Why Ekin-Su is the greatest Love Island contestant of all time

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I say “met”; I think anyone who watched even half of this eighth season would have a fangirl meltdown were they to find themselves in the physical presence of the show’s self-declared “Turkish delight”. During the first few days of her time on Love Island, I observed that Ekin-Su seemed little too slick for a show famously dominated by “real people” and idle chat. Even after being proclaimed “an actress, a liar!” in one of the most memorable fights in Love Island history, she bounced back to win not just Davide’s heart, but those of the entire villa – and, I’d suggest, the nation. Who could forget her coolly delivered soundbite when one irate competitor asked, “Ekin who?”: “I’m Ekin-Su, babes, and there’s only one of me.” She’s so fabulous that even her brother is becoming a celebrity after approximately 24 words uttered over four minutes of Love Island screen time.