Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu

Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu (born 21 August 1994) is a British-Turkish television personality, actress and model.

Cülcüloğlu was born on 21 August 1994 to Turkish parents in Islington, London.

She moved to Loughton, Essex at the age of 10.

Cülcüloğlu splits her time between Essex and Istanbul.

In 2011, Cülcüloğlu competed in Miss Asia Pacific World, representing Ireland.

She competed in various other beauty pageants before going on to study performing arts at the University of Central Lancashire, graduating in 2015.

At the beginning of her career, Cülcüloğlu went by the stage names Susie Hayzel, Su Hayzel and Su Ekin Cülcüloğlu.

After starring in the Turkish soap opera Kuzey Yıldızı İlk Aşk (2020), she was a contestant and won the eighth series of the ITV2 reality series Love Island (2022).

Following her win, she appeared on Dancing on Ice (2023), The Traitors US (2024) and Celebrity Big Brother (2024).

In 2020, Cülcüloğlu was cast in the Turkish television series Kuzey Yıldızı İlk Aşk, in which she portrayed Işıl, a photographer from London who saves the life of leading character Kuzey (İsmail Demirci).

She also portrayed a serial killer in a Turkish soap opera.

In June 2022, Cülcüloğlu became a contestant on the eighth series of the reality dating show Love Island on ITV2.

She entered the villa as a "bombshell" on Day 3 and won the series.

Following her win, she starred in a travel series on ITV2.

In September 2022, she signed deals with fashion retailer Oh Polly and makeup brand BPerfect Cosmetics to become their brand ambassador.

The following month, it was announced that Cülcüloğlu would compete in the fifteenth series of Dancing on Ice in 2023.

She was paired with Brendyn Hatfield.

She was eliminated in Week 4.

Ekin-Su was a celebrity expert (Beauty) on The Wheel on 7 October 2023.

In 2024, she competed on the second season of the American version of The Traitors on Peacock.

She was eliminated in episode 4.

In March, she entered the Celebrity Big Brother house, taking part in the twenty-third series.