Love Island’s Anna Vakili 'almost arrested' for wearing tight jeans in Iran

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Former Love Island contestant Anna Vakili has claimed that she was nearly arrested while on a trip to Iran after wearing jeans that were too tight.

The TV personality, who’s recently spoken about her time on the show, made the admission on Johnny Seifert's Secure The Insecure podcast as she recalled how she was “dragged” into a police van.

As she opened up about the experience, the 31 year old alleged that she “got arrested in Iran for wearing jeans”. She also explained how her “non-Islamic” outfit was questioned by police and that her family fought to save her from going to custody.

Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.The social media sensation added: “It was really scary because I just remember all these police women grabbing me and trying to put me in the van. “They were saying in Farsi, 'Your jeans are too tight and it's not Islamic', and they were trying to push me into the car. “My auntie was grabbing me and pulling me away and saying, 'She's English, she's from England, she doesn't know'. “I pretended that I couldn't speak Farsi and they let me go because I was from England and I didn't know the laws enough.” While on the podcast, Anna also opened up about how her heritage left her feeling like an outsider during her teenage years. “I never really did fit in with the English girls in school - I was very different growing up in a very Iranian household,” she said. “At the same time whenever I used to travel to Iran I felt different to them as well because I wasn't fully Iranian. “There was always that, 'which one am I?' Now I can say that I'm Persian, but British Persian.