Mercedes Corby calls Big Brother rumours ‘a load of crap’

THE Corbys have laughed off rumours Schapelle is gearing up to star on the UK version of Celebrity Big Brother.

SCHAPELLE Corby is just settling back into Australian life after being in Bali, Indonesia for the past 13 years and, despite being home for less than a month, she’s already built a solid social media following on Instagram.

As Schapelle’s celebrity status continues to rise, so too does public interest in the convicted drug smuggler which led to numerous publications today reporting she was “in talks” to appear on the UK’s celebrity version of Big Brother and was in the process of applying for a visa.

While reports claimed the production company behind the reality show were gearing up to market her as ‘Australia’s most famous drug smuggler’, Schapelle’s older sister Mercedes has watered down the rumours, calling them “a load of crap”.

Taking to Instagram today, Mercedes jumped on the reports her sister will appear on the reality show saying she “had to laugh” at the rumours.

Schapelle herself commented on the post writing “Weird hey @mercedescorby. First I’ve heard of it. Just googled it. False news”.

One of Corby’s friends also slammed reports she was planning to appear on Britain’s I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here.

“No one knows her in England so I don’t see how that could be the case,” a friend told Private Sydney.

Right before her deportation from Indonesia last month, Schapelle set up her own Instagram account to document her mad return to Australia. The account garnered more than 150,000 followers in less than a day.

Since setting up the account, the 39-year-old Queenslander has become a regular poster often sharing photos to raise awareness for missing or abducted children.

Corby was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2005 after she was arrested the previous year in Bali with 4.1kg of cannabis inside a bodyboard bag.

Originally published as Mercedes Corby calls Big Brother rumours ‘a load of crap’