{"id":139728,"date":"2025-05-28T21:38:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T21:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/139728\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T21:38:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T21:38:12","slug":"love-island-stars-ekin-su-culculoglu-and-curtis-pritchard-announce-split-as-reality-stars-issue-lengthy-statement-really-tough-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/139728\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Island stars Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Curtis Pritchard announce split as reality stars issue lengthy statement: &#8216;Really tough decision&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Love Island: All Stars couple Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Curtis Pritchard have split after four months together. The pair, who met on this year&#8217;s series of Love Island: All Stars in January, announced their breakup earlier today.<\/p>\n<p>Culculoglu confirmed the split in a statement posted to her Instagram story, with the couple having been plagued by showmance speculation since leaving the villa, where they finished in third place.<\/p>\n<p>Their relationship had sparked concern amongst fans in recent weeks after an absence of joint social media posts, with Culculoglu&#8217;s announcement coming just three months after the second series of Love Island: All Stars concluded, with several other finalist couples also calling it quits.<\/p>\n<p>Announcing the split on Instagram, Culculoglu wrote: &#8220;I wanted to share that Curtis and I have decided to go our separate ways. It&#8217;s been a really tough decision, but one made with a lot of love and respect for one another.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She continued: &#8220;He&#8217;s an incredible person and I&#8217;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The statement concluded: &#8220;We&#8217;re both focusing on navigating this transition and would really appreciate privacy during this time. Love always, Ekin-Su Xx.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"9ae26\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"22502f5bd85b4c2a06f44d46434b326d\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20700%201245'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ekin-su-culculoglu.png\" width=\"700\" height=\"1245\" alt=\"Ekin-Su Culculoglu\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ekin-Su Culculoglu issued the initial statment announcing their split <\/p>\n<p>INSTAGRAM <\/p>\n<p>The announcement was shared via her Instagram story, confirming what fans had begun to suspect following the couple&#8217;s recent absence from each other&#8217;s social media posts.<\/p>\n<p>Pritchard, not long after, took to his own Instagram story to confirm their split and penned: &#8220;Just a quick note to say thank you so much for the kind messages, it really does mean the world. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s true, Ekin and I have decided to go our separate ways. Breakups are never easy, but I&#8217;ll always be grateful for the laughs, the adventures, and the memories (especially the dance routines). <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ll be keeping busy with work, boxing, dancing, and working with the team on FINT. Lots of love, Curtis x.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Sun revealed that the couple held &#8220;crisis talks&#8221; in recent days before making their decision to split. <\/p>\n<p>A source close to the former couple said the break-up &#8220;wasn&#8217;t weeks in the making&#8221; and happened &#8220;very recently in the last few days&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"47901\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"2a77cf7a720715c1338dd6936ab501f4\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20700%201245'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/curtis-pritchard.png\" width=\"700\" height=\"1245\" alt=\"Curtis Pritchard\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The dancer quickly followed suit to confirm their split<\/p>\n<p>INSTAGRAM <\/p>\n<p>The source explained: &#8220;It certainly wasn&#8217;t weeks in the making, so it&#8217;s still raw for them both but they had a series of crisis talks in the recent days which were emotional for them both. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They wanted to make it work, but they felt they like they were growing apart and they couldn&#8217;t see a way forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest issues cited was their busy careers, with Ekin-Su getting work opportunities in America whilst Curtis focuses on his boxing career and new investment app. <\/p>\n<p>The source added: &#8220;As they are both so busy, it was becoming harder to prioritise the relationship and they realised that wasn&#8217;t a good sign.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The professional dancer&#8217;s response echoed Ekin-Su&#8217;s sentiment of mutual respect and gratitude for their time together.<\/p>\n<p>Ekin-Su entered the All Stars villa as a bombshell on the first night and stole Curtis from Kaz Crossley, marking the start of their chaotic love story. <\/p>\n<p>Their romance was always fiery, featuring explosive rows quickly followed by passionate make-up sessions during their time in the villa.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"20625\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"de97f7c7026f5c849dc7ec48f9ed6e60\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20800'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ekin-su-culculoglu-and-curtis-pritchard.png\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Curtis Pritchard\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The couple came third on the ITV reality show <\/p>\n<p>INSTAGRAM <\/p>\n<p>The couple were tested when bombshell Danielle Sellers chose to spend the night in the Hideaway with Curtis, but he soon found his way back to Ekin-Su.<\/p>\n<p> They went on to make it to the final, finishing behind runners-up Grace Jackson and Luca Bish and eventual winners Gabby Allen and Casey O&#8217;Gorman.<\/p>\n<p>From the outset, they were plagued with rumours their relationship was fake. <\/p>\n<p>Laughing off allegations in March, Ekin-Su told The Sun: &#8220;It&#8217;s not a showmance, it&#8217;s real. It just feels right.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Love Island: All Stars couple Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Curtis Pritchard have split after four months together. 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