Charlotte Crosby has revealed how she flew all the way to Australia just to quarantine before flying straight back to the UK.
The 31-year-old jetted to Oz for work earlier this month but didn't even manage to leave her hotel after Sydney went into lockdown after she arrived.
Charlotte had been taking part in the required two week quarantine when the travel restrictions suddenly changed due to rising cases of the Delta variant.
Opening up about her chaotic trip on her Instagram Story, Charlotte told her followers: "I'm home! I can't actually believe where I've been. It doesn't feel like all of that happened."
Charlotte then explained she kept her return to England a secret so that she could surprise boyfriend Liam Beaumont with a dramatic entrance.
"I've been very quiet on Instagram for the last five days that was all because I was lying to Liam and I was coming home a lot earlier than expected and I wanted to surprise him.
"I was saying I was there but I was travelling home," said Charlotte, giving away her secret.
"So the situation is... I don't think you are ready for this....This is where s**t gets really crazy.
"I went to Australia just to quarantine and then came home.
"I know. Some might call this crazy," she reflected.
The Geordie Shore star said then showed the moment she surprised partner Liam by turning up at his football party on Saturday clad in a French Maid outfit.
Charlotte was seen tottering into the garden in her racy costume where she received a welcoming hug from her stunned beau.
Later in the day, Charlotte returned to her Instagram after sparking some confusion with her travel story.
"Everyone seems pretty confused," she told the camera.
"I went to Australia for work which got cancelled because Sydney went into lockdown so I had to come home," she explained.
Earlier this month, Sydney was put under a two week lockdown in response to rising cases of the infectious Delta variant of Covid.
New South Wales' Premier Premier Gladys Berejiklian said over the weekend that she expected that figure to rise.
"Given how contagious this strain of the virus is, we do anticipate that in the next few days, case numbers are likely to increase even beyond what we have seen today because we are seeing that people in isolation, unfortunately, would have already transmitted to all their house contacts," she said.
Ahead of her trip abroad, Charlotte, 31, admitted she was nervous about having to quarantine.
"It's gonna be hard and I'm scared I'm gonna struggle. It's the proper government quarantine there's no messing about they literally get you from the plane and literally take you to one of the random hotels and that's it.
"From minute one you cannot leave the room, not even for air. They bring you food in brown paper bags and stuff. Very anxious about it but I have lots to be getting on with to keep me busy."
Charlotte said she had to travel alone as boyfriend Liam would be considered a 'tourist' on the restrictions, while she was there for work purposes.
"As you can imagine Aus is so so so so strict at the moment. They aren't even accepting tourist visas! I have work so I have a special work visa but Liam couldn't get a visa as he wouldn't be working there."
"Sad sad sad times. Gunna miss him loads but it's gonna fly by! Keep imagining the moment we will be reunited again! LMAO I'm not even there yet and I'm already thinking about the reunion."
