"Many Photos" - ‘Peru Two’ drug mule Michaella McCollum, 25, is in talks to bring her story to the small screen

Peru Two drug mule Michaella McCollum is set to cash in after holding talks about a TV series based on her book about her criminal past.

The glamorous 25-year-old has been busy forging a new career since leaving jail in Peru three years ago and has been juggling meetings with being a mother to twin boys.

She was set to release her book House of Women last year detailing her time in the hellhole prison in South America before the publication was delayed.

Drugs smuggler Michaella McCollum is set to coin it in after holding talks about a TV series based on her book about her criminal past

The mother-of-two, from Dungannon in Co Tyrone, has now met with a TV production company in London to discuss ambitious plans to take her story to the small screen - with the prospect of releasing her book to coincide with it.

And if all goes to plan, Ms McCollum is set to make thousands from the Narco-like series and become 'very rich from it'. 

A well-placed source said: 'True crime dramas have never been more successful and companies are always looking for the next one.

'There is huge demand, real life is often stranger than fiction. Think Netflix series Narcos, based on druglord Pablo Escobar, or The People vs OJ Simpson.

She was set to release her book House of Women last year detailing her time in the hellhole prison in South America before the publication was delayed

'Danny Boyle directed Trust about the Getty kidnap, earlier this year the ITV series Manhunt was big, starring Martin Clunes as the man who brought serial killer Levi Bellfield to justice.

'The book Manhunt by the cop who got Bellfield (Colin Sutton) was timed to come out at the same time for maximum impact. If Michaella does the same she could make a fortune.

'The series also ran back to back on consecutive nights. You are seeing now that with mini-series drama they are rolled out over a week as we have a binge-watch and box set generation now.

'You can go on Netflix and consume a whole series as quick as you like and true crime drama is huge right now - but there are very few based on women.

'That will be a major hand to play for Michaella - a young attractive woman finds herself involved in the world of international drug trafficking and ends up languishing in a grotty Peru prison. It's a great story, what's not to like?

'The book, a TV series, modelling, a spoken word tour - there is the potential there for Michaella to make thousands and get very rich from it.'

The mother-of-two, from from Dungannon in Co Tyrone, has met with a TV production company in London to discuss ambitious plans to take her story to the small screen

Michaella McCollum Connolly and Melissa Reid from Scotland were dubbed the 'Peru Two' after they were caught trying to smuggle 11kg of cocaine worth £1.5million out of the South American country's capital Lima, Peru in August 2013.

The pair were sentenced to six years and eight months in prison but were released in 2016 and former model Michaella now has a management company looking after her called BLVK.

Their list of clients include a raft of reality TV stars who appeared in Geordie Shore and Ex on the Beach, like Gaz Beadle, Abbie Holborn and Sarah Goodhart.

Others listed are Scotty T, Jordan Davies and the comedian Dapper Laughs, who all appeared on Celebrity Big Brother and another Ex on the Beach name is Jenny Thompson - she first came to public attention after a fling with footballer Wayne Rooney when she was a call girl.

The duo were seized at Lima airport with 11kg of the Class A drug in their suitcases as they tried to check-in for a flight to Spain

Michaella posted a snap of her walking down a London street last week to her near 23,000 followers on Instagram with the caption: 'Successful meeting with production company. What would you like to see the book turned into?'

House of Women by John Blake Publishing has been described as 'the prison memoir of Michaella McCollum, one half of the infamous 'Peru Two' imprisoned in a Peruvian jail for attempting to smuggle 11kg of cocaine'.

The teaser adds: 'Told through her own diaries and letters to her mother, family and friends, and the 'stupid mistake that would change her life forever'.

'Recounting tales of vicious guards, psychotic inmates and horrendous prison conditions, the story is truly shocking.

'Before she made the decision that would characterise the rest of her life, Michaella was just an ordinary girl who enjoyed a good time.

'Many readers will be able to identify with her a party girl who took it a step too far.'

BLVK Management and Bonnier Publishing, who own John Blake Publishing, were contacted for comment, but neither responded to the request.

WHO ARE THE PERU TWO?

Melissa Reid and Michaella McCollum Connolly were arrested in August 2013 for attempting to smuggle £1.5million (€1.75 million) worth of cocaine out of Peru.

In June 2013, McCollum had travelled to Balearic island Ibiza to work as a dancer in a bar for that summer.

On July 31, Reid flew to South America while McCollum followed a day later. 

Melissa Reid and Michaella McCollum Connolly were arrested in August 2013 for attempting to smuggle £1.5million (€1.75 million) worth of cocaine out of Peru

The women, then aged just 19 and 20, carried the cocaine in food packages hidden in their luggage. Reid revealed that there was so much cocaine they were only able to fit in a few items of clothing to cover it

On August 6, McCollum was reported missing to the Police Service of Northern Ireland by her family, the same day as her arrest. 

The duo were seized at Lima airport with 11kg of the Class A drug in their suitcases as they tried to check-in for a flight to Spain.  

At the time of their arrest the women's families had believed that they were in Ibiza doing bar work.     

Following their arrest on August 6, the pair claimed they had been kidnapped by an armed gang and flown to Peru.

The women, who did not know each other beforehand, claim they were unwittingly introduced by friends to drugs runners, who threatened their families if they did not agree to smuggle cocaine.

The duo were sentenced to six years in prison but both served under half of that

Their story was described as ‘illogical’ and they later pleaded guilty to drug trafficking, but claimed they were doing so to secure a more lenient sentence. 

During their sentencing in December 2013 the women learned they had escaped the most severe 15-year penalty in return for pleading guilty and passing on information about the gang that supplied the drugs. 

On December 17 2013 Reid and McCollum were sentenced to six years and eight months in jail at the notorious Santa Monica prison in Chorrillo. 

While their original sentence was due to last until April 2020 both women served a reduced sentence.  

McCollum was released on parole in March 2015 after serving less than half of her sentence but was required to stay in Peru until February 2016. 

Reid returned to the UK in June 2016 after serving just under half of her six-year prison sentence. 

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