Love Island’s Ekin-Su has claimed that her ex Davide Sanclimenti was unfaithful: “It broke something in me.”
The reality star has opened up for the first time about the real reason behind her behaviour in the Celebrity Big Brother house in March.
The 29-year-old has revealed that her unusual behaviour was as a result of the alleged endless deceit from her ex-boyfriend prior to their split in January.
The Love Island star skipped the Big Brother final in March after her management felt she was too “vulnerable” to return to the spotlight.
Ekin-Su experienced quite a turbulent time on the ITV series and the drama-filled spin-off show appearance.
The influencer claims she made a mistake by going into the house after claiming she found evidence of Davide cheating on her.
She told The Sun: “I should never have gone into the Big Brother house. I was angry, hurt, maybe a bit bitter, definitely insecure – Big Brother is not where you go to heal heartache, let me tell you.”
“I went into the show thinking that I could rebuild myself after everything that happened with Davide, but I came off worse. My guard was up.”
“I blame myself for making a poor choice in my career. People could see that I wasn’t myself, and I can understand why they thought I was being fake.”
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She added: “I never wanted to believe the allegations against Davide but people would tell me I was being cheated on all the time. I was so scared of being alone, and I didn’t know who the hell Ekin-Su was meant to be without him.”
Ekin-Su later insisted she had “lost herself” in the run up to appearing on the show, writing on Instagram in April: “Haven’t felt myself for a long time, and I’ve realised i had kind of lost myself and for a while didn’t know who I was beyond being defined by ex relationships or TV shows, and that needs to change!”
“I am so excited for all the growth and full healing. CBB was the final lightbulb moment to make me realise what needs to be done.”
The television personality also claimed that Davide cheated on her with a girl called Harriet Wilson, after Harriet contacted Ekin-Su to tell her.
The 29-year-old alleged that at another time Davide left his laptop open and she saw sexually explicit messages between him and a girl she herself had met on New Year’s Eve.
She said seeing those messages “broke something in me.”
Ekin-Su revealed she did not want to be publicly embarrassed amid the cheating allegations so did her best not to react on social media, as she also wanted to protect Davide.
