'Peru Two' drugs mule Michaella McCollum poses up a storm on her endless Ibiza holiday amid rumours she is eyeing up a career in reality TV

Michaella, 24, is celebrating her release from jail last year with an Ibiza holiday
The 24-year-old hit headlines for attempting to smuggle £1.5 million of cocaine
The former prisoner is now believed to be considering a career in reality TV

Published: 14:06 BST, 13 April 2017 | Updated: 14:06 BST, 13 April 2017

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A year on from her prison release, she's been living it up on a seemingly never-ending holiday in Ibiza.

And Michaella McCollum Connolly looked to be enjoying every minute her newfound freedom this week as she continued to soak up the sun on a beach.

The 24-year-old one-time drug mule from County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, hit headlines when she was jailed in Peru in 2013 for attempting to smuggle £1.5 million of cocaine out of the country to Spain with friend Melissa Reid - dubbed the 'Peru Two'.

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Fresh start: Michaella looked to be enjoying every minute her newfound freedom in Ibiza

The 24-year-old been living it up on a seemingly never-ending holiday in Ibiza this month

Michaella continued to soak up the sun on a beach with a female friend earlier this week

This week Michaella, sporting a new blonde style, posed up a storm in a pink backless swimsuit as she enjoyed a dip in the sea with a female friend.

The pair were seen relaxing on the sand and enjoying cocktails before heading into the sea for a paddle.

Michaella is currently enjoying her second Spanish sojourn this year but her stint in Ibiza is believed to be her first visit since she and Reid agreed to try and bring in the drugs.

But they were caught and arrested at the beginning of August 2013 - just two months after Michaella arrived on the Balearic party isle to work as a dancer in a bar.

Michaella, who is believed to be considering a career in reality TV following her release, has been spotted in Ibiza on an almost daily basis in a seemingly endless array of skimpy swimsuits.

Troubled past: The one-time drug mule hit headlines when she was jailed in Peru in 2013

Infamous: Michaella and friend Melissa Reid were dubbed the 'Peru Two' after their arrest

Michaella, sporting a new blonde style, poses up a storm in a pink backless swimsuit

She has clearly been enjoying her newfound freedom since her release, after a holiday earlier this year to Marbella

McCollum and Reid - dubbed the 'Peru Two' – were each sentenced to six years and eight months in jail after admitting to trying to smuggle cocaine out of the country.

The pair, who initially protested their innocence, were found in possession of 11kg of cocaine hidden inside food packets in their luggage as they prepared to board a flight from Lima to Madrid.

The pair relax on the sand and enjoy cocktails before heading into the sea for a paddle

The party continues: Michaella is currently enjoying her second Spanish sojourn this year

Michaella enjoys a dip in the sea with a female friend during her endless Ibiza break

Back to the scene of the crime: Michaella's stint in Ibiza is believed to be her first visit since she and Reid agreed to try and bring in the drugs and were caught in August 2013

Moving on: Michaella is believed to be considering a career in reality TV following her release

McCollum was released on parole in March 2016 after serving less than half of her sentence but was initially required to stay in Peru, where she carried out voluntary work.

Reid was released from prison in June last year, flying back to Scotland shortly afterwards.

Michaella's holiday in the Spanish sun comes after she was reportedly offered £250,000 to reveal her prison hell in a tell-all book.

Michaella and Melissa - dubbed the 'Peru Two' – were sentenced to six years and eight months

The limelight beckons: Michaella's holiday in the Spanish sun comes after she was reportedly offered £250,000 to reveal her prison hell in a tell-all book

It emerged last month McCollum - who was released from prison in March last year - is in the final stages of negotiation to write a book about her experience in jail according to the Sun.

Since her release, she has gone to great lengths to build up her public profile and image.

Last week, it was revealed that she had agreed a six-figure deal to present a crime TV documentary which will see her examine unsolved or unusual crime cases.