as she focuses on the ITV2 dating show.
Ekin-Su has already been caught up in multiple love triangles, with the star showing interest in Davide Sanclimenti, Jacques O’Neill and, most recently, Jay Younger.
Fans have taken to the stunning bombshell, with many comparing her to fan-favourite Maura Higgins – but what is her life truly like away from the cameras?
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TV stints
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Ekin-Su may have just stormed into the Love Island villa, but it’s not the first time she’s made a splash on screen.
She’s appeared on TV multiple times, with the star once appearing on the Turkish version of BBC’s All Together Now as one of the audience judges.
Ekin-Su has also appeared in a Turkish soap as she played a serial killer for a time while also dabbling into theatre shows too.
She wouldn’t be the first islander who is also a budding actress to go on the show, with the likes of Amber Davies and Amy Hart also having a passion for the arts.
Family life
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Ekin-Su seems to have a very close bond with her dad as the star has shared a constant stream of snaps with him on her profile
Snaps with both her dad and her younger brother flooded her Instagram feed before her Love Island stint, in the same period she would share old photos of herself and her family.
While her profile only dates back to March 28 in terms of snaps, her prized family photos have remained a top priority on her feed.
New name
(Image: Facebook/ Susie Hayzel)
Some fans might be shocked to hear that Ekin-Su also goes by the name of Susie Hayzel – or she did before she changed it.
Years ago, when she was competing in Miss Ireland and other championships, she was called Susie Hayzel – and her Facebook page is still under that title.
At the time the star was at university ad working at Hollister – but when she moved away she was then known as Ekin-Su to her nearest and dearest.
Complete transformation
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Ekin-Su looks completely different now compared to her younger self.
She has been very open about her surgery and any work that she has had done, with the star revealing on her Instagram last year that she had veneers, costing £4,000, last year.
At the start of 2022 she revealed that she had a boob job and asked her fans if they had any questions about the process as she shared her journey from start to finish with her followers.
Celebrity links
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Before her appearance on the show Ekin-Su already had multiple celebrities following her.
The star, who is originally from Essex, had over 300,000 followers on Instagram including Pete Wicks, Kem Cetinay and Wayne Linekar.
Although she had multiple links with former stars, she’s still only looking for a genuine connection – and she’s not afraid to move to different men in order to find the right one for her.
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Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
