Ekin-Su Culculoglu’s future on Dancing On Ice ‘in doubt’

Ekin-Su Culculoglu’s family and friends reportedly feel Dancing On Ice bosses have “hung her out to dry” after viewers complained about her routine on the show last week, leaving her future in the program in question.

The Love Island star recreated a memorable scene from the ITV2 reality show where he crawled across the floor, prompting more than 100 Ofcom complaints from viewers who thought the routine was too risqué for the family-friendly series.

According to Sunthe people close to Ekin-Su are not happy with the way the situation was handled, as she did not choose her outfit or the moves she performed.

A source said: “The general feeling among her family and friends is that she ended up in this situation through no fault of her own.”

Ekin-Su was told which rink she was skating on, what clothes she would wear, and what moves she would make.

“The feeling is that the performance he gave was not well received by viewers of a Sunday night teatime programme, particularly one that is a favorite with families.”

The source added that ITV bosses thought it was “reasonable” for a Love Island contestant to perform a risqué routine, but the audience for Dancing On Ice is different.

Raunchy: The Love Island star recreated a memorable scene from the reality show in which he crawled on the floor, prompting more than 100 Ofcom complaints from viewers.

The feeling among Ekin-Su’s loved ones is that the show took things too far with its routine.

However, the Turkish beauty is said to be putting on a brave face and had no qualms about acting.

MailOnline has contacted Dancing On Ice representatives for comment.

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.

A source said: “The general feeling among her family and friends is that she ended up in this situation through no fault of her own.”

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.

THAT Crawl: The actress crawled across the ice during the performance, an ode to the famous Love Island scene (right)

Confident: Ekin-Su is said to be putting on a brave face and had no qualms about the routine.

‘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.”

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 votes from the public and will face a skate-off 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.