Michaella McCollum

About

Memoirist, public figure, and media personality who became widely known as one of the "Peru Two" duo who were arrested and imprisoned in Peru on suspicion of drug smuggling in 2013. Since her 2016 release, she authored a memoir about her experiences called You'll Never See Daylight Again and her story was also presented in a 2022 Netflix original documentary called High: Confessions of an Ibiza Drug Mule. She has also become a noted public speaker and has shared her journey through countless media appearances and other engagements.

Before Fame

She was raised within a working-class Catholic family in Northern Ireland's County Tyrone. As a teen, she pursued work in modeling and nightlife, which ultimately led her to Ibiza in 2013.

Trivia

While imprisoned in Peru's Ancon 2 jail, she worked as a beauty therapist in the facility's in-house salon. In 2023, she earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Ulster.

Family Life

She is a mother to twin boys named Raphael and Rio who were born in 2018.

Associated With

In July 2025, she joined cast mates including Lady Leshurr, Adam Collard, and Tasha Ghouri as a contestant on the Channel 4 reality television competition show Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.