The Australian government on Monday ordered Katie Hopkins to be deported after what a senior minister called her “shameful” boast about flouting quarantine rules while in the country to appear on Big Brother VIP.

Far-right British commentator Katie Hopkins will be deported from Australia after she boasted on social media that she planned to breach the country’s quarantine rules.

On Saturday, the 46-year-old reportedly said in an Instagram live video she was deliberately disobeying quarantine rules by taunting guards and opening her hotel room door without a mask.

Anthony Hopkins has paid tribute to Chadwick Boseman after securing his second Oscar win. The 83-year-old was named best actor for his role in The Father, directed by Florian Zeller, in which he plays an ageing man struggling with memory loss.

Sir Anthony Hopkins has said he thought Silence Of The Lambs was a children’s story before he read the script. The actor won an Oscar for his chilling portrayal of serial killer Dr Hannibal Lecter in the film, which was released 30 years ago.

Anthony Hopkins shared an uplifting message on social media while reflecting on 45 years of being sober.