Curtis Pritchard and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu have ended their romance just months after meeting on Love Island: All Stars – with the majority of the couples who reached the final no longer together

Curtis Pritchard and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu split as Love Island: All Stars curse continues(Image: ITV)

The “real reason” Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Curtis Pritchard called time on their romance has been revealed. The Turkish actress announced her split from Curtis last week, just a short while after the duo sizzled on Love Island: All Stars.

The rumour mill went into overdrive as the pair hadn’t been seen together on social media, leading to Ekin-Su confirming the whispers that they were parting ways to focus on “focusing on navigating this transition”.

In a heartfelt statement, Ekin-Su expressed their mutual decision to “go [their] separate ways”, describing it as a “tough decision” without disclosing the reasons behind their separation. Curtis confirmed the break-up with his own post shortly after Ekin-Su’s announcement.

It’s now been revealed just why the former couple parted ways. “They weren’t arguing all the time – it just fizzled out. They re not on bad terms and they respect each other, but the spark had gone,” a source claims. “They know they can’t give each other what they need right now – it’s sad, but it’s also very grown-up of them.”

Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Curtis Pritchard met in the Love Island: All Stars villa earlier this year(Image: ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

However, the source adds to Heat! magazine that “Curtis would’ve tried to make it work” but Ekin-Su “checks out so easily”. They claim the 2022 Love Island winner “mentally moved on weeks before the end” as Curtis was “trying to plan things together”. The professional dancer apparently saw Ekin-Su distancing herself as “a red flag”. The Mirror has approached both stars for comment.

In a heartfelt statement announcing their split last week, Ekin-Su wrote: “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.”

She continued, “He’s an incredible person and I’ll always cherish the memories we made both in and out of the villa. 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 xX.”

The former couple appear to have ended things on good terms (Image: ITV)

This revelation follows last week’s buzz when Curtis was spotted flying solo at the star-studded Market Place St. Paul’s VIP launch party, and Ekin-Su conspicuously omitted any mention of Curtis when probed about her romantic life in a recent interview.

Speaking previously about her views on romance, she shared: “Love, for me, is a deep bond, trust and being able to be completely yourself with someone… Love enables both individual development and growth together. I find peaceful, safe and unexpected love valuable. This is exactly the definition of love for me.”

The news of Ekin-Su’s break-up with Curtis follows hot on the heels of Love Island champions Casey O’Gorman and Gabby Allen calling time on their relationship. Releasing a joint statement, they announced: “After much thoughtful consideration, Gabby and Casey have decided to go their separate ways romantically. This decision was mutual, and they both remain on good terms as friends with a shared respect for each other.”

With the dust settling from the show, only two couples from the final, Grace Jackson and Luca Bish, along with Elma Pazar and Sammy Root, are still thought to be an item three months after the finale aired.

Meanwhile, Omar Nyame and Catherine Agbaje have parted ways shortly after leaving the sun-soaked locale of the South African villa, with insiders suggesting that they never made it to becoming an official couple and that their love story had naturally come to an end.