Rumours of a shocking romance between Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Towie’s James Argent sparked the Love Island star’s own Wagatha Christie inquiry.
The reality TV stars, aged 29 and 36, were reportedly observed spending time together following Ekin-Su’s tumultuous tenure in the Celebrity Big Brother house.
The couple was claimed to have become closer after James consoled her following the terrible reaction she experienced on social media after her Big Brother exit.
However, the public relations team that represents both artists has issued a categorical denial, while James and Ekin-Su insist they are still single.
Their team are calling out a friend who’s ‘selling [Ekin-Su and James] out’ for ‘a quick buck’.
A source had previously claimed the pair were ‘practically neighbours’ and that they’d ‘passionately kissed’ after spending more time together.
However, the reports of a developing romance appear to be incorrect, and those representing the couple are working together to identify the source of the leaks.
A source said: ‘The team are channelling their inner Wagatha Christie and trying to find out who is selling out on Ekin-Su. And they’re pretty sure they know who it is.
‘Ekin-Su and James are friends, and have had a little laugh to themselves about the story. They both remain single. A small number of people who were told about a drunken snog. Everybody is getting closer to the source of the leaks.’
They continued: ‘Sadly, the pair are no strangers to people trying to make a quick buck out of them, and it looks like this is another case of somebody trying to sell out on the pair.’
Ekin-Su split from her Love Island partner, Davide Sanclimenti, in January of this year and has kept her dating life discreet since.
Shortly after the breakup, she entered the Celebrity Big Brother house with former X Factor judges Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne, as well as eventual winner David Potts.
However, she was evicted in front of a booing audience and sparked further controversy when she blamed the editors of the ITV reality series for her poor reception, claiming that she was ‘hurt’ that she was not depicted as her actual self.
Since leaving the house, she has kept a low profile and is said to have spent a lot of time getting to know James, who has been on his own journey in recent months.
He parted from his 19-year-old girlfriend Stella Turian in November of last year, after they had been dating for a little over a year and had mostly been long-distance.
The Towie star has also dropped an astonishing 14 stone in the previous three years, following gastric band surgery in 2021. Following the life-changing operation, he has returned to a healthy weight.
