‘I almost was not allowed to fly back home as my passport photo was too hot’

Alisha Marie was almost not allowed to travel due to her ‘hot’ passport photograph (Image: TikTok @alishamarie) A mortified woman has warned travellers not to make the same mistake she did after she was almost not allowed to travel because airport staff believed her passport photo was too ‘hot’ to be her proper identification. Alisha Marie is a 30-year-old beauty content creator from Los Angeles, California who has gone viral on TikTok account @alishamarie with over 16 million views due to a hilarious misunderstanding at the airport. In the trending video, Alisha filmed herself in an airport in Istanbul, Turkey where she is wearing a casual look in a black baseball cap and matching hoodie with her hair in a ponytail with no makeup. While laughing, Alisha explained: ‘They almost didn’t let me on my flight because they said I don’t look like my passport.’ She then revealed her passport photograph, in which she appeared dressed up in full-glam makeup with her hair styled into bangs. READ MORE: ‘Boyfriend’s shameless method to get extra legroom on a flight works every time’ Alisha was able to laugh at the situation and warned travelers not to make the same mistake (Image: TikTok account @alishamarie) Alisha was able to find humour in the situation as in the video she is giggling while offering advice to travellers to not make the same mistake she did. Alisha said: ‘This is why you should never do hot photos for your passport. Never. Because I don’t look like this.’ She then took off her baseball cap after showing her passport photograph so the viewer can see the difference between the photograph and her current appearance, which prompts Alisha to burst out laughing while the friend filming her begins to laugh as well. In the caption of the video, Alisha wrote: ‘I’ve never been so humbled in my life.’ Despite the brief delay and confusion, Alisha was able to board her flight and get passed security. In the comment section, people praised Alisha for her good humour over the situation as many users found the situation hilarious. One user wrote: ‘I would never show my face at that airport again’ while someone else wrote: ‘This is so funny but I think I would have swam back home if this happened to me.’ A third user said: ‘You look lovely either way, love that you are able to joke about yourself’ while another person said: ‘Girl your laugh is infectious, but I would consider getting a new passport as I think it’s mostly your bangs making you look like a different person.’ The top comment said: ‘Babe, this has happened to me and omg [it’s] humbling’ to which Alisha replied: ‘So humbled!’ Follow our social media accounts here on https://www.facebook.com/ExpressUSNews and @ExpressUSNews