Former NRL WAG Arabella Del Busso buys $210K Range Rover following release from prison - and unveils her custom number plate
The former NRL WAG, who completed her jail sentence in July last year, took to Instagram on Wednesday to flaunt her new car: a $210K Range Rover Sport.
The 33-year-old could be seen in the video unveiling her new ride at Essendon car dealership in Victoria, leaving little to the imagination in a skimpy frock.
For the outing, she wore a tiny black mini-dress with an open back that showed off her many tattoos, as well as a pair of lacy stocking and sky-high heels.
The car, a white 2024 Range Rover Sport complete with leather seats and an ebony interior, is estimated to cost around AU$208,047.
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However, the price tag could be a lot more considering the vehicle was custom-made for the social media star.
Eagle-eyed followers noted Arabella's personalised number plate, which read QBELSY, short for Queen Arabella.
What's more, the car was addressed to Arabella as 'Queen B', a nod to her boxing career.
'My custom baby arrived,' she further boasted as she posed with her back towards the camera.
Arabella was discharged from Australia's largest female prison last year after she served five months behind bars for stealing $52,000 from her employer when she was working as a receptionist for a Sydney medical business.
She has been embroiled in scandal since her relationship with former Bulldogs star Josh Reynolds came to an end when she faked three miscarriages with him.
Del Busso starred on TV's SAS Australia show in 2020, revealing why she pretended to be pregnant.
'I told my partner [Reynolds] that I had a pregnancy scare, and I showed it to him and said it was ours, when in fact, it wasn't our scan at all,' she confessed.
The car, a white 2024 Range Rover Sport complete with leather seats and an ebony interior, is estimated to cost around AU$208,047
Asked what prompted her to lie about the pregnancy, Del Busso admitted the relationship was 'coming to an end'.
'I didn't know how to deal with losing someone,' she continued.
After being asked if her plan was to 'cheat the person into staying with you', Arabella said she just wanted 'to try and draw him back in'.
In July 2024, she left Dillwynia Women's Correctional Centre in Sydney and is understood to have begun a new life with her boyfriend in Melbourne.
It is understood that a judge had seen it as impractical to give her a community service order when she was moving to Victoria.
In a court affidavit, her boyfriend James, a builder also in his 30s, said she was 'kind, supportive, loving'.
'I feel people don't know the real Arabella Del Busso,' he stated.
'The Bella that I have grown to love is the most caring, genuine, down-to-earth, selfless person I have met from a relationship perspective.'
The pair had already started dating when she was facing charges for stealing over $50,000 from a Sydney medical practice back in 2019.
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