Former Love Island star Kaz Crossley has spoken publicly for the primary time since she was detained within the United Arab Emirates, after a leaked video from 2020 confirmed her snorting a white substance in Dubai.
The 28-year-old actuality star stated she “will not allow my past to define me,” and admitted she had made “a lot of mistakes”.
“It was me in the video. No one forced me to do that,” she stated.
Crossley was detained at Abu Dhabi airport whereas travelling to Thailand earlier this month, and spent a number of nights in a jail cell.
Speaking concerning the incident on Instagram, Crossley stated the video had been taken in secret and leaked.
“It completely destroyed my mental health,” she stated.
“My family was so worried about me. I was not in a good way, being trolled online every day. I’ve had to do a lot of healing.”
While the incident had been extensively reported, she stated she had not spoken to any media instantly about it.
Crossley stated: “It was a time of my life the place I undoubtedly did not love myself in any respect in all probability, and that is mirrored in what I used to be doing to my physique and who I surrounded myself with.
“I have made mistakes, I’ve made a lot of mistakes. But I will not allow my past to define who I am now, because I’m really truly falling in love with myself and the person that I’m becoming.
“It’s been a loopy, lengthy journey, however I’m surrounding myself now with individuals who made me really feel so seen, so protected.
“I’m just excited to really now just step fully into my power and take control of my life, take responsibility and move forward because I am so blessed to be here.”
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Fellow Love Islanders Zara McDermott and Laura Anderson, who starred in the identical sequence of the present in 2018, have been fast to supply their help within the feedback part of her submit.
McDermott wrote: “There is no adult human being on this planet who has not made a single mistake; yet people are so quick to judge and it’s something I’ll never get my head around.
“You have achieved unimaginable work with so many kids and you’ve got modified lives; we have all seen it and you’ve got a beautiful coronary heart!
“One mistake doesn’t define you, it’s the value you add to the world; and that’s a lot.”
Anderson added: “My girl…We also know that honesty is the best policy which has set you free from any mistakes.
“I really like you and figuring out you these previous 5 years has been such a pleasure to see you develop.”
Crossley joined sequence 4 of the ITV present as a brand new contestant when the notorious Casa Amor was launched.
She and fellow contestant Josh Denzel went on to complete in third place within the ultimate behind Anderson and Paul Knops, and Dani Dyer and Jack Fincham.
Source: information.sky.com”