Love Island's Ekin-Su signed 'deal breaker' contract as she made strict demands to bosses
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Love Island All Stars' Ekin-Su Culculoglu laid down a "deal breaker" during her negotiations for a bombshell return to the villa. The 30 year old model is currently laying low in South Africa, awaiting her appearance on the show, following 'protracted' discussions with executives.
Ekin informed ITV that she would only consider a comeback if they agreed to a significant stipulation. She insisted that her ex-boyfriend, Davide Sanclimenti, must not appear in the villa at any point during the series. Despite their landslide victory in Love Island 2022, Ekin and Davide's split a year ago was fraught with tension. Ekin found the break up extremely difficult and is aware of its impact on her disastrous stint in Celebrity Big Brother.
The star has made considerable efforts to 'improve' herself and fears that encountering Davide could spell disaster. A source revealed to The Sun: "Ekin's negotiations to do All Stars were lengthy as she was indecisive, but eventually she told bosses she would sign on the dotted line with one major condition - they had to agree not to put Davide in the villa at any point as a bombshell.".
"This wasn't Ekin being a diva, it's more than she went through hell towards the end of the relationship and during the break up. A lot of that played out with how she came across on Celebrity Big Brother and she has only just got back to a good place in the last few months. The last thing she wants is to have to be in a villa.".
The source continued to reveal that ITV executives were in agreement with Ekin's condition, particularly as some are "not fans" of Italian model Davide. "Bosses were more than happy to agree as they were desperate to land Ekin and didn't want to do anything to jeopardise that," the insider added.
