Axed Celebrity Big Brother star defends Ekin-Su and says she ‘went through hell’ after nominations row
EVICTED Celebrity Big Brother star Marisha Wallace defended under fire Ekin-Su Culculoglu last night claiming she “went through hell” in the house.
The stage star was asked by comedian Eddie Kadi on Late & Live if Ekin-Su’s emotional outburst after their face to face nominations was genuine.
Ekin-Su, 29, broke down in tears and clashed with Marisha after the latter nominated her to her face, despite them being friends.
Marisha said: “She was really going through hell, babe. She was really crying. You can’t see everything when you’re there. When I came she was crying into a teddy bear, so it was very intense.”
Jordan North asked if she felt like telling Ekin to grow up.
“I’m not nasty,” said Marisha. “Obviously, she was really upset, but I don’t think it was about the nomination. I think it was a trauma response. When somebody has been betrayed in the past and then someone else is betraying me and then you go back to all your previous traumas.
“I’m like I’m not your boyfriend, I’m not your whatever but those things come back to you. And we’re in this heightened, high pressure thing with no support system, you don’t have your friends, you might snap.”
Ekin-Su split up with boyfriend Davide Sanclimenti jsut weeks before taking part in the show.
Though they released amicable statements, it is believed Ekin was hurt by Davide liking the pictures of a glamorous OnlyFans model on social media.
Earlier this week Late & Live was hit by hundreds of Ofcom complaints after hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best‘s interviewed Ekin-Su.
AJ, 36, and Will, 39, and that night’s guests, didn’t hold back when grilling the former Love Island star on her time in the house, with some insisting the questioning amounted to “bullying“.
It’s been revealed that 139 furious viewers complained to the broadcasting regulator.
During the interview, Will even referred to her as “Ekin Boo Hoo Hoo”, while AJ furiously hit back at her claims she was poorly edited.
AJ ruthlessly told her: “It’s interesting as you’ve literally just walked out of the house, you can’t have seen what’s been shown and what’s been said.
“But I can assure you that everything that has been seen and has been shown, has been said by you!”
Taking to social media to comment on the awkward interview, one fan wrote: “Ekin has done nothing to warrant being bullied.”
Another said: “The treatment towards Ekin on late and live was disgusting!
“AJ, Will are not meant to belittle the housemates that have left they are meant to interview them and they way they treated Ekin was awful.”
A third said: “Very uncomfortable to watch. I felt so sorry for Ekin.”
And a fourth added: “At this point, Ekin is getting bullied for no reason.”
Ekin-Su also clashed with Strictly star Layton Williams on the show, who couldn’t resist a dig about her reaction to being picked by Marisha during face-to-face nominations.
After the shock twist Ekin-Su made it clear she was upset with Marisha, 38, as she believed they were close friends.
But Layton insisted she had no right to get upset after nominating pal Louis Walsh – despite Ekin-Su insisting he was keen to leave the house.
Layton quipped: “She had to pick someone just like you picked Louis.
“Louis squashed it and kind of kept it moving and, unfortunately, you dragged it on.”