Schapelle Corby in COVID-19 isolation at Brisbane’s Rydges South Bank
Australia’s most controversial drug smuggler is back in lockup – but this time the standard of accommodation is decidedly higher than that of her Bali jail. SPOILER ALERT
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Schapelle Corby is back in lockup.
But this time the convicted drug smuggler is being held in hotel quarantine rather than a Bali jail.
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The Sunday Mail yesterday captured exclusive pictures of Corby soaking up the sun on a balcony of Brisbane’s Rydges South Bank hotel, where she is spending two weeks in quarantine after making an early exit from reality TV show SAS Australia.
Australia’s most infamous former inmate was a controversial inclusion in the Channel 7 show, which put celebrities through a gruelling commando course based on the elite Special Air Service Regiment training program.
Corby joined other identities including ironwoman turned cricket WAG Candice Warner, PR queen Roxy Jacenko and ex-rugby and Bachelor star Nick “Honey Badger” Cummins.
The celebs were reportedly paid up to $150,000 each to take part in the two-week production in the NSW Snowy Mountains.
Reports have said Corby left early after being “iced out” by fellow stars upset that the one-time cannabis queen was on the show.
But the Gold Coaster certainly doesn’t appear to be doing it anywhere near as tough in quarantine as she did in Bali’s notorious Kerobokan Prison, where she spent almost 10 years after being caught flying in to Bali in 2004 with over 4kg of marijuana in her boogie board bag.
She also appears to have it much easier than many others in hotel quarantine, who don’t have the luxury of room balconies.
Corby spent time yesterday soaking up the sun and fresh air, stretching and doing a few gentle push-ups on the railing.