Celebrity Big Brother slapped with Ofcom complaints over treatment of Ekin-Su as star goes into hiding
20.03.2024 - 14:33
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Celebrity Big Brother has been hit with a wave of Ofcom complaints over the treatment of Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu.
The former Love Island star was sent packing from the house last week in a double eviction, but her interview on Late and Live descended into chaos as she was grilled in front of a spirited audience on Friday night by show hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best.
Some viewers accused it as a 'pile on' after watching her exit interview, in which she pointed fingers at the 'edit' for portraying her in a certain light, which was disputed by Strictly's Layton Williams, who was appearing on the panel. . At one point, her mum stepped in to back her up.
During her exit chat, Ekin-Su expressed relief at leaving, saying she couldn't "predict" winning another show, following her success on Love Island 2022.
She said: "You can't predict life. Just because I won Love Island doesn't mean I can win everything else. I'm glad I'm out. It proves just because you win a show doesn't mean you'll win another and it's about the people you make a connection with.
"I don't think people knew I was being myself and they know me from my past and the show I was on. I'm just overwhelmed. It's like a totally different world in there and you have these challenges and then one person has to nominate someone and it's so hard."
The Mirror reports the programme has now been slapped with more than 100 Ofcom complaints following Ekin-Su's treatment. She had been scheduled to appear on Lorraine earlier this week, but she didn't show up for the ITV show.
GMB's Susanna Reid told Scots star Lorraine: "We thought you might have Ekin-Su on," and Lorraine answered: "So did I... but alas no. I don't know, we're trying to find out. She was due to come in right, but no."
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