Dancing On Ice’s Ekin-Su Culculoglu ‘will cover up in a less daring costume’
‘Fans can focus on their skating!’ Ekin-Su Culculoglu ‘to cover up in a less daring costume’ for Dancing On Ice, after drawing 100 Ofcom complaints with ‘sexiest ever’ routine
Dancing On Ice’s Ekin-Su Culculoglu will reportedly cover up in a less daring costume while performing at the show on Sunday.
It has been claimed that the 28-year-old Love Island winner will wear a standard suit with long sleeves and a skirt so that viewers can focus on her performance.
Last week she donned a skimpy leotard and recreated the memorable scene from Love Island, where she dragged herself across the floor, prompting more than 100 Ofcom complaints from viewers who thought the routine was too risqué for the family-friendly series.
Demure: Dancing On Ice’s Ekin-Su Culculoglu will reportedly cover up in a less edgy costume while performing at Sunday’s show.
A source has now said Sun: ‘Ekin is a strong character and is fighting again. He has a lot more to give in the series and has been practicing a lot.
“Being in the bottom two is always difficult, but he hopes to survive another week.
“She’s proud of her curves, but is happy to wear a more covert costume so fans are less distracted and can focus on her skating.”
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Ekin-Su and ITV for comment.
Oh no: last week she donned a skimpy leotard, prompting more than 100 Ofcom complaints from viewers who thought the routine was too risqué for the family-friendly series.
Ekin-Su certainly brought some fire to the runway, stepping out in a nude mesh jumpsuit with spectacularly embellished detail.
The outfit was a recreation of the one Britney Spears wore in her Toxic music video, which the reality star was dancing to.
The former Love Island star recreated his famous crawling scene from the ITV2 show, with presenter Holly Willoughby calling the routine the show’s “sexiest dance of all time”.
Unhappy: The 28-year-old Love Island winner will now wear a standard costume with long sleeves and a skirt so viewers can focus on her performance, it has been claimed.
But it wasn’t so well received by everyone, as the show received 112 complaints from Ofcom after the routine, with the Turkish beauty finding itself with the fewest public votes.
The actress dragged herself across the ice during the performance, an ode to the famous Love Island scene in which she dragged herself across the villa’s terrace to kiss compatriot Jay Younger behind her partner Davide Sanclimenti’s back.
The sultry routine also saw her lie on her back and be swept into the arms of her partner Brendyn, complete with plenty of animated facial expressions.
Ekin-Su and professional skater Brendyn Hatfield were placed in the middle of the leaderboard by the judges, who gave a score of 21.5.
But while they agreed that the star certainly had sex appeal, they expected a bit more from the performance.
‘It was very sexy. But what I want most is skating,” Judge Jayne Torvill said. Ashley agreed as she said, “Skate on your own without holding on to Brendyn, show us what you can do.”
Sexy: Ekin-Su certainly brought some fire to the runway, stepping out in a nude mesh jumpsuit with spectacularly embellished detail
Many viewers also took to social media to call the routine “not appropriate” for the family-friendly show, which airs before the turning point.
But the performance was a hit with Ekin-Su’s boyfriend, Davide, who sat in the audience and joked that he “couldn’t wait” to take her home.
Later in the show, the public vote revealed that the Love Island star received the fewest public votes and will face a skating contest on the show this week, along with another star.
DANCING ON ICE 2023: MEET THE CONTESTANTS
PATSY PALMER
YEARS: fifty
PROFESSION: actress and dj
WHAT DID THEY SAY?: “I’ve turned it down before because I was terrified, but when I turned 50 I made a pact to get out of my confrontation zone. ‘
EKIN-SU CULCULOGLU
YEARS: 28
PROFESSION: love island star
WHAT DID THEY SAY?: ‘I have incredible news to tell you. I’m so excited, I can’t wait to get on the ice and skate. Stay tuned and see you on the ice.
mollie gallagher
YEARS: 24
PROFESSION: Actress
WHAT DID THEY SAY?: “I don’t have the best coordination, so when people find out they’ll laugh, but I don’t want to spend my life saying ‘I can’t do this, I can’t do that’.”
JOEY ESSEX
YEARS: 32
PROFESSION: Former TOWIE star
WHAT DID THEY SAY?: ‘I’m so excited. I wanted something in my life with structure and it’s more serious than I usually do.’
carley stenson
YEARS: 36
PROFESSION: Actress and West End star
WHAT DID THEY SAY?: ‘I’m so excited to be able to learn to dance…on ice! I’m terrified but I can’t wait, I just want to make the most of this whole experience.”
SIVA KANESWARAN
AGE: 33
PROFESSION: Singer
WHAT DID THEY SAY?: “I want to learn to skate and make my family proud of me and put on a show for all to see.”
John Fashanu
YEARS: 60
PROFESSION: Former footballer and expert
WHAT DID THEY SAY?: ‘I’m definitely in it to win it. And this may be one of the scariest things I’ve ever signed up for, but I couldn’t be more up for the challenge!’
NILE WILSON
YEARS: 26
PROFESSION: olympic gymnast
WHAT DID THEY SAY?: ‘I haven’t ice skated a lot, but I’m very excited for the opportunity. I’m so excited to get into that routine and feel like an athlete again.’
JAMES LEE WILLIAM AKA LA VIVIENNE
YEARS: 29
PROFESSION: drag queen
WHAT DID THEY SAY?: “To be the first drag performer to take part in one of the UK’s biggest reality competitions is an honor and a big step forward for queer representation on television.’
DARREN HARRIOT
PROFESSION: Funny
YEARS: 3. 4
WHAT DID THEY SAY?: ‘I have giant feet, I don’t skate and I can’t dance. My family has already placed bets, they are betting that I will fall in the first episode!
MICHELLE HEATON
AGE: 43
PROFESSION: Singer
WHAT DID THEY SAY?: “I’ve always wanted to do it, but I know I never would have been able to complete anything because of the shape I was in 18 months ago, so I’m really thankful that I got it done this year when I’m here.” much stronger.