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Love Island’s Kaz Crossley releases emotional statement after being released from ‘terrifying’ jail
LOVE Island's Kaz Crossley has released an emotional statement after being released from jail.
She told fans "we are so blessed" after a terrifying ordeal saw her detained at Abu Dhabi airport.
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The Sun revealed last night that star had been locked up with 30 women for days in the United Arab Emirates.
Kaz had been detained at Abu Dhabi airport in transit for a flight to Thailand.
She was taken away to be quizzed by Dubai police as part of a probe into a two-year old video of her snorting a substance.
The reality TV star was later freed without charge and wrote a short message to fans on Instagram.
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She told her 1.1million followers: "I am safe, thank you for all your kind messages.
"I want to take some time to reflect before I comment on the past few days.
"Grateful for so much right now. We are so blessed..."
The Sun revealed last night that Kaz told a friend about what she had been through in the jail.
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Kaz explained to a pal: “They didn’t get me a lawyer or a proper translator. I couldn’t even have a shower.
“I was locked up with 30 other women, and had no idea why I was there for days - nobody would help me. It was the most terrifying experience of my life.”
The pal added: “She’s very shaken up, the very worst thoughts were going through her mind.
“You see stories of Brits being banged up for years and years in these countries over drugs issues.
“She didn’t have drugs, but she had been associated with someone else police are looking into from a previous trip, and that’s why they arrested her.”
Eventually Kaz was able to sit down with police and fully assist with their investigation before being released without charge.
The friend added: “She’s incredibly relieved. She couldn’t wait to get to an airport and get away.
“It’s an experience it will live with her forever.”
The fashion and beauty influencer was too emotional to talk when The Sun approached her at an Abu Dhabi police station yesterday.
Kaz came third on the 2018 series of Love Island alongside Josh Denzel after joining the show at the Casa Amor stage.
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However, they split and she went on to date another villa star, Theo Campbell, before leaving him in 2020.
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