Anna Vakili shot to fame after starring in season five of popular British reality TV show, Love Island, and last month we announced her as our very own columnist for this year's series.
To celebrate her 31st birthday today (July 9), we're taking a look back at her time in the spotlight and some of her hottest pics ever.
The Persian beauty soon drew a lot of attention for her enviable curves during her time on the show – though it wasn't just her looks that had fans going wild.
The reality TV star – and Daily Star's Love Island 2021 columnist – has brains as well as beauty, with a masters degree in Pharmacy.
Anna entered the villa on Day One and managed to survive from being dumped until Day 52.
She left the villa with Jordan Hames, 26.
Although Jordan and Anna paired up at the beginning and left together, their time in the villa wasn't smooth sailing.
Anna coupled with professional basketball hunk, Ovie Soko, 30.
Although Anna later re-coupled with Jordan, the two only had a brief affair. They split before leaving the Villa.
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Now, Anna is pursuing a number of different ventures, including a Love Island column with us at Daily Star.
The curvy TV star also runs a successful YouTube channel with her sister, Mandi Vakili, who is a model and blogger.
Their YouTube channel, The Vakili Sisters, has over 45,000 subscribers.
The stunning pair often upload videos on their day-to-day life, and open up in question and answer sessions.
Although Anna has always appeared to be very confident and proud of her body, she recently underwent a dramatic change.
Anna and her sister both had breast reduction surgery at the end of June.
Speaking on her Instagram story after the procedure she said: "My pain is under control I'm just mostly in discomfort."
Her sister Mandi, however, was up at 4am sweating and screaming because of her pain from the surgery.
The pair had been waiting seven months for their boob reduction and lift surgery. The procedure was delayed because of Covid-19.
Anna said she was desperate for the surgery, explaining: "My boobs were just so huge and heavy and uncomfortable.
"They made me looked bigger than I am and honestly, so difficult to dress."
Anna called out Instagram trolls who told her the procedure was unnecessary, calling one "an absolute n**head".
She wrote: "If you follow me and my sister you would know we have been talking about this procedure for the last 7 months!"
She added: "What's the point of my Instagram if I can't take my followers with me on my journeys?"
After being accused of a fake hospital voice she said: "Have a tube stuck down your throat for four hours and see how you sound.
"Cosmetic or not this surgery is going to be life changing for me and has been for a lot of women."
Anna now wants a more natural look and has begun to ditch most of her plastic surgery.
In an interview with The Sun, Anna previously said: "I used to get filler in my cheek bones, and I haven’t had that for a while. I used to get my nose filled at the top, and I used to get filler in my chin, but that’s dissolved now.
"I used to have a little bit of filler put into my jaw – so all these things I’ve stopped. My face is going a lot more back to how it naturally looked."
Lip fillers, however, are not negotiable for Anna.
She said previously: "Lip fillers for me are the one thing I can’t resist, because I think it suits my face to have bigger lips, but I won’t go overboard like I used to."
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Anna proved popular in the Love Island villa. She frequently stood up for her friends and boosted their confidence.
In a confessional interview she spoke about her admiration for fellow Islander, Yewande, saying: "I don't think she realises how beautiful she is, inside and out."
She continued to get the support of fans when she chose carbs over a date with Anton Danyluk.
Anna said that a girl needs to be able to eat pizza whenever she wants, and said she would not give up a tasty deep pan with extra cheese for any man.
The reality TV star has been feeling nostalgic about her days on Love Island.
She recently reposted a fans compilation video showing her best moments on the show.
After reposting the video on her Instagram story she added the caption: "Aww memories," with heart emojis.
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