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Joel Leaver

Love Island's Ekin-Su unrecognisable in resurfaced reality TV clip from university days

Love Island 's Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu looks unrecognisable in a resurfaced 'reality show' video that she's said to have taken part in whilst she was at university almost a decade ago.

The actor, 27, joined the villa a few days into the latest series of the ITV2 show, with her having already made quite the impression on islanders including Davide Sanclimenti, 27.

She was introduced as an actor who's been on a soap opera in Turkey, with it since revealed that she took part in a 'reality show' whilst at the University of Central Lancashire.

It's been reported that she went under the name Suzie Hayzel at the time, taking part in the film project while in her first year of a degree in performing arts at the university.

Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu is among the cast of Love Island this year (ekinsuofficial/Instagram)

According to the Sun, a source said she was "nice enough" at the time of the project, Lancashore. They added: "[She was] popular with the guys and quite glam for a student."

The 'pilot episode' of Lancashore has resurfaced amid her appearance on Love Island, with it having been "reality TV show following the lives of a group of students in Preston."

The video - which appears to have been made for student TV station PSTV in 2012 - shows a woman who's understood to be Ekin-Su wearing a tight-fitting monochrome dress.

Scenes in the 'pilot episode' include Ekin-Su and other students taking part in a game of Never Have I Ever, with her teasing that she fancies one of her fellow students in it.

It's said to have been filmed whilst she was at university (Lancashore Preston /Youtube)

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The actor looks unrecognisable in the video - which has more than 15,000 views on YouTube - with her said to have looked much different whilst she was student at university.

She previously posted on Instagram that in the months before heading into the Love Island villa she had breast augmentation surgery and she also had veneers fitted.

The project is described as a 'reality show' in its description on YouTube (YouTube)

She's understood to have had breast implants and an uplift at a facility in Turkey last year, with her having also visited a clinic in the country for the procedure on her teeth.

Ekin-Su told her followers on the social media platform that it cost her around £4,000 for the "perfect smile," which involved having 10 teeth down at the top and 11 on the bottom.

Ekin-Su entered the Love Island villa last week (ITV)

Ekin-Su is currently coupled up with Davide on the ITV dating show, though she has shown an interest in other islanders - so fans will have to wait and see how her journey goes.

The latest series of Love Island continues tonight from 9pm on ITV2 and ITV Hub. Episodes are available the following morning on BritBox. Catch-up through ITV Hub and BritBox.

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