Suzi Taylor: Former The Block star and Penthouse Pet arrested again just days after being released on bail
A former The Block contestant has been arrested again by police after being hit with a string of new charges.
Former reality star turned escort Suzi Taylor, 53, has been arrested after she was caught with methylamphetamine in Southport on the Gold Coast on Thursday.
Police also allege that the former star was driving a vehicle without a licence a day earlier on Wednesday and ignored police requests to stop him on Stapylton Jacobs Well Road., The Gold Coast Bulletin reported.
The former Penthouse Pet, whose real name is Suellen Jan Taylor, was accused of violating the bail agreement she signed on August 1 when she was released from jail on separate drug trafficking charges.
The former 2015 The Block contestant was recently charged with nighttime evasion, possession of dangerous drugs, breaching bail, driving without a licence as a repeat offender and disregarding a red traffic arrow or stop line.
Taylor’s case was briefly discussed at Southport Crown Court on Thursday, where it was heard she was in hospital under police guard.
The case was adjourned until Friday pending a “probable” application for bail.
Suzi Taylor – real name Suellen Jan Taylor (pictured) – is said to have been caught with drugs
The arrest came two weeks ago, after Taylor was released on bail for alleged drug trafficking and other crimes.
Police allege she smuggled heroin, MDMA, methamphetamine and marijuana between March 24 and July 13.
Taylor is also charged with drug possession, weapons possession and more than $55,000 said to have come from drug trafficking.
Her lawyer Michael Gatenby told the August 1 bail hearing that there was little evidence linking Taylor to the alleged trafficking of firearms and other items allegedly found in her storage unit.
He added that the $55,000 Taylor reportedly had on her person could be used to further her career as a “high-class escort.”
“There are links with celebrities and the like who are reportedly clients of Ms Taylor, so that is not a controversial proposition,” he told the court at the time.
The 53-year-old rose to fame when she competed on the 2015 season of The Block (pictured left)
Taylor rose to fame when she was part of the ‘Single Mums’ renovation team, who, along with her then best friend Yvonne ‘Voni’ Cosier, renovated The Block property.
Although the duo finished last on the show, they still took home a profit of $349,000.
Her wild antics, including the infamous topless dance on a boat in Melbourne, made her one of the show’s most controversial stars.
In addition to her reality TV career, Taylor has worked as a glamour model, posing for racy magazine photoshoots. She has also dabbled in acting in the past, including an X-rated role in the 2003 crime film Gettin’ Square.
Suzi also caused controversy in January 2016 when she claimed she was in a ‘secret relationship’ with Weekend Today presenter Richard ‘Dickie’ Wilkins.
The colorful personality (pictured) is a former Penthouse Pet and now works as an escort
“He gave me access to his house and I would stand there in my underwear waiting for him when he came home from work,” she claimed.
But after months of secretly dating, Suzi was heartbroken when Dickie suddenly ended their romance.