Schapelle Corby breaks silence in exclusive first interview about time in Bali prison
Schapelle Corby has opened up about what life was really like for her nine years behind bars in Bali’s Kerobokan jail.
In those nine difficult years in a cell, Corby fell in love and also claims she was abused by Bali nine member Renae Lawrence.
While speaking with the Sunday Telegraph, the 42-year-old made a series of explosive claims, including that Lawrence assaulted her both physically and mentally.
Schapelle says she lived in fear of Lawrence who was a “bully” to her, with claims she choked her.
“I’ve had comments from other people who saw us in the visit area together and were like, ‘How do you let her speak to you like that?’ but I wasn’t really seeing it,” Corby explained to the publication.
She admitted she rubbed Lawrence the wrong way a few times so decidedly aimed to stay out of her way.
Lawrence, through her lawyers, “vehemently” denied the claims made by Corby.
Schapelle is likely to never completely be out of the eyes of the media or the public, and says finding a job is almost impossible.
She says every time she leaves her home, she is hyper conscious of people taking her photo.
The mental scars continue to haunt the Australian celeb, and also impacts how she travels.
Despite being able to reenter Bali to visit her boyfriend of 13 years, Ben Panangian - it is not something she is willing to do as of yet.
Corby will release a revised version of her 2006 autobiography, My Story: Schapelle Corby on October 29.