Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
DRUG MULE MICHAELLA PREGNANT
Cocaine smuggler reveals she is expecting her first child
PERU Two drug mule Michaella Mccollum is pregnant, she revealed yesterday.
The 24-year-old, from Co Tyrone, posted a picture of her baby bump on Instagram, saying: “Wow had some crazy dreams... guess that’s what happens when you’re dreaming for more than one.”
Michaella and Melissa Reid, 23, were jailed in 2013 for trying to smuggle £1.5million of coke from South America.
DRUGS mule Michaella Mccollum yesterday announced she is pregnant with her first child.
The Co Tyrone cocaine smuggler revealed the news on Instagram, posting a picture of a baby bump.
She wrote: “Wow had some crazy dreams... guess that’s what happens when you’re dreaming for more than one.”
The 24-year-old had sparked pregnancy rumours after being spotted looking at prams and picking out kids’ clothes on a shopping trip.
Mccollum shot to notoriety in 2013 when she and Scottish pal Melissa Reid were arrested in Lima for smuggling 11kg of cocaine worth £1.5million.
They became known as the
Peru Two.
They initially claimed they were forced to carry the haul by an armed gang but subsequently admitted drug smuggling. Mccollum was granted probation in 2016 and returned home that year. Posting yesterday’s snap to her 11,000 followers, she can be seen lying down in Calvin Klein underwear with her stomach on show.
Mccollum’s representative revealed the convict is looking forward to motherhood. Speaking to the Mail Online, they said: “Michaella is pleased to announce her pregnancy, her journey since being back home has been a life-changing experience
“Couple this with the excitement of her book release and 2018 is set to be an amazing year for Michaella.”
The former dancer is also rumoured to have signed a TV deal to present a series about drug dealers.