{"id":16625,"date":"2022-06-08T12:48:32","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T10:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1658509"},"modified":"2022-06-08T13:17:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T11:17:39","slug":"who-is-ekin-su-cu%cc%88lcu%cc%88log%cc%86lu-meet-love-island-2022-contestant-and-actress","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-ekin-su-cu%cc%88lcu%cc%88log%cc%86lu-meet-love-island-2022-contestant-and-actress\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Ekin-Su Cu\u0308lcu\u0308log\u0306lu? Meet Love Island 2022 contestant and actress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 08 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>The 2022 season of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-start-time-itv\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Love Island<\/a> is finally here, and with the islanders having entered the villas and coupled up with one another, the drama can officially begin.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-last-night-recap-2022\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Last night\u2019s episode<\/a> saw bombshell <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-davide-sanclimenti-bombshell-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Davide Sanclimente<\/a> waltz into the villa and choose <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-contestant-gemma-owen\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Gemma Owen<\/a> to couple up, leaving <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-contestant-liam-llewellyn\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Liam Llewellyn<\/a> as the only single person within the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-contestants-confirmed\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Love Island 2022 cast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He needn\u2019t worry though \u2013 two new bombshells will be strutting into the villa in tonight\u2019s show to spice things up, with lounge host Afia Tonkmor and actress Ekin-Su Cu\u0308lcu\u0308log\u0306lu looking for love.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Ready for two fiery new Bombshells? ???? Afia and Ekin-Su are stepping into the villa and YOU get to choose which boy they go on their first date with&#8230; Head to the app right now to vote! <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoveIsland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#LoveIsland<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/hlti7YNCI9&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/hlti7YNCI9<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Love Island (@LoveIsland) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/LoveIsland\/status\/1534279454171795458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">June 7, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>But whose heads will they turn? Here\u2019s everything you need to know about Ekin-Su.<\/p> <h2><strong>Ekin-Su Cu\u0308lcu\u0308log\u0306lu \u2013 Key facts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Age:\u00a0<\/strong>27<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job:\u00a0<\/strong>Actress<\/p>\n<p><strong>From:<\/strong> Essex<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instagram:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/ekinsuofficial\/?hl=en&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">@ekinsuofficial<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why did <\/strong><strong>Ekin-Su Cu\u0308lcu\u0308log\u0306lu <\/strong><strong>want to take part in Love Island?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div>Essex-based actress Ekin-Su has said that she\u2019s \u201clooking for the love of [her] life\u201d on Love Island.<\/div>\n<div\/>\n<div><span id=\"&quot;x_x_gmail-m_5139264937629620626gmail-docs-internal-guid-eaa7ff6a-7fff-261f-ae90-fc354b91de86&quot;\">\u201cI\u2019m looking for that real genuine spark and they just see me as me. I think the concept of the show brings back true and raw feelings,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div\/>\n<div>However, she\u2019s not there to make friends. \u201cIf someone wants to have an argument with me \u2013 bring it on,\u201d she aded.<\/div>\n<h2><strong>What is <\/strong><strong>Ekin-Su Cu\u0308lcu\u0308log\u0306lu <\/strong><strong>looking for in a partner?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>While Ekin-Su is looking for love, she\u2019s admitted that she is \u201cquite picky\u201d when it comes to choosing a potential match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not just looking for looks, I\u2019m looking for brains! I\u2019m looking for someone with intelligence, someone who can have good chats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cNothing like cockiness! I\u2019m looking for a serious man and a serious relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What time does Love Island start tonight?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Tonight\u2019s episode of Love Island begins at 9pm on ITV2, with episodes airing every weeknight and Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturdays, ITV2 will be airing Love Island: Unseen Bits \u2013 a round-up of the week\u2019s deleted scenes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<p><strong>New episodes of Love Island 2022 air at 9pm on ITV2 and ITV Hub every night, except Saturdays. 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For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lauren Morris Published: Wednesday, 08 June 2022 at 12:00 am The 2022 season of Love Island is finally here, and with the islanders having entered the villas and coupled up with one another, the drama can officially begin. 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