Ekin-Su and Davide return with new TV show after Love Island success
LOVE Island winners Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Davide Sanclimenti are back with a new ITV2 travelogue after their adventures on Love Island.
It will be following the 2022 winners’ capers in Turkey and Italy – and sounds a laugh.
Describing one moment in a Turkish bath, Davide said: “Let’s say I was expecting a nice, relaxing massage from a beautiful Turkish woman.
“But it was the opposite. Screaming, shouting, beating, slapping – all of that.”
In another scene, Ekin-Su is forced to unload her suitcase and throw the gear into the boot of their tiny Fiat 500.
Davide says: “Baby, I told you not to bring so many things.”
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Ekin-Su replies: “Well, I am meeting your family, you know.”
Ekin-Su & Davide: Homecomings airs next Monday and Tuesday at 9pm on ITV2.
ZARA: IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT ME
ZARA McDERMOTT’s social media isn’t just for showing off viral dances with boyfriend Sam Thompson.
The former Love Islander says followers use her platforms to reach out about issues she highlights in documentaries.
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Her latest BBC special about eating disorders was came about from fan conversations.
Zara told Radio Times: “Having a large number of followers means people share their stories with me.
“I recognised that so many young people are going through bad relationships with themselves, food and exercise.”
Zara, whose last two BBC Three documentaries have focused on revenge porn and rape culture, added: “Unpacking traumatic experiences comes with the job and I don’t take it lightly.
"But I don’t want to make it about me. I don’t ever want to take away from those who are so brave and wonderful to share their stories with me.”
RAT TRAP RETURN FOR NEIL
NEIL MORRISSEY has a fresh drama to get stuck into after ITV pulled the plug on Good Karma Hospital.
Channel 5 yesterday revealed the former Men Behaving Badly favourite will be appearing in its new show Love Rat, alongside ex-Coronation Street actress Sally Lindsay.
The four-part series follows Sally’s character Emma, a recent divorcee who enjoys a whirlwind holiday romance with a hotel owner in Cyprus.
But she is scammed out of her savings and embarks on a dangerous mission to get it back, helped by her ex-husband Pete, played by Neil.
Sally says: “Love Rat is a brilliantly entertaining story, full of twists and surprises. It really turns the topic on its head, which is what drew me to the project.
“Emma is an interesting and layered character who everyone will be rooting for as she takes control of her situation and her destiny.”
Filming starts in Cyprus this month ready for screening next year.
MIDWIFE HAS 1968 COVERED
MUCH is made of Call The Midwife’s impressive attention to detail – and this year’s snow-covered Christmas special is no exception.
Creator Heidi Thomas takes in historical events, social issues and even the fads of fashion as the BBC saga moves through the years.
This Christmas, the nuns of Nonnatus House grapple with issues including the Thalidomide scandal and the welfare state.
But Heidi’s painstaking research goes one step further – by even including the exact weather of December 25, 1968.
Sister Julienne actress Jenny Agutter revealed: “They always absolutely follow the weather conditions, all the research is there. And in 1968, yes, it was very snowy.
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“They wouldn’t do it without the research because we’d get the letters saying, ‘I remember that Christmas and it didn’t snow at all’.” The festive special also sees Helen George's character Trixie get engaged to Matthew (Olly Rix). Helen revealed she chose the huge sparkler herself.
Meanwhile, Fenella Woolgar has bowed out of the show as Sister Hilda but Jenny said “the door remains open”.