Ekin-Su Culculoglu debuts jaw-dropping new red hair at Tom Hardy premiere

The former Love Island star hit the red carpet in London for the premiere of Tom Hardy’s new movie Venom: The Last Dance, which also stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple and Stephen Graham

Ekin-Su Culculoglu debuted her jaw-dropping new red hair as she attended Tom Hardy’s latest movie premiere.

The former Love Island star, 30, hit the red carpet at the Venom: The Last Dance premiere in London on Wednesday, and joined Hollywood A-listers including heartthrob Tom, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Juno Temple, who also star in the latest Marvel movie. Hannah Waddingham was also in attendance, as she was reunited with her Ted Lasso co-star Juno, while Strictly Come Dancing stars Amy Dowden and JB Gill made an appearance at the star-studded premiere.

However, it was Ekin-Su’s glamorous transformation that turned heads on the red carpet, as she debuted her new burgundy locks. Sharing snaps on Instagram, she looked incredible in a chic black gown, and her fans were big supporters of her new look. “Please keep this hairrrrrrr omg,” one wrote in the comments on her post, as another agreed: “Omg hunny the hair you look unreal.”

Many of her followers suggested she looked like Scarlett Johansson’s iconic female superhero Black Widow, as a third chimed in: “Giving black widow look. You're absolutely stunning.” One commented that Ekin-Su was “too hot to handle”, as her former Love Island housemate Liberty Poole also showed her support. “Wow,” she simply wrote, as Ekin-Su sweetly replied: “Thank you!”

Her appearance on the red carpet comes just after she spoke candidly about her experience on the ITV dating show, as she confessed she struggled with her mental health after being crowned winner alongside ex-boyfriend Davide Sanclimenti. “The more the [social accounts] following went up, the more the pressure went up,” she told Rylan on his podcast How To Be In The Spotlight. Ekin-Su admitted her whirlwind romance with Davide was “overwhelming”, and she wasn’t ready for her relationship to be in the spotlight. “If I’d had the mindset I have now, I would have set some boundaries,” she explained.

But as her relationship crumbled, Ekin-Su felt she was still expected to “perform”, and that impacted her mental wellbeing. “It felt fake. I wasn’t happy. I thought I was happy. I wasn’t. You can’t trust anyone. You start to lose trust, even in family members… It’s so much pressure,” she sadly shared.

Her negative experience on Celebrity Big Brother made her rethink her mindset, and she even contemplated suicide after facing a huge backlash on the reality show. “The reaction was like I’d killed someone. I’m not perfect. And I just didn’t want to be around anymore,” Ekin-Su confessed. But she’s now reached a point in her life where she longer needs to be liked by others, so long as she’s happy with herself. “I feel good. I don’t need validation from someone. I don’t need to prove to people that I have friends… I’m just being appreciative and not being so negative,” Ekin-Su added with a smile.

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