SOME leave the famous Love Island villa with the hefty £50k prize, others with lucrative brand deals waiting for them – or with the love of their life.
But Anna Vakili, who shot to fame after appearing on the show in 2019, left Love Island feeling the pressure to change her look entirely.
The stunner, who pulled out of Love Island: All Stars, now embraces a more natural look[/caption]
The now 34-year-old beauty made waves on the ITV dating show, where she soon became known for her feisty personality, which landed her one of the most explosive shows on the programme.
In the end, however, the pharmacist didn’t have much luck when it come to finding her one and only Romeo and she has since spilled the beans on what really was taking place inside the famous villa.
Chatting with her sister, Mandi Vakili, on their Sisters in the City podcast, Anna bravely opened up about how Love Island ultimately made her revamp her image.
”Before I went into Love Island, I used to think ‘Oh my God, I am so f***ing hot […], every guy fancies me.
”But when I was in there, I suddenly had this feeling like ‘Oh my God, I am not anyone’s type.”
At the time, Anna, who appeared on season 5, was sporting a deep tan, dark brunette tresses, heavy eye make-up, as well as her signature ”drawn-on eyebrows”.
Amongst the ”petite blondes with blue eyes”, the former Love Islander felt different than the other female contestants.
”To be fair, I don’t think I looked my best on Love Island – I look much better now.”
Mandi, who is the younger sister to the star, explained that at the time in their community in London ”that was the look back then”.
”Drawn-on, sharp mountain-shaped eyebrows and massive lips – so big, that they looked like they were going to explode in your face.
”BBL things – all of that stuff was happening when you went up to the Middle Eastern bars. We were the s**t.”
After looking back at herself on the screen, Anna – who has 1.2million followers on Instagram – saw that she had gone overboard with the enhancements.
”I was like ‘Oh my God, fillers are overboard, everything is too much going on’.
”Then I went back towards a more natural look – and I feel much better for it.”
Love Island All Stars 2025 rumours
Love Island All Stars will be back for its second series in 2025 – and rumours are already rife as to who will be making a comeback this time around.
After the second All Stars series was announced in May, show boss Mike Spender said: “Lots of people have been in contact about it, lots of fun people, from series one onwards.
“We cast it because we knew what was going on behind the scenes of who was getting with who and now even more stories have come out.
“I think we will now save ex-islanders for All Stars.”
One rumoured name for the next series is data engineer Harry Baker.
Harry, 25, arrived in the villa as a bombshell in Series 11. He soon ‘stole’ Grace Jackson after making his debut.
Arriving late in the run, he only lasted for a few days before being dumped alongside Lola Deloca.
Despite the hunk’s brief stint, viewers have called for Harry’s return.
One upset fan wrote: “Get you in All Stars next”, to which Harry cryptically replied by posting ‘shrugging’ emojis.
Anna made the decision to go back to her day job after becoming disillusioned with the influencer lifestyle earlier this year.
The brunette beauty almost made her way back onto the TV screens last year when she nearly appeared on Love Island: All Stars.
The 34-year-old threw the show bosses into chaos after pulling out of the dating show just days before the cast were scheduled to fly out to South Africa.
A source at the time, told The Sun: “Love Island producers were hell bent on getting Anna for the All Stars series as she was part of the one of the highest rated series of the show ever, and viewers will never forget her blazing row with fellow islander Jordan Hames.
“She was guaranteed to bring the drama, which is just what this series is all about.
“Anna went in for a string of meetings and even got as far as booking the medical all islanders have to take before entering the villa, but then at the last minute had a change of heart.”
