Love Island winner Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has revealed that she fell even more in love with boyfriend Davide Sanclimenti after learning of his family values while on a roadtrip to his homeland of Italy.
The Turkish influencer and TV star won the 2022 series of Love Island alongside the Italian hunk after they stole the hearts of the nation with their relatable rows and witty banter, and the lovebirds have just finished up filming their very own TV show, Ekin Su & Davide Homecomings.
Ahead of the debut episode, Ekin-Su and Davide have revealed what taking part in the show taught them about themselves and their relationship, with the pair both admitting that they have grown even closer since travelling across Europe in their campervan.
In particular, brunette bombshell Ekin-Su has confessed that she's fallen even harder for Davide after learning of his family values and seeing his 'pure heart' shine when he's around his loved ones.
"While on the trip, I learnt that we are both so dorky! I realised that Davide’s family is really similar to my family. I loved that I got to see where Davide went to university and visit his family home.
"I also learnt that he has amazing family values and he has a pure heart which I really love."
Meanwhile, Davide gushed: "We already knew this but we learnt again that we are extremely alike. Ekin-Su is like a female version of me. We always say we are like copy and paste! We have the exact same banter and are always laughing."
Lifting the lid on whether they nervous or not about meeting one another's families, both Ekin-Su and Davide revealed that they immediately felt comfortable around each other's loved-ones.
"I wasn’t really. I was a bit nervous to meet Davide’s dad as I hadn’t met him yet but I loved his dad. I’d already met his mum and his sister and before I went to Italy, I was always speaking to his mum and sister on WhatsApp," Ekin admitted.
While Davide added: "I wasn’t really nervous. I really loved Ekin’s grandma because we got along so well especially when we cooked together. My mum said that Ekin was a really good cook when they cooked together."
The two-part travel series, Ekin-Su & Davide: Homecomings, is set to follow the pair as they embark on two different trips of a lifetime.
To begin with, the couple will travel to Italy, where they will visit Davide’s hometown of Frosinone. It will be his first time there since he exited the Love Island villa earlier in the year, and he is set to take Ekin-Su on a tour of the local area.
While in Italy, the couple will also enjoy a whistle-stop tour of Verona and explore the Tuscan valley.
Ekin-Su and Davide will then travel to Turkey, beginning their adventure in Istanbul.
Ekin-Su & Davide Homecomings airs on ITV2 at 9pm on Monday 28th November and Tuesday 29th November 2022.
