Schapelle Corby will star on Channel Seven’s military-style reality show SAS: Who Dares Wins

Convicted drug trafficker Schapelle Corby has officially become a reality star, 15 years after she was jailed for trying to smuggle marijuana into Indonesia.  

On Sunday, the 43-year-old confirmed she will star on Channel Seven’s upcoming military-style reality show SAS: Who Dares Wins.   

SAS: Who Dares Wins is a remake of the British TV show and will put stars through their paces as they attempt to pass the selection process to join the Australian Army’s elite Special Air Service.

‘I will face anything!’ Convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby, 43, (pictured) has announced she will star on Channel Seven’s military-style reality show SAS: Who Dares Wins 

‘We go into the SAS as a number, not a name, which is significant for me because I won’t be Schapelle Corby, I will just be a human being,’ Schapelle told The Daily Telegraph

‘I’ve got strength of mind, determination and willpower,’ she said. ‘I don’t give up. I will face anything that’s thrown at me head on,’ she said. 

Schapelle told the publication that she’s looking forward to testing her limits and demonstrate her ‘grit’ on the show, which will soon start filming in Jindabyne in the Snowy Mountains. 

New challenge: 'We go into the SAS as a number, not a name, which is significant for me because I won't be Schapelle Corby, I will just be a human being,' Schapelle told The Daily Telegraph

New challenge: ‘We go into the SAS as a number, not a name, which is significant for me because I won’t be Schapelle Corby, I will just be a human being,’ Schapelle told The Daily Telegraph 

However, Schapelle insisted that she isn’t looking to ‘prove’ herself to Australia by competing on the show.  

‘I don’t care what people think of me. I hope people enjoy it, but this is for me,’ she declared.    

Filming for SAS: Who Dares Wins begun earlier this year in Queenstown, New Zealand, however, it will now resume around Jindabyne in the Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, due to strict international travel restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic.

''I've got strength of mind, determination and willpower': Schapelle told the publication that she's looking forward to testing her limits and demonstrate her 'grit' on the show

”I’ve got strength of mind, determination and willpower’: Schapelle told the publication that she’s looking forward to testing her limits and demonstrate her ‘grit’ on the show

It boasts the biggest cast of celebrities ever assembled for an Australian reality series, including PR queen Roxy Jacenko, former Bachelor Nick Cummins, Ironwoman Candice Warner, former Miss Universe Erin McNaught, and cricketer Shane Warne’s son Jackson.

According to Woman’s Day, Seven has spent millions on the production, with cast members being paid around $150,000 each.

‘This is [the network’s] big ticket item for 2020 and has been kept top secret,’ a source said. 

'I don't care what people think of me': However, Schapelle insisted that she isn't looking to 'prove' herself to Australia by competing on the show

‘I don’t care what people think of me’: However, Schapelle insisted that she isn’t looking to ‘prove’ herself to Australia by competing on the show

Schapelle previously hinted at her desire to become a reality star in October 2019 when she told The Kyle And Jackie O Show that she was open to the idea of starring on The Masked Singer or Big Brother. 

‘Never say never,’ she teased when quizzed by the radio duo.  

During the interview, Schapelle also confirmed she had previously turned down an offer from Channel 10 to be the Bachelorette because she already has a boyfriend.

Star-studded cast: PR queen Roxy Jacenko (pictured), former Bachelor Nick Cummins  and a slew of other Australian celebrities will appear on the debut season of SAS: Who Dares Wins

Star-studded cast: PR queen Roxy Jacenko, former Bachelor Nick Cummins (pictured) and a slew of other Australian celebrities will appear on the debut season of SAS: Who Dares Wins

Star-studded cast: PR queen Roxy Jacenko (L), former Bachelor Nick Cummins (R) and a slew of other Australian celebrities will appear on the debut season of SAS: Who Dares Wins 

She has been in a long-term relationship with Ben Panangian, a fellow drug criminal whom she met at a church service in Kerobokan Prison, since 2006.  

Schapelle became a household name after she was arrested in October 2004 at Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport with 4.1kg of marijuana wrapped in plastic inside her boogie board bag.

She was later sentenced to 20 years in prison, but after a series of sentence reductions was released on parole in February 2014 after nine years behind bars.

In May 2017, she was deported back to Australia amid a media frenzy.  

Whoops: Schapelle became a household name after she was arrested in October 2004 at Bali's Ngurah Rai Airport with 4.1kg of marijuana wrapped in plastic inside her boogie board ba

Whoops: Schapelle became a household name after she was arrested in October 2004 at Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport with 4.1kg of marijuana wrapped in plastic inside her boogie board ba

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