MICHAELLA McCollum rose to fame in 2013 when she was jailed as one half of the drug-smuggling Peru Two.
She has since rebuilt her life and become a successful author by writing about her experiences of being locked up. Here's what we know about her family life.
Who is Michaella McCollum's husband and does she have children?
Michaella McCollum isn't married but has two young sons that appear regularly on her social media posts.
Her sons are twins, named Raphael and Rio, and were born on May 8, 2018, at Craigavon Area Hospital, Co Armagh, in Northern Ireland.
Raphael was born at 10.48pm, while Rio was born just 13 minutes later at 11.01pm.
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She confirmed on an Instagram live that their father doesn't see them much, describing herself as a single parent.
She said she was inspired to name her sons after having a dream about Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal.
She then named the other twin Rio as she thought the two names went well together.
Talking about coping as a single mother, McCollum responded: "Obviously it is not easy, and lonely at times, but I am totally capable and happy doing it alone."
She has confirmed that the name of the twins' father was left off their birth certificates.
Who is Michaella McCollum's mother?
Michaella's mother is called Norah, and she has been pictured on many occasions with her daughter and grandchildren.
Michaella described informing her mother of her incarceration as "the worst phone call ever".
The family launched a Facebook campaign in August 2013 after she had not made contact with them for over ten days.
Norah and her other daughter Samantha flew to Peru to visit Michaella at Virgen de Fatima jailhouse near Lima, Peru's capital.
A documentary about the visit was filmed by Irish broadcaster RTE, and broadcast in 2014.
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Michaella was granted probation in 2016 and returned home.
She released her book - High: My Prison Journey as One of the Infamous Peru Two - in 2019.
The memoir tells about her life in prison through her diary entries and letters from mum Norah, family and friends.
