Laura Anderson forced to delete Instagram comments after ‘punching bag treatment’

As the Love Island star continues to face backlash over her Dubai holiday

Laura Anderson

by Nathan Katnoria |
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Love Island’s Laura Anderson has admitted she’s deleting “negative” comments on her Instagram posts after coming under fire online for holidaying in Dubai.

The former flight attendant is one of many reality stars and influencers who have flocked to the UAE hotspot amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but with England back in lockdown for the third time, lots of celebs are facing backlash over their trips.

After she was branded “selfish” for sharing poolside snaps, Laura hinted at taking a break from posting after telling fans she was “overwhelmed” by the criticism.

It seems that she’s decided to stay on social media though and has instead urged her followers, “If you don’t have anything nice to say please do not comment 🙏🏼.”

She wrote, “Guys I’m sorry to delete negative comments. Some have valid points but I can’t argue every day. I’ve so much to say but I can’t win on such a fragile topic or speak for anyone other than myself.”

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Swipe through to see what the Love Island 2018 cast are up to now:

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Jack Fincham

Pen salesman Jack Fincham won the show in 2018 alongside Dani Dyer, the pair coupled up together in the first show and the rest was history.

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Jack Fincham

After leaving the villa, Jack landed himself a TV show alongside Dani Dyer, appeared on the Celebrity version of Gogglebox and even hosted the NTA red carpet with Dani. After the pair split up in April 2019, Jack has gone on to be involved in a number of sponsorship deals, as well as attending various events. He also recently appeared on The All New Full Monty.

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Dani Dyer

Despite already having some fame (due to her famous dad, Danny Dyer) before entering the villa, Love Island certainly catapulted Dani into the limelight when she won the show with Jack Fincham.

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Dani Dyer

After leaving the villa, Dani was in demand, landing her own clothing brand with In The Style, appearing on more or less EVERY TV show, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro for Red Nose Day, and releasing her own book. Following her split from Jack, Dani was accused of 'cheating' with her ex-boyfriend Sammy Kimmence, after snaps of them kissing emerged. However, the Love Island winner totally denied the rumours.

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Laura Anderson

Despite her turbulent time in the Love Island villa, Scottish beauty Laura Anderson finished in second place with hunky model Paul Knops.

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Laura Anderson

Despite her relationship with Paul not lasting, Laura has kept herself busy and she recently launched her own fitness and lifestyle website called So-LA. Oh, and her Instagram is also filled with clothing deals from various brands.

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Paul Knops

He was VERY popular with the ladies when he was a late arrival into the villa (probably due to fact he'd appeared in Britney Spears video), but it was Laura Anderson who he coupled up with finishing in second place.

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Paul Knopps

After splitting with Laura just weeks after leaving the villa, Paul has continued to work as a model, showing off his good looks on his Instagram page. We wonder if he features in any more of Britney Spears' music videos?

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Kaz Crossley

After coupling up with Josh Denzel on the show, Kaz made it all the way to the final, with many fans wanting the couple to win ahead of Jack and Dani.

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Kaz Crossley

Following her split from Josh, Kaz is well and truly living her best life, touring the world on modelling and clothing shoots. Just check out her Instagram to make yourself VERY jealous of her lifestyle. In April 2019 it was announced she's dating Love Island star Theo Campbell!

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Megan Barton-Hanson

Despite being very unpopular when she first entered the Love Island villa, Megan was able to turn public perception around, leaving as one of the favourites alongside Wes Nelson.

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Megan Barton-Hanson

She's now a single lady after splitting from Wes, and released one of the best break-up statements of the decade.Megan is now a brand ambassador for Pretty Little Thing, and most recently she took part in ITV's The All New Full Monty.

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Wes Nelson

It took him a while to settle during his time in the villa, but he eventually seemed smitten when he coupled up with Megan Barton-Hanson, with the pair making it to the final.

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Wes Nelson

Wes was in demand when he left the Love Island villa, landing a spot on Dancing On Ice in January 2019. Despite impressing with his moves (and being linked to his partner Vanessa Bauer following his split from Megan), the star finished in second place.Wes is now living life to the full as a single man, landing clothing deals, attending events and being flown around the world to promote different brands.

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Dr Alex George

Aww, Dr Alex! He stole the nation's hearts when he tried and continued to be pied in the villa, ending in him leaving the show as 'friends' with Alexandra Cane.

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Dr Alex George

Despite this, Dr Alex certainly had the last laugh! After appearing on shows like Lorraine and This Morning to give medical advice, Dr Alex returned to his job at a hospital, saving lives every day!Much to our delight, he's also super loved-up with his girlfriend Amelia Bath.

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Jack Fowler

Despite leaving the villa with surfer girl Laura Crane, things fizzled out very quickly when they returned to the real world.

