‘I’ve never had a physical fight in my life!’ Anna Vakili says she was forced to act in ‘self-defence’ as she and her family were set upon by ‘drug-using’ attackers in vicious park fight
Anna Vakili has claimed she was set upon by a group of ‘drug-using’ attackers in the park on Bank Holiday Monday.
The Love Island star, 29, released a statement on Instagram on Tuesday, insisting she was forced to act in ‘self-defence’ after a group ‘swung’ at her cousin.
In a video obtained by The Sun, the media personality’s younger sister Mandi is pictured throwing a punch at a young woman following a heated exchange.
Attacked: Anna Vakili has claimed she was set upon by a group of ‘drug-using’ attackers in the park on Bank Holiday Monday
The pharmacist wrote on social media: ‘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.
‘Yesterday 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. These are not “innocent children” the guys with them kept shouting they have a gun, and they tried to steal my sisters phone. I have never had a physical fight in my life!! The violent attack has been reported to the police.
Sharing her side: In a statement released on Instagram on Tuesday, the Love Island star, 29, insisted she was forced to act in ‘self-defence’ after a group ‘swung’ at her cousin
‘If you watch the long video that’s from far slowly. You will see they started attacking my cousin and swinging her on the floor by her hair. All these DMs and messages from people that weren’t even there.
‘Why would we randomly attack anyone ???? Use your brains. We were attacked verbally and physically first because they knew me. Everything we done was to protect ourselves and my cousin. Can’t even enjoy a picnic in peace. Ive just had enough.’ [sic]
Since her stint on the reality show, the brunette has spent the last few months working as a social media influencer and TV personality.
Last month, however, Anna revealed she would be returning to her job as a pharmacist, as due to the global coronavirus pandemic it ‘felt wrong not to’.
Anna told Grazia: ‘I was sitting at home, watching the news and I felt guilty knowing that I could help out in the NHS while I’m just sitting at home, influencing – I just wasn’t planning on going back so soon.
‘The thing is, I studied for so long [five years] to get my master’s in pharmacy. I’m not going to just let it go because of the TV show.’