Love Island’s Anna Vakili has spilled the beans on why she decided to pull out of the All Stars series. The 34 year old, who shot to fame on the 2019 series of the ITV2 show, was known for her ‘Storm Anna’ row when then-beau Jordan Hames was caught flirting with India Reynolds – who is currently on the All Stars programme. Anna, who now hosts a podcast with her sister Mandy called Sisters In The City, revealed she was all set to join All Stars this year but had a change of heart because: “The kind of man I want to settle down with wouldn’t really want a woman that’s going on Love Island.”
Anna appeared on Love Island in 2019
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She confessed she went through the entire process for the show, including meetings, drug tests and STD tests. “Don’t get me wrong guys, I was very far down the line to go on there,” she admitted. However, she soon decided to back out as she doesn’t believe her dream man would be in the villa. “I should be in South Africa right now, on Love Island All Stars, in the warmth in a bikini on TV because I was very close to going on there,” she said.
Reality star Anna Vakili is glad she hasn’t returned to the villa
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When Mandy asked how she felt about missing out on the opportunity, Anna replied: “I don’t see it as an opportunity, I look at previously Love Island All Stars and I don’t think it did anything for any of them. In terms of me finding someone on there, it’s very very slim,” reports the Mirror. The reality star, who experienced a significant financial uplift after her stint on the show, has labelled a potential return as “greedy”. She explained: “It would have not benefited me financially. The kind of man I want to settle down with wouldn’t really want a woman that’s going on Love Island. I feel that’s such a f****** up thing to say but that’s the truth.” She continued: “For example, when I went on in 2019, I had to go on because we were in a bad financial place. It changed me life, it changed our family’s life, it served its purpose. Going on there now, is just being greedy.” “The guy that I would want to marry now, would look down on that ‘why you on there snogging different guys in a bikini’. I’m a 34 year old woman,” she said.
