Convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby welcomes a new family member after sparking engagement rumours
Posting to her stories on Wednesday, the 47-year-old shared a photo in which she could be seen posing alongside a handsome-looking white rooster.
'Meet George,' she captioned the cute selfie.
Wearing her long red locks out for the post, Schapelle looked very pleased with her new companion.
She also shared another selfie of George in which the chook could be seen posing against bushland.
Followers were quick to congratulate Schapelle on the fresh addition to her home.
'Hey George, you're so cute,' messaged one user, while another added a flirty, 'Cute, like its owner.'
It comes after the convicted drug smuggler turned influencer was recently seen with a 'mystery man'.
Schapelle hugged the male pal as she arrived at Gold Coast airport back in May.
Last year, Schapelle left her many fans wondering if she's getting ready to walk down the aisle.
Schapelle, who was at the time celebrating her 47th birthday in Paris, set tongues wagging after an eagle-eyed fan spotted a sparkling ring on her left hand.
However, it appears not all was what it seems.
A close look at the image shows the picture has been 'flipped', and the flashy ring she is sporting is actually on her right hand.
A tell-tale give away that the picture has been 'mirrored' is that the Olympic rings seen on the Eiffel Tower in the background of the photo are around the wrong way.
In 2020, Schapelle split from her Indonesian boyfriend Ben Panangian after 16 years together.
She revealed her long-distance relationship with Ben, 45, was over and that she was looking for her Prince Charming.
The couple met in a Bali prison in 2006 when they were both serving time for drug-related offences, but hadn't seen each other in person since 2019.
She has not publicly dated anyone since.
Schapelle was incarcerated for nine years for attempting to smuggle cannabis into Indonesia. She was arrested at Bali airport in October 2004 with 4.2kg of cannabis wrapped in plastic inside her boogie board bag.
Schapelle has always maintained her innocence and her lawyers argued she had unintentionally become a drug mule, suggesting baggage handlers put the drugs in her bag. She was released in 2014.
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