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Curtis and Ekin-Su deserve Oscars for their All Stars gameplay, says Danielle Sellers – this is how they conned us
Ekin and Curtis are at the centre of the villa drama tonight
ALL Stars bombshell Danielle Sellers says the villa's so-called strongest couple Curtis Pritchard and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu deserve an Oscar for their Love Island performance.
The former Page 3 glamour model insists Ekin-Su guilt-tripped her into staying away from Curtis by being friendly - and he ultimately stuck with her to get to the final.
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In an exclusive interview with The Sun, Danielle claims the showbiz couple have been playing a game from the beginning in a bid to win the show.
"Curtis's acting was shocking on Hollyoaks, but I would give him an Oscar this time round", says Danielle.
"He'd also be a great politician because he never gives a straight answer.
"With Ekin, she acted like she liked me, but maybe it was like that saying, 'keep your friends close, but your enemies closer'.
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"If she was mean to me then I would have had absolutely no loyalties towards her and just run with it, but because she was so nice I kind of felt a bit sorry for her over the whole situation, so I respected her boundaries a little bit.
"She was crying a lot, so out of respect, I wasn't pulling Curtis for chats every second whereas if she was more laid back I probably would have.
"When I was having a conversation with Curtis and Ekin was crying and saying 'help me,' I'm like, are you actually upset or are you just being an actress right now?"
Danielle made professional dancer Curtis's head spin just days after he'd sworn he was "closed off" with Ekin-Su.
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After she "stole" him in a recoupling, Danielle was left disappointed when Curtis later backtracked.
Despite massive rows and having a drink swilled at him, Curtis recoupled with Ekin-Su.
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It comes after The Sun revealed Curtis's ex claimed she was once manipulated into faking a break-up with the Love Island star in his desperate bid for reality TV fame.
Sophie Sheridan accused the 28-year-old dancer of causing her “psychological trauma” and “treating me like a doormat” in his obsession with stardom.
Asked how Curtis and Ekin-Su will fare on the outside, Danielle says: "I think they're completely different people so I don't know whether on the outside that would work.
"While they're in there, they are maybe putting it on a little bit because they're just so different.
"The things he says that he's looking for isn't really what he has with Ekin, but no one really knows how he feels apart from him.
"It's difficult to see who is genuine and who isn't.
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"When I spent my time with him I felt like our connection was genuine and I feel like he was interested in getting to know me, but then it kind of makes sense if he's just stuck with Ekin because it would have been a safer option for him to get to the end.
"Going with me would have been a big risk for him."
Danielle left the villa after bombshell Chuggs Wallis recoupled with Tina Stinnes instead.
She has no regrets about her journey - but thinks she had a lucky escape from Curtis.
"If he's not genuine in there and he's not looking for someone then that's definitely someone that I wouldn't want to be with whether they're a good match or not."
Danielle even believes Curtis and Ekin-Su have dropped a major clue they're not sure about each other either.
"They've asked the public 'do you think we are a good match?', which is hilarious.
"They're even asking that question because they're confused themselves.
"I think they're looking for a bit of clarity or reassurance.
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"They acted shock that they weren't leaving [out of them, Ronnie and Harriet, and Chuggs and Tina] but they definitely weren't shocked that they weren't leaving.
"They knew they were staying."
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