Love Island returned to screens on Monday night.
And, viewers were left convinced that newcomer Tanyel Revan, 26, is Turkish actress Ekin-Su Culculoglu’s long lost sister, as they pointed out their striking resemblance.
Taking to Twitter during the hairstylist’s first few minutes on the ITV2 show, fans noted that she could be the former winner’s twin, adding that producers did a ‘copy and paste’ job.
Striking resemblance: On Monday night, Love Island viewers were left convinced that newcomer Tanyel Revan, 26, is Turkish actress Ekin-Su Culculoglu’s long lost sister
Viewers insisted that the north Londoner is a double for last summer’s Love Island winner Ekin-Su, with her caramel highlighted locks and olive complexion.
One person tweeted:’ Tanyel is Ekin-Su’s long lost sister IM TELLING YOU!! #LoveIsland,’ with another asking: ‘Is Tanyel ekin-su’s long lost sister?? #LoveIsland.’
‘Love island really said let’s Copy and Paste Ekin-Su for Tanyel #loveisland,’ added a third person while someone else insisted: ‘Tanyel was copied and pasted from Ekin-su #LoveIsland.’
One fan of the show noted: ‘Tanyel is literally an Ekin-Su clone bro #LoveIsland,’ as another tweeted: ‘Tanyel is literally Ekin-Su’s twin #LoveIsland.’
OMG! Viewers insisted that the north Londoner is a double for last summer’s Love Island winner Ekin-Su, with her caramel highlighted locks and olive complexion
Fan reaction: Taking to Twitter during the hairstylist’s first few minutes on the show, fans noted that she could be the former winner’s twin, adding that producers did a ‘copy and paste’ job
Prior to the winter series of Love Island, Tanyel underwent a ‘£4,500 makeover’ with filler, permanent make-up and ‘full facial rejuvenation.’
One specialist estimated that the total cost for her beauty treatments at a whopping £4,500 – at least.
Tanyel opted for a fat-dissolving treatment on her chin at the Evolve Cosmetics clinic in North London.
The procedure involves injecting a fat dissolver into multiple areas of the chin and neck and usually requires up to four treatments.
Aesthetics and facial specialist Vix Manning said: ‘This treatment usually requires up to four sessions and a reputable clinic could charge £250 per go.’
Before and after: Tanyel underwent a dramatic makeover ahead of her time in the villa (pictured left before Love Island, and right, heading onto the show)
Evolve Cosmetics also gave Tanyel’s face a true overhaul with a bespoke procedure involving dermal fillers.
The aim of the procedure is to restore youthfulness and volume to the face and can involve cheek filler, lip filler, jaw filler and Botox, many specialist clinics starting their prices at £2,000.
Like many Love Islanders before her, Tanyel has chose to plump her pout with filler, but had her previous lip filler dissolved in December, before having new filler injected in.
Vix explained: ‘Tanyel’s lip filler was quite swollen before so it’s understandable she’d want to have it dissolved before adding in again for a fresh and more natural looking result.
Dissolving filler can cost around £300 and for the amount of filler Tanyel now has, she could have paid around £300-£400.’
Then and now: The hairstylist from North London had filler, permanent make-up and full facial rejuvenation to ensure she looks perfect from every camera angle
The hair stylist had her lips ‘blushed’ with semi-permanent colour by semi-permanent makeup artist Facify.
The procedure involves a tattoo gun and water-based inks but numbing cream can be used to prevent them from feeling any pain.
Swelling can occur but it soon goes down, with the results thought to last a couple of years – and the procedure usually costs around £500.
Tanyel also had her brows tattooed on at Facify. The treatment is carried out in a similar way to blushed lips, using a tattoo gun and water-based inks.
For a top level technician, you can expect to pay over £500 for two treatments.
LOVE ISLAND 2023: MEET THE CONTESTANTS
Tanya Manhenga
Name: Tanya Manhenga
Age: 22
Location: Liverpool
Occupation: Student and model
Something not many people know about her: ‘I have Vitiligo, which is a skin pigmentation, you may not even notice it.’
‘It’s on my lip and I have a stripe on my hair. Not many people know that but I think it’s quite cute.’
‘I don’t care about covering it up all the time, I think it’s a vibe.’
Lana Jenkins
Name: Lana Jenkins
Age: 25
Location: Luton
Occupation: Makeup artist
Something not many people know about her: ‘In my work as a makeup artist I’ve worked with lots of celebrities.
‘Also, when I was 6-years-old I used to live in Spain and I was in an episode of Benidorm as an extra.’
Anna-May Robey
Name: Anna-May Robey
Age: 20
Location: Swansea
Occupation: Payroll assistant
Something not many people know about her: ‘I went on a date once and I never saw him again.’
‘We went for food and shared a bottle of wine. As I was speaking to him he fell asleep!’
‘I had to clink his wine glass to wake him up.’
Tanyel Revan
Name: Tanyel Revan
Age: 26
Location: North London
Occupation: Hair stylist
Something not many people know about her: ‘My celebrity crush is Channing Tatum – I don’t like pretty boys, they give me the ‘ick’ because they always have a crap personality.’
‘Channing Tatum is handsome but not too pretty. He’s manly and he can dance.’
‘If a man can dance I’m in love with him straight away.’
Olivia Hawkins
Name: Olivia Hawkins
Age: 27
Location: Brighton
Occupation: Ring girl and actress
Something not many people know about her: ‘I did a film with Jason Statham and had a nice 10-minute convo about life.’
‘I’ve been a ring girl for KSI, I played a waitress in James Bond with Daniel Craig and I’ve also been a body double for Michelle Keegan and Emma Watson.’
Kai Fagan
Name: Kai Fagan
Age: 24
Location: Manchester
Occupation: Science and PE teacher
Something not many people know about him: ‘I’m a Jamaican citizen. Because of that I played rugby 7s for Jamaica.’
‘I play semi-professional rugby now for Burnage RFC.’
‘I’ve technically got three different degrees and went to three different unis.’
Ron Hall
Name: Ron Hall
Age: 25
Location: Essex
Occupation: Financial advisor
Something not many people know about him: ‘On meeting me, you’d never know I am blind in one eye.’
‘It was the result of a football injury when I was 8. I’ve got two different coloured eyes, one blue and one green.’
Will Young
Name: Will Young
Age: 23
Location: Buckinghamshire
Occupation: Farmer
Something not many people know about him: ‘Every night I light a candle and meditate for 20-25 minutes.’
‘A girl I was seeing told me to meditate, I tried it and loved it. I stopped seeing her and carried on meditating!
‘It’s a nice way to self reflect.’
Shaq Muhammad
Name: Shaq Muhammad
Age: 24
Location: London
Occupation: Airport security officer
Something not many people know about her: ‘I’m a very emotional person. It can be a blessing and a curse.’
‘Every time I watch Dear John I cry.
That’s my favourite film. Any time I’m with someone and they say, ‘Let’s watch a romantic film’, I’m like, ‘How about Dear John, how does that sound?’
Haris Namani
Name: Haris Namani
Age: 21
Location: Doncaster
Occupation: TV salesman
Something not many people know about her: ‘I’ve never found love. I think this is the show that can help me.’
‘It’s the best opportunity for me to find the girl and find the right one. I’ve obviously not found the right one myself.’
