Danniella Westbrook has shared a recent terrifying experience on holiday, in which she was confronted and questioned by six armed police officers.
The actress was holidaying with friends in Ibiza while recovering from her recent breast surgery, but she was stopped at the airport when her passport threw up a warning to staff.
In 2018, Danniella was arrested and detained for 14 hours by police in Spain, later being convicted of fraud for failing to pay for £39 of petrol.
The actress recalls driving to Benidorm to see a mate but not having any money to pay for the petrol she filled her car with.
She handed her driving licence and a copy of her passport to the staff member but didn’t return to pay the next day, and ‘couldn’t remember where the petrol station was anyway.’
The issue remains unresolved and was flagged up at passport control last week, leaving the Sam Mitchell star panicking that she would be going to prison.
‘I s**t myself,’ she told The Mirror. ‘I thought, “here we go I’m going to go back into jail”.
‘I wasn’t as frightened as [the incident in 2018], but it’s still quite nerve-wracking – especially when you don’t speak the language but they [the officers in Ibiza] spoke perfect English so that was helpful, made it a lot easier and a lot less scary.’
After explaining to the officers that the legal matter is still being dealt with, Danniella was allowed to leave after filling out forms.
She now has been informed of the judge dealing with her case and will return to Spain to make payments on a plan – though she is worried that the amount she owes will have sky-rocketed from 37 euros in the five years since it happened.
‘It ruined my holiday a bit because I was constantly worrying what’s going to happen,’ she went on.
‘I know it’s only a 30 euro driving offence – it’s not like I’m going to prison or anything – but I still don’t like anything like that hanging over me. I don’t like any trouble at all.’
It’s been a turbulent month for Danniella, whose engagement to her prisoner fiance David was reportedly called off, after she had travelled the country visiting him for several years.
She is now believed to be dating a Turkish businessman.
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