Ellis Matthews, a 32-year-old British mum from Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, has been detained in Thailand after a police raid at her home in Pattaya. Matthews, who gained notoriety on TikTok, where she shared tips on how to claim UK benefits while living abroad, now finds herself in a detention center in the Southeast Asian country.
Matthews, who has over 16,500 followers on TikTok, became known for posting videos explaining how she funds her £2,300-per-month lifestyle through British taxpayer-funded benefits. In one of her viral clips, Matthews claimed to receive this amount due to being diagnosed with six mental health disorders. She explained that without in-house treatment and hospitalization, her prognosis would be poor, and therefore, her ongoing treatment costs needed to be covered by the NHS.
