British It Girls Lily Allen and Agyness Deyn were invited to attend the grand opening of the Atlantis Palms Hotel on the man-made Palm Jumeirah Island last week. But before they were let out of the airport and allowed to mix in with the locals, they were both given a “terrifying and traumatic” strip search as soon as they landed in United Arab Emirates.

The girls were among a number of celebrities subjected to the security treatment after arriving in Dubai last week. Supermodel Agyness’s boyfriend (Albert Hammond, Jr from The Strokes) was forced to drop trou for the invasive search as well.  This is what happens to well documented users in a country that has a strict anti-drugs policy.

Lily Allen says, “I was strip searched, which was so nice as soon as you arrive. I knew I didn’t have anything on me so I wasn’t worried. I wasn’t paranoid, just terrified. It was at the airport and took more than an hour. It was really scary as they didn’t tell you what they were doing, they just said, ‘Take off trousers’ and I was like, ‘Ahhh, help!’”

Catwalk star Deyn adds, “Both Albert and I were strip-searched. It was really traumatic. It wasn’t the best experience in the world but it is their culture and you just have to respect it.”

Organizers of the big event warned everyone of the guests about the strict drug laws, but I still say they were totally profilin’. You will notice that Robert De Niro, Denzel Washington Charlize Theron did NOT have their cavities checked for cocaine.