Love Island's first contestant as show megastar ‘in talks’ for January's All Stars series
As the line-up for Love Island: All Stars 2025 is no doubt being drawn up, it looks like the first contestant reportedly hoping to sign up has been revealed. After Islanders Molly Smith and Tom Clare were crowned King and Queen of the first series, the show is returning for a second season in January 2025, meaning viewers can expect to see more familiar faces re-enter the villa to give love another go.
According to reports from the MailOnline, Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu could appear on the show after allegedly being a “number one priority for casting producers” having previously entered the villa back in 2022. During her time on the ITV2 dating show, Ekin-Su coupled up with Davide Sanclimenti and the pair came out victorious and scooped the £50,000 cash prize.
But things weren’t to be between Ekin-Su and Davide and in January 2024 the pair went their separate ways. However, now that Ekin-Su, 30, is single, it’s the “perfect time” for her to re-enter the villa to find love, a source has claimed.
READ MORE: Coleen Rooney to have up to £750,000 of her I'm A Celeb fee taken away
READ MORE: Coleen Rooney bags first mega-money deal since I'm A Celeb and it's set to make her millions
“'Ekin-Su has been the number one priority for casting producers, they know fans would love to see her return to the villa. She was so iconic during her first appearance on the show and now she's single again at the perfect time,” a source told MailOnline.
“The deal is agreed in principle, there's still some details to sort out, but there's huge hope she's finally agreed to take a second chance at finding long-lasting love in front of the nation. Ekin's in her 30s now too, she really wants to meet someone genuine who she can settle down with and after seeing it happen for last year's All Stars winners, she's keeping her fingers crossed she can be next.”
OK! has contacted ITV and representatives of Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu for comment.
Back in May, the TV personality spoke to OK! about dating and revealed where her priorities currently lay. “I’ve come out of a relationship, and the one mistake I have made in my life is jumping from one relationship to another, and not giving myself time to grow. I think it’s only fair now that I spend time on myself,” she said.
“You have to love yourself before you can love someone else. It’s all a puzzle – you have to fix yourself to be in a better mindset to find the right guy. Right now, I want to educate myself more, do better in my career and make the right decisions, and that takes a lot of energy. I can’t do a boyfriend and that at the same time!”
