It’s over for Love Island: All Stars’ Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Curtis Pritchard.
The former Love Island UK winner, 30, shared via her Instagram Story on Wednesday, May 28, that she and Curtis, 29, have called it quits just three months after finding love on the All Stars edition of the reality dating show.
“I wanted to share that Curtis and I have decided to go our separate ways. It’s been a really tough decision, but one made with a lot of love and respect for one another,” Ekin-Su wrote in a statement.
“He’s an incredible person and I’ll always cherish the memories we made both in and out of the villa,” she continued.
The statement concluded, “Thank you all so much for the love and support over the past few months. We’re both focusing on navigating this transition and would really appreciate privacy during this time. Love always, Ekin-Su.”
Ekin-Su and Curtis came third on the second season of the U.K.’s Love Island: All Stars in February. Both previously appeared on Love Island looking to find love, but returned to the franchise in January after their previous stints in the Love Island villa proved fruitless.
Ekin-Su originally won Love Island UK season 8 with Davide Sanclimenti in 2022. Curtis finished in fourth place on season 5 with Maura Higgins in 2019.
“Coming back for All Stars is a homecoming and a full circle moment for me,” Ekin-Su told Us Weekly ahead of her Love Island comeback earlier this year. “It’s about rewriting my story, overcoming traumas and having a good laugh along the way. I’m returning with more perspective — being older and wiser — and I’m ready for everyone to get to know Ekin 2.0.”
“My life has changed so much since 2022,” she said of her split from Davide in January 2024. “I’ve become much more confident in who I am and now know exactly what I deserve in a relationship.”
In March, Ekin-Su also shared her thoughts on Davide, 30, moving on with a new girlfriend, Iris Aru.
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“There’s still stuff that happened I have not spoken about. I feel like it’s private. He knows. He knows. It will always stay like that,” Ekin-Su said on the “Great Company” podcast. “I do wish him well. I genuinely wish him well. He’s got a girlfriend now, from what I’ve heard, he’s in L.A. living his life, and he deserves happiness too.”
She continued: “We had a relationship that was in the past, wonderful memories. I will always treasure them, but I’m happy now, too. Isn’t that nice when exes can move on and find people that they can be happy with?”
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