Katie Hopkins has been photographed at the airport wearing a face mask after being ‘deported’ from Australia, following lockdown comments.
The 46-year-old British personality had been in the country to appear on the Australian version of Celebrity Big Brother, but her contract was ripped up after she made jokes about breaking the lockdown rules.
While completing the mandatory 14-day quarantine, Katie shared a video on Saturday from what she claimed was a hotel room in Sydney.
In the video shared to Instagram, she called the Covid lockdowns “the greatest hoax in human history” and joked that she would be breaking the restrictions.
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Her actions caused her to come under fire from the Australian government and on Monday they confirmed her visa had been cancelled.
Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews described her comments as a “slap in the face” to Australians during a chat on ABC News Breakfast.
She said: “The fact that she was out there boasting about breaching quarantine was just appalling. It was a slap in the face for all those Australians who are currently in lockdown.”
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She added: “And it’s just unacceptable behaviour, so personally I’m very pleased she’ll be leaving”.
In the offending video, which has since been removed from Instagram, Katie said: “The police officer who checked me in told me, when they knock on my door I have to wait 30 seconds until I can open the door.”
“I can open the door but I can only do it in a face mask.”
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Katie claimed she declined to wear a mask and instead jumped out of her room naked to receive her meals – a statement she now says was intended as a joke.
Re-sharing the clip, Katie wrote: “THAT Katie’s Arms WARNING: EXTREME HUMOUR. I have never broken quarantine.”
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce told ABC’s Insiders: “I’m the one who wanted to send home Johnny Depp’s dogs home so I have no problem sending home someone who wants to flout our laws.
“If you want to do that, pack your bongo and get out of the country.”
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