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Daniel Bird

Ekin-Su's Dancing On Ice salary unveiled as she becomes highest-paid Love Islander

Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu is said to have quickly become the highest-paid Love Island star to appear on ITV's Dancing On Ice.

Sources claim that the Turkish actress has bagged an eye-watering salary ahead of her debut on the programme which returns to screens next year.

The star who found love on the ITV2 dating show appeared on Good Morning Britain, confirming that she would be skating onto screens as she shared her joy.

Following weeks of speculation, Ekin-Su said: "I've got some amazing news to tell you, I will be doing this year's Dancing On Ice. I am so excited for the team, I can't wait to get myself on the ice and skate."

Ekin-Su is reportedly the highest-paid Love Island star to appear on Dancing On Ice (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

According to The Sun, bosses on the show were so keen to get the star on the programme that they offered her a substantial amount to sign up.

A source said: "Bosses were desperate to sign Ekin-Su, so they paid her £100,000 to sign on the dotted line.

"As a comparison, Love Island stars would normally command something in the region of £30-50k for the show, so this is a huge deal for Ekin-Su."

The mole believed that Ekin-Su was "well worth every penny" due to her staggering popularity after winning Love Island by a landslide vote.

In contrast, the likes of Maura Higgins, Wes Nelson and Liberty Poole who have appeared on Dancing On Ice were paid around £30,000.

However, they added that Kem Cetinay who has also put himself through the skating challenge was a big signing for bosses but he didn't come close to Ekin-Su's salary.

Ekin-Su joins the likes of Michelle Heaton, Joey Essex, Mollie Gallagher, Nile Wilson, Patsy Palmer and The Vivienne who will also be appearing on the show.

Ekin-Su joins the likes of Joey Essex and Michelle Heaton on the show (Dave Benett/Getty Images for boo)

Michelle who recently celebrated being sober for 18 months announced on Lorraine's ITV show that she would be participating.

She said: "I've always wanted to do it but I know I would never have been able to complete anything because of the way I was 18 months ago, so I'm really truly grateful that I've got it this year when I'm a lot stronger."

TOWIE star Joey Essex revealed that he was taking part in the show last week on Friday's This Morning.

He told hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary: "I'm so happy, I'm so excited. It's more serious to what I normally do, I've done all the dating shows in the world. This is a bit more serious for me."

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