Love Island’s Kaz Crossley speaks out for first time after Dubai arrest: ‘I definitely didn’t love myself’

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I feel like I owe it to my followers and I owe it to myself to get closure about this situation because it’s been a good few years and I’m ready to move forward now.” She continued: “In 2020, I was in Dubai and I was filmed – it was me in the video, no one forced me to do that – it was a time in my life where I definitely didn’t love myself at all probably and this is reflected in what I was doing to my body and who I surrounded myself with. “I take full accountability, I did not lie and I said that was me in the video and I explained the situation – it was a long time ago.” Crossley went on to address speculation about who took the video of her. Didn’t know he had this video and then when we’ve broken up, that’s when he decided to leak it online.” The Love Island star has said that the situation affected her mental health but she’s now ready to ‘move forward’ Crossley did not name the ex-partner in question but claims they were “malicious” and took the footage with the intention to “ruin” her career. In their statement after Crossley’s release, her representatives said: “Kaz has fully cooperated with officials and is free to continue her journey.” The Independent contacted Crossley’s representatives for comment.