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Love Island U.K. Host Laura Whitmore EXITS After 3 Seasons
Ekin-su Cülcüloğlu isn't coupling backmost up with Love Island UK anytime soon.
That's right: play 8 instrumentality favorite Ekin-su was asked to beryllium the next host of the bid pursuing Laura Whitmore's departure, but turned down the position.
"I did get offered," she told POPSUGAR in an interview published Oct. 17. "I would've loved to bash it, but I can't astatine the infinitesimal due to the fact that of however engaged I am. And I said I'm not acceptable for it."
Ekin-su explained that earlier she took connected a presumption similar that, she wants "proper training," saying she's "done presenting before, but not to the level of Laura."
Whitmore, who hosted Love Island for 3 seasons, announced her exit from the bid Aug. 22, citing format and scheduling changes arsenic her reasons for leaving. Maya Jama will instrumentality implicit hosting duties for the adjacent season.
So, what does Ekin-su deliberation of the replacement?
"She's funny, intelligent, smart, beautiful," Ekin-su said of Maya. "ITV person made a bully prime with picking her, I think."
As for what's keeping Ekin-su busy, she is caller disconnected filming her ITV2 spin-off with chap play 8 victor Davide Sanclimenti. Titled Ekin-su & Davide: Homecomings, the series volition follow the couple as they pitchy disconnected connected a two-week travel to their location countries of Turkey and Italy, respectively, gathering 1 another's families successful the process.
Ekin-su teased the spin-off exclusively to E! News successful Sept., saying the mates does "loads of amusive things" connected their trip. And portion she kept tight-lipped connected immoderate drama, teasing, "It's each a astonishment for erstwhile we get there," the world star quipped that she hopes Davide "knows however to accidental 'thank you precise much' successful Turkish."
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Love Island UK is returning with its second-ever wintertime bid successful aboriginal 2023. In the meantime, you tin drawback up connected Hulu.
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