Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu admitted she thought she had been “cancelled” after being “fake” when she appeared on Celebrity Big Brother earlier this year.
The Love Island winner, 29, has revealed she has spent the past few months in therapy after appearing on the ITV show.
After two weeks in the house, Ekin-Su became the fourth person to be evicted, after the other housemates accused her of being fake and playing a role.
She left to boos and jeers, and was so upset by the backlash that she did not attend the final.
Talking with Fabulous Magazine The influencer now said she “told her family she was cancelled” and received several death threats after the appearance.
Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu admitted she thought she had been “cancelled” after being “fake” when appearing on Celebrity Big Brother earlier this year.
The Love Island winner, 29, has revealed she has spent the past few months in therapy after appearing on the ITV show.
She said: “I felt like my career was over. I was receiving death threats. I told my family that my contract had been cancelled, packed my bags and left the country.”
Instead of blaming others, Ekin-Su said she is now in therapy and that it was a “wrong decision” to enter the house after splitting from her ex-boyfriend and co-star Davide Sanclimenti, 29.
Ekin-Su and Davide won Love Island in 2022 and dated for 18 months, even having their own reality show, but their relationship was not easy after the Italian heartthrob was accused of cheating with an OnlyFans model.
The reality star admitted she got “defensive” on Big Brother every time one of her fellow housemates mentioned her ex “Davide”, Love Island or OnlyFans.
She continued: ‘I made the wrong decision going in there and I know that. But as much as Celebrity Big Brother was bad for me, I need to own up to how I felt. I didn’t do enough research and I didn’t expect it to be so intense.
‘I arrived jetlagged and sleep deprived. I wasn’t in my right frame of mind and I admit I wasn’t myself. I didn’t talk to anyone about Davide cheating on me. I lied to everyone about my mindset but the public could see I wasn’t being honest. They were right to say I was a liar.’
Ekin-Su insisted she has no problem with OnlyFans, but the topic “struck a nerve” because she was “vulnerable” at the time.
Speaking about her eviction, the beauty said she was “in shock” when her name was called and “felt unsafe” when the studio audience booed her out of the house.
After two weeks in the house, Ekin-Su became the fourth person to be evicted, after the other tenants accused her of being a sham and playing a role. She left to boos and was so upset by the reaction that she did not attend the final hearing.
She said: “I felt like my career was over. I was receiving death threats. I told my family I had been cancelled, packed my bags and left the country.”
Instead of blaming others, Ekin-Su said she is now in therapy and that it was a “wrong decision” to enter the house after splitting from her ex-boyfriend and Davide Sanclimenti.
Ekin-Su and Davide won Love Island in 2022 and dated for 18 months, even having their own reality show, but their relationship was not easy after the Italian heartthrob was accused of cheating on her with an OnlyFans model.
The reality star admitted she got “defensive” on Big Brother every time one of her fellow housemates mentioned her ex “Davide”, Love Island or OnlyFans.
Following the show, Ekin-Su appeared on Big Brother: Late And Live, where she was questioned by celebrity panellist Layton Williams, who said: “Don’t blame the editing. We see what we see,” while show host Will Best nicknamed her “Ekin Boo Hoo Hoo”.
More than 130 people have complained to Ofcom about their treatment on the spin-off show.
Ekin-Su said she was “disappointed” in Layton as she was previously a fan of his and felt there was “no need for him to turn on me.”
The TV personality, who also appeared in Dancing On Ice and The Traitors US, went on to tell the publication that she “regrets” taking part in Big Brother and “wishes she never” signed up.
She added: “I wanted to prove to people that I could do something without my ex and it backfired. My self-esteem is rooted in my work and external validation from others. So when the public hated me, I hated myself. Without the applause, I was nothing and that’s when I realised I had to change. I have to learn to give myself the love I seek from others.”
Ekin-Su and Davide split in June 2023, after a year of dating, before reuniting shortly after. In January 2024, the couple split up for good following allegations of infidelity against him.
Speaking about their split, Ekin-Si admitted that they were in a “toxic relationship” and said she is “happy that it’s over” and “wishes that we would have ended it sooner.”
Ekin-Su is now enjoying her single life and is ready to travel to the United States to rub shoulders with Hollywood as Traitors US is nominated for four Emmy Awards.
Ekin-Su was the focus of the most talked about moment of the series during an episode called The Funeral, where she was buried alive.
And the episode has been nominated for Best Cinematography for a Reality Program and Ekin-Su is expected to attend the glittering ceremony, which takes place at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles in September, and potentially pick up the award alongside the cast and crew.
The TV personality, who also appeared in Dancing On Ice and The Traitors US, told the publication she regrets taking part in Big Brother and “wishes I’d never signed up”.
Speaking about their split, Ekin-Si admitted that she and Davide were in a “toxic relationship” and said she is “happy it’s over” and “wishes we ended it sooner.” The couple split in June 2023 before reuniting and calling it quits for good in January 2024.