Ekin-Su Culculoglu has vowed to expose all in her bombshell memoir, including what really happened in her relationship with Davide before their split.
The Love Island winner, 29, who met Davide on the ITV2 dating show, confirmed she had parted ways with the Italian businessman, also 29, in February, for a second time as she blamed a ‘rollercoaster of ups and downs’ in their romance.
Now, Ekin-Su’s new tell-all book will see her open up on childhood trauma and bullying, as well as looking back on her experiences taking part in reality shows such as Love Island, The Traitors US and Celebrity Big Brother.
She told The Sun: ‘It’s everything, my experience with Davide, there’s a lot in there. I’m done hiding. I’m done lying and protecting other people, this is my truth.’
She added that writing the book felt ‘like therapy’ and said she ‘want people to know me for me, not the work I’ve done or the wronguns I’ve dated.’
Ekin-Su Culculoglu has vowed to expose all in her bombshell memoir, including what really happened in her relationship with Davide before their split
The Love Island winner, 29, who met Davide on the ITV2 dating show, confirmed she had parted ways with the Italian businessman, also 29, in February, for a second time as she blamed a ‘rollercoaster of ups and downs’ in their romance
It comes after Ekin-Su spoke about the real reason for her out of character behaviour in the Celebrity Big Brother house, noting that it was down to how Davide had allegedly treated her.
She insisted the devastating effect of his alleged deceit from her ex-boyfriend prior to their January split, which left her heartbroken.
Ekin-Su skipped the Big Brother final in March after her management felt she was too ‘vulnerable’ to return in light of her turbulent time on the ITV series and subsequent drama-filled spin-off show appearance.
The Turkish actress claimed she made a mistake by going into the house after being told Davide had cheated on her and seeing possible evidence for herself.
She told The Sun: ‘I should never have gone into the Big Brother house. I was angry, hurt, maybe a bit bitter, definitely insecure – Big Brother is not where you go to heal heartache, let me tell you.
‘I went into the show thinking that I could rebuild myself after everything that happened with Davide, but I came off worse. My guard was up.
‘I blame myself for making a poor choice in my career. People could see that I wasn’t myself, and I can understand why they thought I was being fake.’
She added: ‘I never wanted to believe the allegations against Davide but people would tell me I was being cheated on all the time. I was so scared of being alone, and I didn’t know who the hell Ekin-Su was meant to be without him.’
Now, Ekin-Su’s new tell-all book will see her open up on childhood trauma and bullying, as well as looking back on her experiences taking part in reality shows such as Love Island, The Traitors US and Celebrity Big Brother
The couple had a turbulent 18-month relationship since they first met in the Love Island villa in 2022 after winning the show together (pictured in 2022 on Love Island)
Taking to Instagram in January, Ekin-Su confirmed she had parted ways with the Italian businessman
Cracks appeared in her relationship with Davide less than a month after they won Love Island as a couple in the summer of 2022.
Hunky Davide was seen leaving a party with two blondes in August of that year.
Ekin-Su said she was left in floods of tears after learning of the incident, insisting she did not want to believe Davide would treat her badly.
When she asked him ‘how could you do this to me’, she claims he simply replied: ‘Excuse me?’
While filming their ITV2 show Homecomings, Ekin-Su said she saw pictures of Davide with females on his phone.
He claims she saw images of two blonde girls in his Manchester flat wearing his clothes.
Ekin-Su did not want to make anything of the situation at the time because they were being filmed.
The television personality went on to claim Davide cheated on her with a girl called Harriet Wilson, with Harriet contacting Ekin-Su to tell her.
Ekin-Su said that at another time Davide left his laptop open and she saw sexually explicit messages between him and a girl she herself had met on New Year’s Eve.
She said seeing those messages ‘broke something in me’.
It comes after Ekin-Su spoke about the real reason for her out of character behaviour in the Celebrity Big Brother house, noting that it was down to how Davide had allegedly treated her
The Love Island star spoke about the devastating effect of the hunk’s alleged deceit with other women prior to their January split, branding the relationship ‘toxic’ (pictured together in 2023)
While filming their ITV2 show Homecomings (pictured), Ekin-Su said she saw pictures of Davide with females on his phone
Actress Ekin-Su said she did not want to be embarrassed amid the cheating allegations so did her best not to react publicly but also wanted to protect Davide.
Davide was later spotted snorting a suspicious white powder in Ibiza while Ekin-Su was at home in the UK.
When Ekin-Su went away in September last year to film the US version of The Traitors, she returned to the UK to learn Davide had been out partying in Manchester with her love rival Harriet.
It is also claimed he went on a secret holiday to Morocco with an OnlyFans model but did not tell Ekin-Su the truth when he returned.
Ekin-Su said she had a rude awakening when Davide disrespected her mother during a trip to Rome, Italy.
She said Davide had called paparazzi so he could get pictured making a fake proposal to her in front of the Colesseum in the city.
Ekin-Su said her mother was furious as she knew her daughter was desperate for him to propose to her for real, adding that Davide told her mother to ‘f**k off’ when the moment did not go to his liking.
Ekin-Su also said that she should never have appeared on Celebrity Big Brother due to her still suffering a broken heart following the break up (Ekin-Su, left, seen with Sharon Osbourne, right, on the show in March)
Ekin skipped the show final after her management felt she was too ‘vulnerable’ to return in light of her turbulent time on the ITV series (pictured on Celebrity Big Brother: Late and Live in March)
However, they stayed together as they had a ski trip planned and Ekin-Su felt attached to him due to feelings of guilt.
She insists she never betrayed Davide but there were times when she was furious and did react, with the pair arguing.
MailOnline has contacted Davide for comment.
He told The Sun: ‘ I’m sorry to hear that Ekin still feels the need to talk about me in order to have a storyline.
‘I haven’t mentioned her to respect our past and because I never wanted to. I don’t understand her claims since I was alone and single on all my holidays.
‘I could have mentioned the messages I found on her phone many times, but I didn’t. I didn’t watch Big Brother, but I heard she showed her true self.
‘She should wash her mouth before talking about me.’