Zara Holland, a star of “Love Island” and Miss Britain 2015, was arrested while trying to leave Barbados with her boyfriend, after he tested positive for coronavirus, according to a report.
The 25-year-old beauty and her boyfriend, Elliott Love, were caught trying to board a plane to Britain to avoid being taken to a quarantine facility, The Sun reported.
The lovers – who had planned to celebrate the New Year in the escape from the Caribbean – could be charged with criminal charges, including endangering the lives of others and fines, according to the press.
If convicted, they could end up spending up to a year in the slammer, he added.
Holland and Love were tested when they arrived on the island on Sunday afternoon and were ordered to isolate themselves in their hotel room to await the results.
When Love’s result returned positive on Tuesday, the couple were given red bracelets and told they would be taken to a military base turned into a quarantine center, The Sun reported.
But before health officials arrived in protective gear to go to the unit, Holland and Love cut off their bracelets, booked a flight and went to the airport in a taxi, according to the press.
A staff member in their luxurious resort of Sugar Bay Barbados allegedly saw the troops thrown and alerted police, who collared the duo at the airport security checkpoint.
They were detained in a COVID-19 ward at St. John’s Hospital. Lucy.
Holland, who was stripped of her beauty crown after “Love Island” aired footage of her having oral sex under the guise of a competing colleague, now runs a fashion store with her mother.
Barbados Medical Director Dr. Kenneth George said several British tourists had violated the island’s COVID-19 rules.
“There are three tourists who are of special interest. Two are in quarantine and one is in police custody, “he told The Sun. “Two were detained at the airport. This is a matter for the police and I am confident that the appropriate evidence will be presented. “