"Trying to revive her career" – Love Island: All Stars criticize Ekin Su's bombshell role

Love Island: All Stars Season 2 premiered on January 13, 2025 on ITV. The show brought back notable personalities from the franchise's long-running history and gave them another chance to find love.

One such person was Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, who appeared on the show for the first time in Season 8 on Day 3. The alum returned to the show during the All Stars Season 2 as the first bombshell of the show, however, fans wondered why she was back after previously declining to host the show in 2022.

Criticizing her return, one person wrote on X:

"Well I was enjoying it till she showed up. Trying to revive her career after we all saw the real her on CBB lol"

"ekin su spent her time in the bb house slagging off love island just to appear back on love island make that make sense," a fan commented.

"I guess she’s low on funds," a tweet read.

Fans of Love Island: All Stars Season 2 said it was "embarrassing" that she was back:

"How embarrassing for her. Nobody else was interested in her phoney act so she has to go crawling back to the only trashy show that’ll have her less than a year and claimed she was more than the show and has moved on," a person wrote.

"I won’t forget her tantrums in the CBB house everytime someone mentioned LI, and now she’s crawled back to the show! Very hypocritical," a fan commented.

"She’s a sh*t actress and a sh*t liar. She failed herself," a tweet read.

Fans of the ITV show further said:

"Surely this isn’t the the same Ekin-Su that practically convulsed on Celeb Big Brother for someone even MENTIONING Love Island, back on All Stars? SURELY NOT?" a person wrote.

"Did Ekin su not go on big brother and claim she didn’t want love island to define her and she hated it now she’s back ?????" a fan commented.

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"Totally different person"— Ekin Su enters Love Island: All Stars Season 2 as the first bombshell

Love Island: All Stars Season 2 premiered this week on January 13, 2025, on ITV. The series brought back several alums, including Ekin Su Cülcüloğlu, who gained fame in Season 8 as a bombshell.

She returned to the dating show as the first bombshell of Love Island: All Stars Season 2 in Episode 1. During her entrance interview, she said that she was "looking for love."

"I'm a totally different person, but I still have the fire in me," she said.

Ekin Su said she was walking in as the "ultimate Bombshell" with confidence and being fearless. She said she would go for what she wanted.

The cast member also commented on her return ahead of the premiere and said she wanted to return since its where her journey began. She said the ITV show had a "special place" in her heart and that it was somewhere she laughed, cried, and "learnt so much.

The Love Island: All Stars Season 2 star said that she was "listening" to her "gut" which told her to go back. She wondered why a winner couldn't go back and "re-write" her story and "have a second chance."

"I woulnd't change who I am. I'm going to carry on being me. I'm more mature now and I've learnt some lessons along the way," she said.

She added that she might not react the same way as she did a few years back or she might. She said nobody would know until she was there.

Fans of Love Island: All Stars Season 2 commented on Ekin Su's return on social media.

Love Island: All Stars Season 2 aired Episode 1 on January 13, 2025, on ITV.