‘Karen from ‘ appears to have no plans in burying the hatchet with Victorian Premier after she went viral for slamming his Melbourne .
In an Instagram video on Wednesday, Jodi Grollo said she couldn’t bring herself to wish Andrews a happy 50th birthday after enduring ‘262 days in lockdown’.
Filming herself in Brighton, Grollo told her followers: ‘So I hear it’s Dan’s 50th birthday and I should probably bury the hatchet and pass along some birthday wishes.
Jodi Grollo (pictured), also known as ‘Karen from Brighton’, took ANOTHER dig at Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews on his 50th birthday on Wednesday…after she went viral for slamming his lockdown of Melbourne
‘I don’t know about you but I just can’t seem to get past 262 days in lockdown and the loss of so many lives and small businesses…. so maybe not.’
In late 2020, Grollo went viral after slamming Andrews on a news segment about his harsh 5km travel limits.
She then used her newfound fame to take potshots at the head of the state from her Instagram page, ‘The Real Karen From Briiighton.’
The anti-lockdown campaigner fled the state in October 2020 for brighter pastures after finding a loophole to get into Queensland.
In an Instagram video, Grollo said she couldn’t bring herself to wish Andrews a happy 50th birthday after enduring ‘262 days in lockdown’.Andrews is pictured on July 5
Grollo said in the clip: ‘So I hear it’s Dan’s 50th birthday and I should probably bury the hatchet and pass along some birthday wishes.I don’t know about you but I just can’t seem to get past 262 days in lockdown and the loss of so many lives and small businesses…. so maybe not’
At the time, Queensland officials had banned anyone from Victoria from entering the state.
But she was able to fly into the Northern Territory and spend two weeks in quarantine at Howard Springs near Darwin to pave the way for her entry to the Sunshine State.
After flying out of Victoria, the anti-lockdown campaigner documented her newfound freedom online.
Grollo went viral in late 2020 after she slammed Andrews on a news segment about his harsh 5km travel limits
Grollo embraced her new status as a minor celebrity and established Instagram profile ‘The Real Karen From Briiighton’ to openly slam the Victorian Premier
Following two weeks in lockdown, Grollo enjoyed Pilates workouts and yoga sessions with Australian model Mia Woolrich.
She was also seen enjoying the warmer weather with a dip in the local pool.
‘We’re swimming in the sunshine and don’t it feel good,’ she sang to the the tune of ‘Walking on Sunshine’.
The anti-lockdown campaigner fled the state in October 2020 for Slotterkini brighter pastures after finding a loophole to get into Queensland.Pictured enjoying a swim in the pool at Darwin’s Howard Springs quarantine facility
After spending two weeks in lockdown in the Northern Territory, Grollo enjoyed Pilates workouts and yoga sessions with Australian model Mia Woolrich (pictured)
She also shared a photo of residents of the quarantine facility enjoying an open-air screening of the football.
‘Footy on the BIG screen. Shout out to the J Block boys for the invite,’ she wrote.
‘Karen from Brighton’ became a household name after whingeing about lockdown restrictions on TV.
‘Well, you get sick of walking the same streets.You know, I’ve done all of Brighton,’ she told Nine News.
She also shared a photo showing residents of the quarantine facility enjoying an open-air screening of the football
She was very quickly slammed by Andrews over the comments.
‘I’ve got a very clear message to every single Victorian, particularly some of those featured on social media: whether you are in Broadmeadows or Brighton, stay at home means stay at home,’ he said.
‘And if walking your local streets is boring, well, being bored is much better than being in intensive care.That’s my clear message.’
Grollo was slammed by Andrews after moaning about having to walk the same streets of affluent suburb Brighton during lockdown