Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti return to ITV in Homecoming series in Turkey and Italy

They were crowned the winners of Love Island 2022 and have been growing stronger ever since.

And now ITV has announced a brand new series starring Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu called Ekin-Su and Davide: Homecomings.

The Italian stallion, 27, and Turkish Delight, 28, will be featured on two trips to their hometowns in Italy and Turkey.

The two-part series follows the lovebirds as they head to Davide’s hometown, Frosinone, to meet his family.

Viewers will see pancake professional Ekin-Su making homemade gnocchi with the help of Davide’s mom.

Davide also takes his girlfriend on a romantic piece of cake through the Italian city of love, Verona, made famous by Romeo and Juliet.

They then fly to Istanbul in Turkey, where Ekin-Su will introduce Davide to the acting colleagues she met while living and working as an actress.

Fans will be able to see the drama of the couple living up close as they embark on an eight-hour road trip in a motorhome to the family village of Odemis of Ekin-Su.

Mike Spencer, Creative Director at Lifted Entertainment, said: ‘We are delighted to be working with Davide and Ekin-Su on this truly exciting new ITV2 show.

“Ekin-Su and Davide have both stolen the hearts of the nation in this Love Island series, so we’re excited for viewers to see what they’ve been up to since winning the show.”

Paul Mortimer, Director of Reality Commissioning and Controller, ITV2, says: ‘We can’t wait to bring this fantastic series to ITV2.

“We can look forward to more romance, laughter, fun and everything in between from the couple as they embark on two epic adventures together in Turkey and Italy.”

Davide previously revealed: “I can tell you this. We are going on a road trip to Italy and Turkey, so a week in Italy, a week in Turkey. We’re going to ITV2 so it’s going to be our own programme.

Ekin-Su added: ‘It will all be real, fighting, I will cook for him, he will cook for me. It will be two cultures.’

Davide decided: ‘We’re going to meet family, it’s going to be fun’, before presenter AJ Odudu told them: ‘You are going on a trip and we can come with you!’