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Frances Kindon & David Kent

Love Island's Ekin-Su to make truckload of cash while co-star scrapes €180 per post

Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu is set to become one of the biggest earners from the Love Island villa this year.

The Turkish delight was crowned as the champion of the series alongside partner Davide Sanclimenti during Monday's finale, which ended two months of fights, fallouts, reunions and plenty of bedroom activities.

Dubliner Dami Hope came third alongside Indiyah Polack, with Gemma Owen and Luca Bish ending up as runners-up.

READ MORE: Irish viewers all say the same thing as Ekin-Su and Davide crowned 2022 Love Island winners

Andrew Le Page and Tasha Ghouri had bowed out in fourth.

But all of them have seen their social profiles rocket as a result of the show - with some set to see their earnings skyrocket, as the Mirror reports.

Luca Bish and Gemma Owen

Luca, 23, was working as a fishmonger before the show, making a reported €14 per hour - the lowest out of this year's recruits.

Gemma and Luca have been in the villa since day one (ITV)

As of last week, he'd amassed 755,000 new followers, and marketing agency Honcho predicts he could now earn up to €6,750 for just one post - an amount it would have previously taken him 547.5 hours to earn.

Meanwhile, Gemma is able to request up to €9,296.50 per post on Instagram thanks to her followers reaching 1,000,000 - the equivalent of 64 hours of work.

Paige Thorne

Paige is two years into her career as a paramedic - a job that's estimated to earn her just under €20 per hour.

Paige Thorne has been soaking up the sun in the Love Island villa for four weeks (ITV)

As of last week, she had 845,000 followers, meaning she could charge on average €7,430 per post. She'd have to work 372 hours as a paramedic to earn that.

Davide Sanclimenti

Back in the real world, the Italian Stallion runs his own electric shisha business, and is thought to have been earning an average of €14.50 per hour before the villa.

Winners Davide and Ekin-Su are expected her earn a fortune in endorsements following their success (Matt Frost/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Now, with his 557,000 followers, he can expect to earn approximately €5,250 per Instagram post; a figure that may have taken him 361.5 hours to acquire before his Love Island exposure.

Indiyah Polack and Dami Hope

Indiyah was a waitress and model before entering the villa, with an average hourly salary of €13.50 per hour.

Dami received a grilling from Indiyah's mum on Sunday's episode (ITV)

Now, she is expected to earn €3,850 per Instagram post after her followers grew to 420,000.

Before taking part in the show, this could have taken her 316.8 hours to earn.

Meanwhile, Dami last week had 238,000 followers on Instagram, bringing his potential earnings per post to €2.273.50.

With his previous hourly salary in mind, the Islander would have had to work for 135 hours to earn the same amount.

Tasha Ghouri and Andrew Le Page

Model and dancer Tasha is predicted to have earned the equivalent of €30 per hour for her work in her respective creative fields.

Tasha and Andrew have placed fourth (ITV)

However, what may have previously taken her 138 hours to earn can now be made by a single Instagram-sponsored post; €3,752.50.

Her follower count stood at 410,000 last week.

A Real Estate Agent currently living in Dubai, Andrew is thought to earn an average of €22.51 per hour - not taking into account any commission from sales.

With 236,000 Instagram followers, this Islander could expect to earn an average of €2,314 per sponsored post. Previously, he may have had to work up to 103 hours to earn the same figure.

Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu

As an actress, Ekin-Su is reported to earn an estimated €19,000 per episode.

The pair saw off the challenge of runners up Gemma Owen and Luca Bish (Matt Frost/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

However, as the first Islander of 2022 to reach 1,100,000 followers, her social earnings per post currently stand at €11,518, meaning she would need to work for 35.78 hours to make the same amount as a post.

Jamie Allen

As a Footballer and latecomer to the villa, Jamie Allen had a follower count of just 15,000 and an earning potential of €180 per sponsored post.

This would take him just 6.2 hours to earn in his current profession with an average hourly salary of €24.36.

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