LOVE Island beauty Ella Barnes has revealed she was evacuated from Dubai airport amid Iran missile strikes.
The influencer, 25, who starred on the ITV show in 2023, took to Instagram to explain her flight had been cancelled.
Ella posted an image of the empty airport to her social media account and captioned it: “Got evacuated out of Dubai airport and my flight home cancelled.
“Guess, I’ll be staying here a little longer.”
A scared Ella, later posted snaps of missiles in the air and wrote: “Missiles in the sky.
“No this is so scary. Listen to how loud the explosion is at the end. WTF.”
However, earlier today, Ella posted a snap of her driving along a deserted highway and wrote: “We are out of here. Thanks for all the messages. Had so many”
Ella found fame in Love Island 2023, and stole Sheffield lad Mitch Taylor, 28, from his partner Abi Moores, 25, after entering the matchmaking series as a bombshell.
Ella and Love Island alum Mitch announced their split at the end of August 2023, with two separate statements on social media.
Since then, Ella has seen her screen career go from strength to strength.
She bagged a role on TOWIE as the love interest of Roman Hackett prior to their split.
She then became loved-up with her wealthy entrepreneur man Neil Farrugia after the pair made their relationship official in 2024.
But, she split from the hunk last year as the pair struggled to find time to see each other after a year of dating.
Ella is based in Kent in the UK, while fitness fanatic Neil who previously dated fellow Love Islander Gemma Owen, lives in Malta.
On Saturday, black smoke was seen billowing across the skyline in Dubai after debris from Iran’s missile blitz across the city.
Iran launched a barrage of rockets at nations across the Middle East after vowing revenge for Trump and Israel’s huge blitz on the rogue nation today.
The United Arab Emirate’s top holiday hot spot Dubai is usually a sought after travel destination for celebrities and influencers.
In more recent-times, celebrities from the United Kingdom have been emigrating there, with many Brit celebs choosing Dubai as the place they want to bring up their families.
Sam Gowland from Geordie Shore shared how a “rocket” flew over his home.
“Right above us on the Palm in Dubai today, bloody scary, I tell you that. Never heard a noise like it before,” he penned.
He then later shared a photo of a rocket near his home, writing: “Rocket above my house wtf this is crazy.”
Love Island star Arabella Chi, who relocated from the UK to Dubai with her partner, Billy Henty, and their daughter, Gigi, in 2025, has also shared posts about the scary time she is enduring.
“Dubai friends. Scary times. Stay safe,” she penned on her Instagram stories.
Just hours before the missile strikes, Arabella and her partner were playing with their daughter in the sand.