Zara Holland has escaped being sent to prison after she was charged with breaking coronavirus laws in Barbados.The Love Island star was instead handed a fine of almost £4500 after trying to flee the island and catch a flight back to the UK with her boyfriend Elliott Love when he tested positive for the virus.
The former Miss Great Britain, 25, was given the punishment by a judge at District D Magistrates' Court in St Thomas earlier today (6 January).
According to reports, Zara pleaded guilty to breaching Covid lockdown laws by “leaving quarantine without a reasonable explanation” – an offence which is punishable by a year in a prison and a maximum fine of £18,000.