Mercedes Corby sends social media into a spin as she shows off bold new bleach blonde look on night out
Mercedes Corby has stunned as she showed off her bold new look on social media, which stood in stark contrast to her signature appearance.
The older sister of Australian convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby, 50, debuted her stunning makeover on Instagram on Sunday.
The Gold Coast-based influencer swapped her signature straight highlighted brunette tresses for wavy bleach-blonde locks.
Her hair flowed in a tousled style down her shoulders, framing her face as she flashed her smile and huddled with her pals at a bar.
"At our age, it's not about how fast you run to make happy hour... it's about who's laughing beside you at the hand dryer," the Australian bar owner wrote in the caption.
Mercedes' face was also markedly different to her striking visage while she supported Schapelle throughout her trial in Bali, Indonesia, in 2005.
The then 30-year-old's locks donned a caramel shade as she and her sister's mother Rosleigh reacted from the courtroom stands in Denpasar where a judge sentenced Schapelle to 20 years in prison.
In 2017, Mercedes looked different again during the infamous scenes in which the former beauty student was deported and returned to Australia.
Nevertheless, she stunned in her latest photos and confidently flaunted her new aesthetic, sending her more than 18,000 followers into a frenzy.
"Looking more beautiful as always..." said one person.
"Absolutely Merc…never miss a chance to have some fun. Life's way too short!" said another.
The mother-of-three shares sons Wayan Jr. and Nyoman and daughter Nyeleigh with her ex-husband Wayan Widiartha, who she split from in 2014.
Mercedes rose to nationwide attention shortly after her sister was arrested at Bali's Denpasar Airport in October 2004, where customs officials found 4.2kg of marijuana concealed in her boogie board.
She was often photographed while visiting Schapelle at the notorious Kerobokan prison before she briefly launched a career as a model and appeared on the cover of the axed men's magazine Ralph in 2008.
The Corby sisters live on the Gold Coast, where they have maintained a relatively low profile since Schapelle was released on parole in 2014.
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