Davide Sanclimenti has insisted that his relationship with Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu is "not fake."
Ekin Su and Davide have slammed the notion that their relationship could be for the cameras
The 27-year-old TV star found love with actress Ekin, 28, when they met on the set of and eventually won hit ITV2 reality dating show 'Love Island' in 2022 but almost a year on from their victory has slammed the notion that their relationship could be a "showmance" because of how little they post on social media.
He said: "I read a comment saying we were fake because we barely post on social media together. But I’m just not a social media person. I don’t blame people – they only know us for what they have seen. But those who have seen us in real life cannot believe anyone would think we are fake. Luca [Bish, runner-up on 'Love Island'] mentioned how we were such a lovely couple. And [fellow Islander] Dami Hope said the same. That’s why we don’t care about those kinds of comments."
Meanwhile, former 'Dancing on Ice' contestant Ekin explained that their relationship is not "for the world" and compared their stance on social media to that of other celebrity couples such as former 'Coronation Street' actress Michelle Keegan - who has been married to 'TOWIE' star Mark Wright since 2015 - and fellow 'Love Island' stars Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury, who welcomed their baby girl Bambi together towards the end of last month after meeting on the show in 2019.
In the joint interview, she told The Sun on Sunday's Fabulous Magazine: "We don’t want everyone to know everything. Our relationship is between two people, not the world. We don’t need to prove to anyone that we are real. I believe the less you show on social media, the healthier the relationship is. Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright or Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury don’t post 24/7 about what they’re doing, yet they still have strong relationships. When you reveal everything to the public, that’s when things get messy!"
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