There are many perks that come with winning Love Island in addition to the obvious of finding a significant other.

The popular dating show first burst onto the scene in the U.K. in 2015, where singles moved into a luxury villa in Spain and vied for the chance to meet The One. The last couple standing earned a £50,000 prize. A U.S. spinoff, meanwhile, hands out a $100,000 sum to the winning couple. Suffice it to say, it can be difficult to suss out who is truly there for the romance or who has their eye on the cold, hard cash.

“When I was on my show, I knew from day one who was in there for what. And when the show finished, everyone was like, ‘Ekin, you were right.’ So I’m usually good at reading people,” Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu exclusively told Us Weekly in June 2024. “That was one of my tale

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