Katie Hopkins has been deported from Australia

The right-wing pundit was due to star in Australia’s Big Brother VIP

Katie Hopkins
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Far-right commentator Katie Hopkins has been deported from Australia after making “shameful” jokes about plans to breach hotel quarantine rules.

In a live video from her Sydney hotel room, the former reality TV star claimed she was trying to “frighten” security guards by “answering her hotel door naked and maskless”, reports The Guardian.

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