‘Love Island’ star Anna Vakili says being abused in the streets has become "normal" since her time on the show.
The reality TV star made the confession in response to the emergence of a video showing Anna and her sister involved in an altercation with a group in London’s Hyde Park on Monday (25.05.20).
Insisting she was acting in self-defence, Anna wrote on Instagram Story: "Since coming out of Love Island it’s become my normal for people to shout abuse at me in the streets and I have learned to turn a blind eye and remove myself from the situation.
"I was having a picnic in the park with my sister, boyfriend and cousin when we were subjected to continuous verbal abuse from a group who came near us who were doing drugs.
"Wanting to remove ourselves away from them we packed up to leave they came over swung at my cousin and threw her by her hair leaving her bleeding. Out of self defence we had to get them off of her and leave.
"There was a large group of them and not many of us. (sic)"
The brunette beauty also said the group claimed to have a gun.
Anna – who appeared on ‘Love Island’ in 2019 – said: "All these DMs and messages from people that weren’t even there. Why would we randomly anyone????
"We were attacked verbally and physically first because they knew me. Everything we done was to protect ourselves and my cousin. (sic)"
In response to the video, a police spokesperson told MailOnline: "We are aware of an allegation of assault in Hyde Park, on Monday, May 25, at approximately 20:00. We will attempt to contact the complainant to establish the circumstances."