Love Island winner Ekin-Su looks unrecognizable in her old club job as she poses with Mark Wright

SHE has just won Love Island with the handsome Italian David on her arm.

But Ekin-Su, 27, looked very different during her university years when she worked as a shooter while living in Preston.

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A new snap shows her posing with former Towie star Mark Wright at a venue called Ships and Giggles, where she has been helping out with celebrity appearances.

Meanwhile, Ekin-Su went by the name Susie Hayzel as she studied for her BA (Hons) in Theater before graduating in 2015.

Her former boss – Andy MacDonald – has opened up about her days working at the club, admitting he was very confused when she first appeared on screen.

He said LancsLive“I’m not a Love Island fan at all but I keep getting these messages and phone calls about this Ekin-Su guy. They say Ekin-Su used to work for you and I say, I never had anyone called Ekin-Su work for me, ever.

“After a while I thought, what’s going on? I looked on Facebook and I was like ‘for God’s sake, it’s Susie Hayzel! Her name isn’t Ekin-Su is Susie b****y Hayzel.

“I realized she was doing really, really well and I’m really proud of her,” Andy added.

Ekin worked as a shooter at Ships and Giggles between 2014 and 2015.

Andy continued: “She was brilliant when she worked for me. She was really down to earth, she said whatever she thought.”

He also recalled his appearance on a low-budget reality TV show called Lancashore.

In an effort to resemble Geordie Shore, the “series” followed the lives of a handful of male and female college students.

She then landed the role of Isil in Turkish soap opera Kuzey Yıldızı İlk Aşk in 2020 – before landing a coveted spot on Love Island.

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