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Jack Fowler

Jack appeared on Celebs Go Dating earlier in 2019, and despite fans loving his date Kate, nothing materialised between the two. Most recently, Jack has been on holiday to America with his Love Island pals, and he often models for BooHooMAN.

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Georgia Steel

She was like Marmite on the show, and eventually left the villa with Sam Bird, before their very sour split just months after the show ended.

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Georgia Steel

After her sour split from Sam Bird, Georgia signed up to Celebs Go Dating (on the same series as Jack Fowler). Despite taking a very handsome man to the final show in Tenerife, nothing seemed to happen after the show. She's now modelling and is involved in a ton of endorsement deals on her Instagram page.

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Charlie Brake

Millionaire Charlie Brake swept Geordie girl Elilie Brown off her feet during his time in the villa, with the pair enjoying a number of luxurious holidays in the months following.

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Charlie Brake

Just months later, Charlie was accused of 'cheating' on Ellie, and he's since been linked to former TOWIE star Ferne McCann and Dan Edgar's ex-girlfriend Amber Davies.In other news, he's still a millionaire.

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Ellie Brown

Following her heartbreak after her romance with Charlie ended, Ellie found comfort in her Love Island besties, including the likes of Zara McDermott, Adam Collard and Kaz Crossley.

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Ellie Brown

She's now involved in a number of endorsements on her Instagram page, as well as attending events with her co-stars.

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Samira Mighty

It took her a few weeks, but eventually Samira Mighty seemed to find happiness with late arrival Frankie Foster, with Samira leaving the villa after her man was dumped from the show.

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Samira Mighty

Despite this, just weeks later, Samira dumped Frankie after he was caught cheating on her.Now, Samira is still best friends with a number of her co-stars including Adam Collard and Dani Dyer, and she often posts super sizzling snaps of herself modelling on her Instagram page.

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Adam Collard

He was the heartbreak kid at the beginning of the series, gaining the 'player' title, but the public's view of Geordie boy Adam Collard soon changed when he turned smitten with Zara McDermott.

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Adam Collard

Although they lasted nearly a year, Adam and Zara announced they'd split on Valentine's Day (brutal). The PT has been linked to a number of other woman since, including Harley Brash and Delilah Belle Hamlin, but he appears to be single right now. Adam is keeping himself busy on modelling shoots at stunning destinations across the world, as well as promotional deals and his PT business.

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Zara McDermott

She was the one girl who seemed to 'tame' Adam when she arrived in the villa, and despite leaving before her beau, Adam and Zara reunited when he left.

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Zara McDermott

Zara is very active on her Instagram page, landing clothing deals with the likes of Missy Empire, AX Paris and Lasula.

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Eyal Booker

Despite having one of the best haircuts to ever grace the Love Island villa, poor old Eyal left the show without finding love.

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Eyal Booker

Don't feel too sorry for him though, as well as THAT snog with Kendall Rae-Knight at the Love Island Christmas reunion, Eyal appeared on Celebs Go Dating and he's now dating American model Delilah Belle Hamlin. Work-wise, Eyal continues to use his handsome face and unreal physique to his advantage, picking up modelling deals left, right and center.

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Rosie Williams

Poor old Rosie Williams had her little heart broken by Adam Collard in the villa, resulting in her being dumped from the show far too early.

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Rosie Williams

Rosie recently revealed to fans she'd been editing her photos 'too much' after Love Island left her feeling 'rubbish'. However, the former Islander later told fans how she's been working with her family and friends to come up with ideas of how to recreate her Instagram, to bring back the 'sassy' Rosie her fans know.

Laura continued, “The reality for me coming here prior to lockdown just as an FYI was so I could still earn money because I ain’t a millionaire 🙈. I live alone in Glasgow with no family or friends close enough that are allowed to travel to me.

“So for my own mental health being in Dubai I can be around my family and friends that still live here since I lived here for eight years prior to Love Island. I still call UAE home. I’m definitely not out and about every day as I need to be on my laptop working and life here is strict but has loosened recently due to a lot worse restrictions that we enjoyed at the start. Some of you may already know all of this or you may not care.

“Thanks for your energy, I can take the punching bag treatment most of the time and to be honest I’d rather be the person you gave it out to 🙌🏼.”

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Earlier this week, Laura told her followers that she’s “trying to create a positive place on [her] platform” after being inundated with negative comments.

She said, “I usually love chatting on the comments but I think sometimes it’s really hard to get your point across when so many people are so emotional and frustrated about a topic that so massively affecting the world right now."

The ex-Islander then created a poll to ask her followers whether they would like to continue posting or not as she added, “So moving forward I just want know if you guys would prefer for me not to post until I get home, cuz I don’t want to make this situation worse for anyone.

“And I don’t expect anyone to understand from my situation, my point of view, it takes so long to even explain it so just let me know what you prefer.”

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