A woman who appeared as a quarter-finalist on BBC’s MasterChef is convicted in connection with transporting cannabis and is spared a prison sentence, according to reports. Kayleigh Bowler, 40, travelled about 250 miles to collect drugs weighing around 20kg.
Reporting states Bowler told people that her burger van was closed due to a “family emergency,” while prosecutors allege she was transporting cannabis instead. The accounts say she attributed the situation to declining custom at her catering business and claimed she had been trying to address financial pressures. Other reported details describe how she was found to be carrying the drugs during the trip.
The outlets’ coverage focuses on both her public profile from the cooking competition and the circumstances presented in court, including her explanations for her actions and why the sentence did not involve jail.
