Love Island stars Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti have separated.
The Turkish actress, 28, and the Italian businessman, 27, have decided to call time on their relationship 11 months after meeting on the ITV2 dating show.
Taking to his Instagram Story, the Italian hunk confirmed: “@ekinsuofficial &I are no longer together.
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“I am grateful for the memories and opportunities we shared together and I wish her nothing but the best.
“I would like for everybody to respect this decision during this difficult time, I will continue to support Ekin in anyway possible.”
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The pair stormed to victory in the final of the reality TV show last summer, beating finalists Luca Bish and Gemma Owen, and Tasha Ghori and Andrew Le Page despite a rocky romance.
After they returned to the UK, the duo made the decision to move in together but the cracks started to show in their relationship just months later, following cheating claims.
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In an effort to rebuild their romance, the pair jetted off on a make-or-break trip to Amsterdam, but sources told The Sun that the struggled to get things back on track.
They told the publication: “They haven’t been getting along for quite some time and they really tried to make it work, but despite their best efforts, they’ve decided to call it quits.”
Since leaving the villa, the pair have been open about their struggles after they were hounded with rumours of the businessman cheating with models.
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It is understood that Ekin confronted him over a suspected fling earlier this year, branding his lover a “f***ing slag.”
The Sun on Sunday previously reported messages from Ekin accusing the woman of “sleeping with my boyfriend” back in April this year.
The actress also took aim at another Instagram model after she allegedly found texts from other women on Davide’s phone.
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Ekin and Davide were last spotted on the red carpet at the Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny premiere earlier this week.
But the reality star has since returned to Turkey to spend time with her family following their separation, remaining radio silent on social media.
It comes after she told The Sun how she is considering moving back there in order to pursue her acting dream.
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She told the outlet: “I would actually love to go back to Turkey at some point and reconnect with some old agencies out there, who I was in a soap with.
“I speak both English and Turkish so why can’t I have a career in both countries?
“It is a hard industry and I think people always tell you, ‘You can’t do this, you can’t do that’, but you have to keep pushing yourself really. Even when people say no, you have to keep going.
“The old show’s finished now, but if there was a new project in Turkey I definitely wouldn’t say no.”
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