Love Island fans convinced producers told Curtis to pick Ekin-Su in VERY awkward scenes – and even she can’t believe it

LOVE Island fans are convinced show bosses told Curtis Pritchard to pick Ekin-Su in the latest recoupling.

For the past few days Curtis had been getting to know new girl Danielle Sellers and it looked like he was going to couple with her.

However, in awkward scenes that shocked every Islander and Ekin herself, Curtis went back for her.

He said: “I am gonna go with my heart and with my gut. The person I am going to couple up with is Ekin.”

After making his decision he then sat gazing up into the sky with teary eyes, attracting curious looks from the other villa stars.

Even Ekin could be seen questioning what was wrong with him.

Viewers thought it was all a bit forced and one wrote on X: “The producers 100% told Curtis to pick Ekin.”

Another said: “Curtis asking Ekin if she’s shocked and then visibly, but silently crashing out I front of people is certainly… a choice.”

A third wrote: “Is curtis okay? why does he look like his cat has just died??”

He and Ekin had a heart-to-heart after the recoupling in which he turned on the charm.

He said: “I genuinely loved getting to know you and being around you I think you’re beautiful and sexy and have so much about you.

“I didn’t handle the situation of the whole Danielle coming in, I should have said straight away it confused me. I didn’t and said what you wanted to hear and I shouldn’t have done that.”

Ekin told him: “What I have with you overpowers everything.”

After promising to be truthful with each other going forward, they shared a kiss and giggled.

Curtis then sought Danielle for a chat and stumbled through an explanation.

He reiterated his connection with Ekin, but Danielle said he could easily have said he was closed off at any point, but he never did.

Curtis and Ekin clashed days ago after Curtis admitted he had led Ekin on following the a recoupling shake-up, where bombshell Danielle picked him.

Sitting down for a tense chat, Curtis confessed: “I’ll be completely honest with you. I lied to you.”

Ekin-Su was left fuming, feeling played after Curtis revealed he hadn’t been “100% honest” and admitted that he should never have told her he was closed off.

She proceeded to spill her drink on him outraging viewers.

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