GARY Goldsmith hit out at Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu as he insisted his former Celebrity Big Brother housemate is playing a game.
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Appearing on spin-off show Late & Live last night, he was asked by host Will Best if he thought Ekin-Su, 29, was playing a game.
The businessman replied: "100% - it’s a very unusual dynamic.
"But if you want to win the show, and win it as a game, you have to play it as a game. Ekin-Su’s got so much more experience than most people of doing that and she’s doing it brilliantly."
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"It’s a game, so all credit to her for doing what she’s doing. It’s all about getting airtime, saying the right things to the right people, getting people onside. It’s being that magnet that people are drawn to."
But fans have been rushing to former Love Island champ Ekin-Su's defence, insisting she's getting a "villain edit" from bosses.
Sharing their thoughts on Reddit, many viewers claimed they've seen the "real Ekin" on the show's overnight live feed.
One wrote: "Watching the live makes me realise that they’re definitely giving Ekin Su a villain edit on the show.
"The lives show her mixing with the younger crowd and being carefree, being goofy, actively helping out in the kitchen everyday and being hands on.
"Levi, Lauren and Louis have praised her and it sucks that she’s getting a narrative based off the main show which isn’t true to what's being shown on the live."
Another added: "It’s so weird like why do they have it out for her so intensely?
"She’s literally goofing around with all the [housemates] who seem to love her so wtf?"
Ekin-Su entered the famous house after appearing in season two of The Traitors US.
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She rose to fame after winning the 2022 series of Love Island alongside co-star Davide Sanclimenti, whom she broke up with in January.
