She could be fined £18,000.
Former Love Island star Zara Holland has been charged by police in Barbados after breaching Covid-19 regulations by trying to flee the island after her boyfriend, Elliott Love, tested positive last Tuesday.
According to media in Barbados, the couple arrived on a Virgin Atlantic flight last Sunday, at which point they were obliged to quarantine at a Christ Church hotel until they have returned two negative Covid-19 tests each, which takes roughly three days.
After they were told Love had tested positive, and therefore they would have to quarantine, the couple reportedly removed their wristbands and boarded a taxi to Grantley Adams International Airport, where they were met by authorities and arrested.
Holland will appear in court on Wednesday and faces the prospect of a year in jail and an £18,000 fine. This comes shortly after a tourist in Barbados was jailed for six months for breaching the island’s rules, despite only going out for a drink.
Holland claimed her breach of the guidelines was a misunderstanding. In a statement published by Barbados Today, the 25-year-old said: “I firstly want to apologise to the entire country of Barbados for what has been a massive mix up and misunderstanding during my most recent stay.”
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“I am currently working with the local authorities to rectify any issues on my part and will issue an update and full statement which I think is the only right thing to do to the Government and citizens of Barbados.
“I have been a guest of this lovely island in excess of 20 years and would never do anything to jeopardise an entire nation that I have nothing but love and respect for and which has treated me as a family.”
Elliott Love’s brother has told the Mail Online that Holland is out of quarantine and in a hotel.
