Convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby has spoken openly about her special interest in mental health, but refused to discuss her new life and future plans in Australia.
Corby – who was convicted in Indonesia in 2005 for smuggling 4.2kg of marijuana inside her boogie board bag – has been raising money for Suicide Prevention Australia by participating in a charity run.
The 41-year-old allegedly looked away and appeared close to tears when reporters from The Gold Coast Bulletin questioned her choice of charity.
Schapelle Corby told reporters that mental health issues were ‘very close to her heart’, but refused to discuss her new life back in Australia
‘That is a good question, it’s really deep for me,’ she eventually said.
‘Mental health is something that is very close to my heart.’
Corby returned to Australia 15 months ago after nine years in an Indonesian jail and three years on parole, and has largely avoided speaking to the media.
Corby refused to discuss how she’s settling back in to Australian life and any future plans
Her guarded response continued as she also refused to comment on how she was settling back in to Australian life, and whether she had any plans or projects in the pipeline.
Looking to her running partner Chelsea Kennedy, all Corby said was that she was ‘really glad’ she took part in the Bridge to Brisbane fun run.
She raised nearly $1,300 for the charity which she promoted to her 182,000 followers on Instagram, with one post stating: ‘life is worth living’.
On a page linked to her fundraising efforts, Corby said that she’d created the page because she wanted ‘to make a difference’.
Speaking to Woman’s Day in March this year, Corby said she was living ‘day by day’ in Logan, South Brisbane, with her mother Rosleigh Rose.
She told the magazine that she spent most of her time reading and swimming at home at the pool at her home or at the beach, and had always struggled with her weight.
Corby allegedly attributed her weight gain to mental illness and anti-psychotic medication.
Corby (left) was convicted of smuggling 4.2kg of marijuana into Indonesia in her boogie board bag and has been back in Australia since May 2017 after serving nine years in jail