Celebrity Big Brother star Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has now spoken out after not making an appearance at the 2024 final.
The Love Island winner joined the show earlier this month, along with famous faces like Louis Walsh, Fern Britton and Levi Roots. But, she became the fourth celeb to leave.
Shortly after, Ekin-Su took part in her first interview outside the house on the Big Brother spin-off show Late & Live – which caused some serious backlash.
Since then, she has kept out of the spotlight. She failed to appear at the CBB final which aired on Friday (March 22).
She shared a lengthy statement to her Instagram Stories to explain her absence. Reality star Ekin-Su said she chose to “remove herself from a potentially uncomfortable situation”.
Ekin-Su statement on Celebrity Big Brother final
She said: “I know it’s unlike me to hide away, but I’ve been taking some time to reflect. Sometimes in our lowest moments, we learn the most important lessons about ourselves.
“I hope you don’t think I am selfish for setting boundaries and putting my own needs first last night. I’m fully aware that not everybody will understand my absence, or think it was the right decision to make, BUT it was the right decision for me.”
She continued: “I chose to remove myself from a potentially uncomfortable situation that I preferred to avoid. I’m proud of myself for recognising what I need during this time, despite the hate that might come my way.
“Accountability is key and when I’m ready, I will give some context around these past few weeks. Thank you to everybody who has sent kindness my way, I see you, and I appreciate you. The new chapter starts now.
“I hope everybody enjoyed watching the CBB final. A huge congratulations to David for the win.”
Ekin- Su on Celebrity Big Brother
Ekin-Su’s appearance on Celebrity Big Brother’s Late & Live didn’t exactly go down too well on Friday (March 15). Strictly star Layton Williams called her out for “blaming the edit” over what happened in the house regarding Marisha Wallace.
In the house, Ekin was upset that Marisha Wallace had nominated her, seeing as they were close in the house. But CBB viewers accused Ekin-Su of “crocodile tears” and being “fake”. They also pointed out how Ekin nominated Louis Walsh – despite being close friends with him.
What happened on Celebrity Big Brother Late & Live
Ekin exclaimed on Late and Live: “You haven’t seen everything, they’ve cut stuff out.” But Layton wasn’t having it.
He said: “We’re not going to blame it on the edit. One thing we’re not going to do is blame it on the edit, girl. We see what we see and it’s a shame.” Ekin-Su also insisted: “I’m just hurt that I wasn’t portrayed as myself on the show.”
Understandably she is feeling vulnerable, but is using this time to gather her thoughts.
However, Celebrity Big Brother host AJ Odudu said: “It’s interesting because you have literally just walked out of the house. You don’t know what’s been seen or what’s been said. But I can assure you that everything that has been seen and has been said has been said by you.”
Earlier in the week, Marisha revealed that she had spoken to Ekin-Su and she is “alright”.
She told the Mail: “Ekin-Su and I have been in contact since leaving the house – she’s alright.” She then added: “I don’t regret nominating Ekin-Su – everything worked out how it was supposed to.”
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