Dancing on Ice is back on our screens tonight (January 15), and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has shared an update on how her boyfriend Davide Sanclimenti is coping with her icy adventures.
And, it turns out Davide has been incredibly supportive during Ekin-Su's physically and mentally gruelling training.
Take that, Dancing on Ice curse!
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Talking to Digital Spy and other media, Ekin-Su praised her partner, saying: "He's been very supportive, he's been putting epsom salt in the baths for me, making sure I'm home, my body is relaxed, nice foot massages, nice back massages, nice healthy nutritional meals... he's really supportive, he wants me to smash it, he really does."
Very soon, we'll see if the duo's joint efforts have paid off as Ekin-Su takes to the ice on television for the first time tonight with professional skating partner Brendyn Hatfield.
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Previously, the reality TV star posted a promising update on her training, describing how things were looking up.
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"Training’s going a lot better now," she said.
"Today, my body clicked. I don’t know what happened but somehow, when I let go, and stopped thinking about everything, my body felt like a feather and I glided.
"But we’re now learning other things... the more difficult stuff. Wish me luck!"
For Ekin-Su and Davide, Dancing on Ice will be just the latest in a series of huge events they've shared since meeting on Love Island last year. Their milestones include moving in together and creating their own show, Ekin-Su & Davide: Homecomings.
Dancing on Ice, presented by Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, returns on Sunday, January 15 at 6.30pm, airing on ITV1 and ITVX.
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