Kate Szepanowski: Gold Coast influencer faces court for surprise reason

An glamourous Gold Coast Instagram influencer who uses her account to peddle anti-vaccine and Covid conspiracy messages has faced a Gold Coast court.

AN Instagram influencer who uses her account to peddle anti-vaccine and Covid conspiracy messages has faced a Southport court for allegedly driving off with out paying for fuel.

Kate Szepanowski briefly appeared in Southport Magistrates Court on Monday for charges of possessing dangerous drugs, possessing drug utensils and two counts of fraud.

It is alleged Szepanowski left a Morayfield services station after filling up with 34L of fuel on March 6.

She also allegedly did not pay for fuel at a Broadbeach service station on November 4.

Szepanowski asked for the matter to be adjourned so she could make a submission to police.

Magistrate John Costanzo adjourned the matter to January 6.

Szepanowski was wearing a short black long sleeved dress and black stiletto heels for her brief appearance.

Kate Szepanowski asked for the matter to be adjourned so she could make a submission to police.

Two men appeared supporting her.

Szepanowski has almost 82,000 followers on Instagram.

uses her social media accounts to both post photographs of herself and peddle anti-vax and Covid conspiracy messages.

“This is why I would rather die than get that poison injected into me,” she wrote alongside one picture of vaccine misinformation, while in another she wrote, “Covid-19 = false news. NEXTTTTT”.

She also praised the “smart” European nation of Denmark for ending its lockdown and removing the need for a so-called vaccine “passport”.

The controversial comments appear to be removed from Instagram now.

Last week she made headlines again when she posted a photo of herself wearing a skimpy black dress.

Follow @leae