ITV Love Island star quits All Stars last minute – with brutal reason why
Love Island’s Anna Vakili has recently revealed the reasons behind her decision to opt out of the much-anticipated All Stars series. The 34-year-old, who became a household name in the 2019 series of the ITV2 reality show.
She is remembered for her fierce ‘Storm Anna’ argument when her then-partner Jordan Hames was caught flirting with India Reynolds, who was the first islander dumper on this year’s All Stars.
Currently co-hosting the ‘Sisters In The City’ podcast with her sister Mandy, Anna disclosed that she was initially poised to join this year’s All Stars but reevaluated, saying: “The kind of man I want to settle down with wouldn’t really want a woman that’s going on Love Island,” reports OK!.
She divulged that she had participated in the full selection process, including meetings and health screenings. “Don’t get me wrong guys, I was very far down the line to go on there,” Anna stated candidly.
Yet, she eventually pulled out, doubting that she would find her ideal partner in the villa. Reflecting on the possibility of being part of the show, Anna expressed: “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.”
When Mandy queried about her feelings on missing out, Anna responded: “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.”
The reality star reflected on her financial success after Love Island but dismissed the idea of rejoining the show as “greedy”.
She shared her thoughts, revealing: “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 added: “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 explained.
